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Men of Texas

as Mrs. Sam Houston

1942
Silver Queen

as Mrs. Laura Forsythe

1942
Hi, Neighbor

as Hattie Greenfield

1942
The Lady Eve

as Janet Pike

1941
The Mark of Zorro

as Senora Isabella Vega

1940
The Gay Caballero

as Kate Brewster

1940
I Was a Convict

as Mrs. Martha Harrison

1939
Woman Against Woman

as Mrs. Holland

1938
The Thirteenth Chair

as Lady Alissia Crosby

1937
The Longest Night

as Mrs. Briggs

1936
The Mighty Barnum

as Nancy Barnum

1934
The Last Gentleman

as Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter

1934
Janet Beecher Janet Beecher

Birthday

1884-10-21

Place of Birth

Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Janet Beecher (October 21, 1884 – August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress. Beecher was a supporting player and lead on the Broadway stage between the 1900s and 1940s. Her Broadway debut came in The Education of Mr. Pipp (1905). Her final Broadway play was The Late George Apley (1944). Between 1915 and 1943, she appeared in about fifty motion pictures. She remains perhaps best-remembered as a character actress during Hollywood's golden age, often seen in roles as "firm but compassionate matriarchs". She was known for her roles as Ginger Rogers' mother in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), Tyrone Power's mother in the adventure film The Mark of Zorro (1940), and Henry Fonda's mother in Preston Sturges' screwball comedy The Lady Eve (1941). She retired from film business in 1943, but managed to play a role in the television series Lux Video Theatre in 1952.
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