Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role in the television series Falcon Crest.
Wyman was the first wife of Ronald Reagan. They married in 1940 and divorced in 1948, before Reagan ran for public office. She is the only person to have won an Oscar and married a future President of the United States.
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Academy Awards
Best Actress
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Known For
Gold Diggers of 1933
(1933)
Gold Digger (uncredited)
Stage Fright
(1950)
Eve Gill
Pollyanna
(1960)
Aunt Polly
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Helen St. James
My Man Godfrey
(1936)
Socialite (uncredited)
The Yearling
(1946)
Orry Baxter
All That Heaven Allows
(1955)
Cary Scott
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Belinda McDonald
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Jane Wyman (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
(1954)
Helen Phillips
Hollywood Canteen
(1944)
Self
Three Guys Named Mike
(1951)
Marcy Lewis
Magic Town
(1947)
Mary Peterman
Night and Day
(1946)
Gracie Harris
Full Filmography
Acting
The Kid from Spain
(1932)
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
(1933)
Gold Digger (uncredited)
Elmer, the Great
(1933)
Game spectator (uncredited)
College Rhythm
(1934)
Chorine
Harold Teen
(1934)
Graduate (uncredited)
George White's 1935 Scandals
(1935)
Chorine (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
(1935)
Chorine (uncredited)
Rumba
(1935)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
All the King's Horses
(1935)
Chorine on Train (uncredited)
Broadway Hostess
(1935)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Polo Joe
(1936)
Girl at Polo Field (uncredited)
Here Comes Carter
(1936)
Nurse
Anything Goes
(1936)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Freshman Love
(1936)
Co-Ed (uncredited)
The Sunday Round-Up
(1936)
Butte Soule
My Man Godfrey
(1936)
Socialite (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1937
(1936)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Stage Struck
(1936)
Bessie Funfnick (uncredited)
Cain and Mabel
(1936)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
King of Burlesque
(1936)
Dancer (uncredited)
Public Wedding
(1937)
Florence "Flip" Lane
Breakdowns of 1937
(1937)
Self
Smart Blonde
(1937)
Dixie
Ready, Willing and Able
(1937)
Dot
Little Pioneer
(1937)
Katie Snee
Over the Goal
(1937)
Co-ed
Slim
(1937)
Stumpy's Girl
The Singing Marine
(1937)
Joan
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
(1937)
Marjorie Day
The King and the Chorus Girl
(1937)
Babette Latour
Wide Open Faces
(1938)
Betty Martin
The Spy Ring
(1938)
Elaine Burdette
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Vivian
Fools for Scandal
(1938)
Party Guest (uncredited)
He Couldn't Say No
(1938)
Violet Coney
Brother Rat
(1938)
Claire Adams
Private Detective
(1939)
Myrna Winslow
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
(1939)
Torchy Blane
The Kid from Kokomo
(1939)
Marian Bronson
Kid Nightingale
(1939)
Judy Craig
Breakdowns of 1939
(1939)
Self
Tail Spin
(1939)
Alabama
Flight Angels
(1940)
Nan Hudson
Gambling on the High Seas
(1940)
Laurie Ogden
An Angel from Texas
(1940)
Marge Allen
Alice in Movieland
(1940)
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
(1940)
Claire Terry
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
(1940)
Peggy Armstrong
My Love Came Back
(1940)
Joy O'Keefe
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Mary Hathaway
Honeymoon for Three
(1941)
Elizabeth Clochessy
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now
(1941)
Bliss Dobson
The Body Disappears
(1941)
Joan Shotesbury
My Favorite Spy
(1942)
Connie
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
Denny Costello
Footlight Serenade
(1942)
Flo La Verne
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Shoot Yourself Some Golf
(1942)
Herself
Princess O'Rourke
(1943)
Jean Campbell
Crime by Night
(1944)
Robbie Vance
The Doughgirls
(1944)
Vivian Marsden Halstead
Make Your Own Bed
(1944)
Susan Courtney
Hollywood Canteen
(1944)
Self
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Helen St. James
One More Tomorrow
(1946)
Frankie Connors
Movieland Magic
(1946)
(archive footage)
The Yearling
(1946)
Orry Baxter
Night and Day
(1946)
Gracie Harris
Cheyenne
(1947)
Ann Kincaid
Magic Town
(1947)
Mary Peterman
Blow-Ups of 1947
(1947)
Self
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Belinda McDonald
A Kiss in the Dark
(1949)
Polly Haines
The Lady Takes a Sailor
(1949)
Jennifer Smith
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Jane Wyman (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949
(1949)
Self
The Glass Menagerie
(1950)
Laura Wingfield
Stage Fright
(1950)
Eve Gill
Starlift
(1951)
Jane Wyman
The Blue Veil
(1951)
Louise Mason
Three Guys Named Mike
(1951)
Marcy Lewis
The Screen Director
(1951)
Self (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
(1951)
Emmadel Jones
The Story of Will Rogers
(1952)
Betty Rogers
Just for You
(1952)
Carolina Hill
Let's Do It Again
(1953)
Constance 'Connie' Stuart
Three Lives
(1953)
Self
So Big
(1953)
Selina De Jong
Magnificent Obsession
(1954)
Helen Phillips
Lucy Gallant
(1955)
Lucy Gallant
All That Heaven Allows
(1955)
Cary Scott
Miracle in the Rain
(1956)
Ruth Wood
Holiday for Lovers
(1959)
Mrs. Mary Dean
Pollyanna
(1960)
Aunt Polly
Bon Voyage!
(1962)
Katherine "Katie" Willard
How to Commit Marriage
(1969)
Elaine Benson
The Failing of Raymond
(1971)
Mary Bloomquist
Amanda Fallon
(1973)
Dr. Amanda Fallon
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
(1979)
Granny Arrowroot
Inside the Dream Factory
(1995)
Self
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
(2004)
Self
When Fear Eats the Soul
(2007)
Cary Scott (archive footage)
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
(2019)
Self (archive footage)