A venerated actress perhaps best known as the ex-wife of former President Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman was born Jan. 4, 1914, in St. Joseph, Mo. After flirting with Oscar gold thanks to a nomination for The Yearling (1946), she took home the coveted statuette -- and a Golden Globe Award -- for her 24-carat portrayal of a deaf-mute in Johnny Belinda (1948).Later, Wyman earned an Academy Award nod and a Golden Globe win for The Blue Veil (1951); a special Golden Globe trophy as "World Film Favorite" in 1951; and an Oscar nomination for Magnificent Obsession (1954). Her other noteworthy films include The Lost Weekend (1945) and Pollyanna (1960).
Wyman also enjoyed success on the small screen, scoring two Emmy nods for her work on "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre," plus a Golden Globe win for her turn as a domineering matriarch on "Falcon Crest" (1981-1990). She died Sept. 10, 2007.
AddPollyannaThe young, orphaned Pollyanna (Hayley Mills) arrives in a town that's embattled by feuds and intimidated by her rich, bitter Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman). But before long, Pollyanna's transformed the community with her indomitable will to see the good side of even the worst situations. Mills received a... Read More
AddThe YearlingAfter the Civil War, the Baxter family struggles to eke out an existence. All the children -- except for 11-year-old Jody -- have died, leaving Ma (Jane Wyman) embittered, Jody lonely and Penny (Gregory Peck) working hard. Jody befriends an orphaned fawn, but as the fawn grows, it continually breaks... Read More
AddThe Lost WeekendBased on Charles R. Jackson's novel, director Billy Wilder's searing, Oscar-winning portrait of an alcoholic follows writer Don Birnem (Ray Milland), whose girlfriend (Jane Wyman) and caring brother (Phillip Terry) leave him alone for the weekend. Aching to drink, Don heads to a bar and goes on a... Read More
AddStage FrightAlfred Hitchcock takes Selwyn Jepson's novel, preserves all the thrills from the page and adds a dash of his own. Eve Gil (Jane Wyman), a drama student studying in London, learns that a friend, John Cooper (Richard Todd), has been implicated in the death of the husband of his lover, actress... Read More
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| Add | Three Guys Named Mike (1951) | NR | |
| Add | Stage Fright (1950) | NR | |
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| Add | The Yearling (1946) | G | |
| Add | Night and Day (1946) | NR | |
| Add | The Lost Weekend (1945) | NR | |
| Save | Princess O'Rourke (1943) | NR | |
| Add | Larceny, Inc. (1942) | NR | |
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