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
Stage Fright
(1950)
Eve Gill
The Yearling
(1946)
Orry Baxter
My Man Godfrey
(1936)
Socialite (uncredited)
Pollyanna
(1960)
Aunt Polly
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Helen St. James
Magnificent Obsession
(1954)
Helen Phillips
Gold Diggers of 1933
(1933)
Gold Digger (uncredited)
All That Heaven Allows
(1955)
Cary Scott
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Belinda McDonald
Hollywood Canteen
(1944)
Self
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)
Harold Teen
(1934)
Graduate (uncredited)
College Rhythm
(1934)
Chorine
Broadway Hostess
(1935)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
(1935)
Chorine (uncredited)
George White's 1935 Scandals
(1935)
Chorine (uncredited)
Rumba
(1935)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
All the King's Horses
(1935)
Chorine on Train (uncredited)
Stage Struck
(1936)
Bessie Funfnick (uncredited)
Here Comes Carter
(1936)
Nurse
Freshman Love
(1936)
Co-Ed (uncredited)
The Sunday Round-Up
(1936)
Butte Soule
Anything Goes
(1936)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
(1936)
Socialite (uncredited)
King of Burlesque
(1936)
Dancer (uncredited)
Polo Joe
(1936)
Girl at Polo Field (uncredited)
Cain and Mabel
(1936)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1937
(1936)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
(1937)
Dixie
Ready, Willing and Able
(1937)
Dot
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
(1937)
Marjorie Day
The Singing Marine
(1937)
Joan
The King and the Chorus Girl
(1937)
Babette Latour
Public Wedding
(1937)
Florence "Flip" Lane
Slim
(1937)
Stumpy's Girl
Over the Goal
(1937)
Co-ed
Little Pioneer
(1937)
Katie Snee
Breakdowns of 1937
(1937)
Self
Brother Rat
(1938)
Claire Adams
He Couldn't Say No
(1938)
Violet Coney
Wide Open Faces
(1938)
Betty Martin
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Vivian
Fools for Scandal
(1938)
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
(1938)
Elaine Burdette
Tail Spin
(1939)
Alabama
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
(1939)
Torchy Blane
Private Detective
(1939)
Myrna Winslow
Kid Nightingale
(1939)
Judy Craig
The Kid from Kokomo
(1939)
Marian Bronson
Breakdowns of 1939
(1939)
Self
Flight Angels
(1940)
Nan Hudson
Gambling on the High Seas
(1940)
Laurie Ogden
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
(1940)
Peggy Armstrong
My Love Came Back
(1940)
Joy O'Keefe
Alice in Movieland
(1940)
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
(1940)
Claire Terry
An Angel from Texas
(1940)
Marge Allen
Honeymoon for Three
(1941)
Elizabeth Clochessy
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Mary Hathaway
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now
(1941)
Bliss Dobson
The Body Disappears
(1941)
Joan Shotesbury
Footlight Serenade
(1942)
Flo La Verne
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
Denny Costello
My Favorite Spy
(1942)
Connie
Shoot Yourself Some Golf
(1942)
Herself
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Princess O'Rourke
(1943)
Jean Campbell
Hollywood Canteen
(1944)
Self
Make Your Own Bed
(1944)
Susan Courtney
The Doughgirls
(1944)
Vivian Marsden Halstead
Crime by Night
(1944)
Robbie Vance
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Helen St. James
Night and Day
(1946)
Gracie Harris
The Yearling
(1946)
Orry Baxter
One More Tomorrow
(1946)
Frankie Connors
Movieland Magic
(1946)
(archive footage)
Magic Town
(1947)
Mary Peterman
Cheyenne
(1947)
Ann Kincaid
Blow-Ups of 1947
(1947)
Self
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
Belinda McDonald
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Jane Wyman (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Sailor
(1949)
Jennifer Smith
A Kiss in the Dark
(1949)
Polly Haines
Breakdowns of 1949
(1949)
Self
Stage Fright
(1950)
Eve Gill
The Glass Menagerie
(1950)
Laura Wingfield
Here Comes the Groom
(1951)
Emmadel Jones
Three Guys Named Mike
(1951)
Marcy Lewis
The Blue Veil
(1951)
Louise Mason
Starlift
(1951)
Jane Wyman
The Screen Director
(1951)
Self (uncredited)
Just for You
(1952)
Carolina Hill
The Story of Will Rogers
(1952)
Betty Rogers
So Big
(1953)
Selina De Jong
Let's Do It Again
(1953)
Constance 'Connie' Stuart
Three Lives
(1953)
Self
Magnificent Obsession
(1954)
Helen Phillips
All That Heaven Allows
(1955)
Cary Scott
Lucy Gallant
(1955)
Lucy Gallant
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)