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Spring Byington

Born
October 16, 1886
Died
September 7, 1971
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Known For
Dodsworth
(1936)
Matey Pearson
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Mrs. Byam
Heaven Can Wait
(1943)
Bertha Van Cleve
Jezebel
(1938)
Mrs. Kendrick
Little Women
(1933)
Marmee
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Penny Sycamore
Meet John Doe
(1941)
Mme Mitchell
Dragonwyck
(1946)
Magda
Werewolf of London
(1935)
Ettie Coombes
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
(1960)
Suzie Robinson
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1938)
Widow Douglas (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Sister Edwitha
The Charge of the Light Brigade
(1936)
Lady Octavia Warrenton
Full Filmography
Acting
Little Women
(1933)
Marmee
Broadway Hostess
(1935)
Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
Ah, Wilderness!
(1935)
Essie Miller
Way Down East
(1935)
Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
Love Me Forever
(1935)
Clara Fields
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935)
Mrs. Byam
The Great Impersonation
(1935)
Duchess Caroline
Werewolf of London
(1935)
Ettie Coombes
Orchids to You
(1935)
Alice Draper
The Voice of Bugle Ann
(1936)
Ma Davis
Back to Nature
(1936)
Louise Jones
Dodsworth
(1936)
Matey Pearson
Educating Father
(1936)
Mrs. John Jones
Palm Springs
(1936)
Aunt Letty
The Girl on the Front Page
(1936)
Mrs. Langford
Every Saturday Night
(1936)
Mrs. Evers
Stage Struck
(1936)
Mrs. Randall
Theodora Goes Wild
(1936)
Rebecca Perry
The Charge of the Light Brigade
(1936)
Lady Octavia Warrenton
Hot Water
(1937)
Mrs. John Jones
Hotel Haywire
(1937)
Mrs. Parkhouse
Borrowing Trouble
(1937)
Mrs. John Jones
The Road Back
(1937)
Ernst's Mother
It's Love I'm After
(1937)
Aunt Ella
Clarence
(1937)
Mrs. Wheeler
Off to the Races
(1937)
Mrs. John Jones
Green Light
(1937)
Mrs. Dexter
Big Business
(1937)
Mrs. John Jones
Penrod and Sam
(1937)
Mrs. Schofield
A Family Affair
(1937)
Emily Hardy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1938)
Widow Douglas (uncredited)
A Trip to Paris
(1938)
Mrs. John Jones
The Buccaneer
(1938)
Dolly Madison
Love on a Budget
(1938)
Louise Jones
Safety in Numbers
(1938)
Mrs. John Jones
Jezebel
(1938)
Mrs. Kendrick
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Penny Sycamore
Penrod and His Twin Brother
(1938)
Mrs. Laura Schofield
Down on the Farm
(1938)
Mrs. John Jones
Chicken Wagon Family
(1939)
Josephine Fippany
Land of Liberty
(1939)
Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
A Child Is Born
(1939)
Mrs. Mamie West
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
(1939)
Mrs. Hubbard
Quick Millions
(1939)
Mrs. John Jones
Too Busy to Work
(1939)
Mrs. John Jones
Everybody's Baby
(1939)
Mrs. John Jones
The Jones Family in Hollywood
(1939)
Mrs. John Jones
Lucky Partners
(1940)
Aunt Lucy
My Love Came Back
(1940)
Clara Malette
The Blue Bird
(1940)
Mummy Tyl
On Their Own
(1940)
Mrs. John Jones
Laddie
(1940)
Mrs. Stanton
Young as You Feel
(1940)
Mrs. John Jones
When Ladies Meet
(1941)
Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
(1941)
Carlotta Emerson
The Devil and Miss Jones
(1941)
Elizabeth Ellis
Meet John Doe
(1941)
Mme Mitchell
Arkansas Judge
(1941)
Mary Shoemaker
Rings on Her Fingers
(1942)
Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
Roxie Hart
(1942)
Mary Sunshine
The Affairs of Martha
(1942)
Sophia Sommerfield
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Cecilia Talbot
The Vanishing Virginian
(1942)
Rosa Yancey
Heaven Can Wait
(1943)
Bertha Van Cleve
Presenting Lily Mars
(1943)
Mrs. Mars
Reward Unlimited
(1944)
Peggy's mother
The Heavenly Body
(1944)
Nancy Potter
I'll Be Seeing You
(1944)
Mrs. Marshall
Thrill of a Romance
(1945)
Nona Glenn
Salty O'Rourke
(1945)
Mrs. Brooks
Captain Eddie
(1945)
Mrs. Frost
The Enchanted Cottage
(1945)
Violet Price
Faithful in My Fashion
(1946)
Miss Mary Swanson
A Letter for Evie
(1946)
Mrs. McPherson
Dragonwyck
(1946)
Magda
Meet Me on Broadway
(1946)
Sylvia Kane Storm
Cynthia
(1947)
Carrie Bishop Jannings
Little Mister Jim
(1947)
Mrs. Starwell
Living in a Big Way
(1947)
Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
Singapore
(1947)
Mrs. Bellows
It Had to Be You
(1947)
Martha Stafford
My Brother Talks to Horses
(1947)
Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
B.F.'s Daughter
(1948)
Gladys Fulton
The Big Wheel
(1949)
Mary Coy
In the Good Old Summertime
(1949)
Nellie Burke
Please Believe Me
(1950)
Mrs. Milwright
The Reformer and the Redhead
(1950)
Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
(1950)
Mrs. Brentman
Devil's Doorway
(1950)
Mrs. Masters
Louisa
(1950)
Louisa Norton
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
(1950)
Agnes Thorndyke
Bannerline
(1951)
Mrs. Loomis
According to Mrs. Hoyle
(1951)
Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Sister Edwitha
No Room for the Groom
(1952)
Mama Kingshead
Because You're Mine
(1952)
Mrs. Edna Montville
The Rocket Man
(1954)
Justice Amelia Brown
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
(1960)
Suzie Robinson
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984)
(archive footage)
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
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