Janet Beecher
Janet Beecher is known for The Lady Eve (1941), The Mark of Zorro (1940), Reap the Wild Wind (1942).
Biography
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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.
Questions about Janet Beecher
How many Janet Beecher films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 37 films with Janet Beecher, from 1934 to 1997.
What is the best rated Janet Beecher film?
The best rated Janet Beecher film in the catalogue is The Lady Eve (1941), rated 7.3.
What was the first Janet Beecher film?
The first Janet Beecher film in the catalogue is All This, and Heaven Too, from 1940.
Who has Janet Beecher worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Janet Beecher shares the most credits with Eugene Pallette (2 films), Martha O'Driscoll (2 films) and Montagu Love (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.3 The Lady Eve
1941
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7.2 The Mark of Zorro
1940
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7.3 All This, and Heaven Too
1940
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6.4 Reap the Wild Wind
1942
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6.2 The Dark Angel
1935
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6.8 Judge Hardy's Children
1938
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6.0 Rosalie
1937
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7.0 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
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6.0 Bitter Sweet
1940
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6.1 Love Before Breakfast
1936
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7.8 So Red the Rose
1935
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7.7 Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Trivia
- Spouse
- Harry R. Guggenheimer
- Siblings
- Olive Wyndham
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
51 films — 37 in the catalogue
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7.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Self (archive footage)
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7.0 Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943 · Eloise Lowry
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6.0 Silver Queen
1942 · Mrs. Laura Forsythe
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8.0 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942 · Mrs. Olcott
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5.2 A Letter From Bataan
1942 · Mrs. 'Ma' Lewis
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10.0 Hi, Neighbor
1942 · Hattie Greenfield
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9.0 Men of Texas
1942 · Mrs. Sam Houston
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6.4
Reap the Wild Wind
1942 · Mrs. Mottram
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5.2 A Tragedy at Midnight
1942 · Third Mrs. Charles Miller (uncredited)
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5.8 The Parson of Panamint
1941 · Mrs. Tweedy
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4.5 A Very Young Lady
1941 · Miss Steele
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7.0 West Point Widow
1941 · Mrs. Graves
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10.0 For Beauty's Sake
1941 · Miss Merton
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5.4 The Man Who Lost Himself
1941 · Mrs. Milford
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7.3
The Lady Eve
1941 · Janet Pike
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6.0
Bitter Sweet
1940 · Lady Daventry
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7.2
The Mark of Zorro
1940 · Senora Isabella Vega
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6.0 The Gay Caballero
1940 · Kate Brewster
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7.3
All This, and Heaven Too
1940 · Miss Haines
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5.1 Slightly Honorable
1939 · Mrs. Cushing
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6.0 Laugh It Off
1939 · Mary Carter
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6.0
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
1939 · Self
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8.0 Career
1939 · Amy Cruthers
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9.0 Land of Liberty
1939 · (archive footage)
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5.6 Man of Conquest
1939 · Mrs. Sarah Lea
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7.0
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 · Mrs. Foote
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6.5
I Was a Convict
1939 · Mrs. Martha Harrison
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7.5 Say It in French
1938 · Mrs. Laura Carrington
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7.0 Woman Against Woman
1938 · Mrs. Holland
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5.9 Yellow Jack
1938 · Miss Macdade
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6.8
Judge Hardy's Children
1938 · Miss Budge
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6.0
Rosalie
1937 · Miss Baker
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6.0 Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937 · Mrs. Agatha Steward
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6.4 Give Till It Hurts
1937 · Cathy Gaffney
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6.3 My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937 · Mrs. Sinclair
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7.7 Big City
1937 · Sophie Sloane
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6.0 Between Two Women
1937 · Miss Pringle
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6.5 The Thirteenth Chair
1937 · Lady Alicia Crosby
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9.0 The Good Old Soak
1937 · Matilda Hawley
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6.3 The Longest Night
1936 · Mrs. Briggs
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7.5
I'd Give My Life
1936 · Stella Bancroft
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6.1
Love Before Breakfast
1936 · Mrs. Colby
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7.8
So Red the Rose
1935 · Sally Bedford
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6.2
The Dark Angel
1935 · Mrs. Shannon
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7.3 Village Tale
1935 · Amy Somerville
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5.5 Let's Live Tonight
1935 · Mrs. Routledge
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4.3 The Mighty Barnum
1934 · Nancy Barnum
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6.0 The President Vanishes
1934 · Mrs. Craig
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5.0 The Last Gentleman
1934 · Helen Barr, Cabot's daughter
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7.3 Gallant Lady
1933 · Maria Sherwood
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Fine Feathers
1915
People data: TMDb.
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