Ann Shoemaker
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Ann Shoemaker | |
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 Shormaker in the trailer for Sunrise at Campobello (1960) | |
| Born | Anne Dorothea Shoemaker January 10, 1891 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1978 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, New York 41°04′40″N 73°47′11″W / 41.0779°N 73.7865°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928–1976 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Anne Hall |
Ann Shoemaker (born Anne Dorothea Shoemaker;[1] January 10, 1891 – September 18, 1978) was an American actress who appeared in 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976. She portrayed Sara Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in both the stage and film versions of Sunrise at Campobello.[2]
She was married to actor Henry Stephenson;[3] the couple had a daughter.[citation needed]
Shoemaker's Broadway credits include Half a Sixpence (1965), Sunrise at Campobello (1958), The Living Room (1954), Twilight Walk (1951), Dream Girl (1951), Woman Bites Dog (1946), The Rich Full Life (1945), Proof Thro' the Night (1942), Ah, Wilderness! (1941), Black Sheep (1932), The Silent Witness (1931), The Novice and the Duke (1929), Button, Button (1919), To-Night at 12 (1928), Speak Easy (1927), We All Do (1927), The Noose (1926), and The Great God Brown (1926).[4]
Partial filmography
- Chance at Heaven (1933) - Mrs. Harris
- Cross Country Cruise (1934) - Mrs. O'Shaughnessy - Baby's Mother (uncredited)
- Dr. Monica (1934) - Mrs. Hazlitt
- Cheating Cheaters (1934) - Mrs. Grace Palmer
- The Woman in Red (1935) - Cora Furness (uncredited)
- A Dog of Flanders (1935) - Frau Ilse Cogez
- Stranded (1935) - Mrs. Tuthill
- Alice Adams (1935) - Mrs. Adams
- Sins of Man (1936) - Anna Engel
- Shall We Dance (1937) - Matron
- They Won't Forget (1937) - Mrs. Mountford
- Stella Dallas (1937) - Miss Margaret Phillibrown
- The Life of the Party (1937) - Countess Martos
- Romance of the Redwoods (1939) - Mother Manning
- Almost a Gentleman (1939) - Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
- They All Come Out (1939) - Dr. Ellen Hollis
- Babes in Arms (1939) - Mrs. Barton
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940) - Mrs. Bingham
- Seventeen (1940) - Mary Baxter
- The Marines Fly High (1940) - Mrs. Hill
- Curtain Call (1940) - Mrs. Middleton
- An Angel from Texas (1940) - Addie Lou Coleman
- My Favorite Wife (1940) - Ma - Nick's Mother
- Girl from Avenue A (1940) - Mrs. Maddox
- Strike Up the Band (1940) - Mrs. Connors
- Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) - Lydia Braun
- Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) - Mrs. Downs
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) - Mrs. Barton
- Above Suspicion (1943) - Aunt Ellen
- What a Woman (1943) - Senator's Wife (uncredited)
- Man from Frisco (1944) - Martha Kennedy
- Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) - Martha Pettigrew, Jack's Mother (uncredited)
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) - Mrs. Parker
- What a Blonde (1945) - Mrs. DaFoe
- Conflict (1945) - Nora Grant
- Magic Town (1947) - Ma Peterman
- Sitting Pretty (1948) - Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
- The Return of the Whistler (1948) - Mrs. Barkley
- Wallflower (1948) - Mrs. Dixie James
- A Woman's Secret (1949) - Mrs. Matthews
- Shockproof (1949) - Dr. Daniels (uncredited)
- The Reckless Moment (1949) - Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
- House by the River (1950) - Mrs. Ambrose
- Sunrise at Campobello (1960) - Sara Delano Roosevelt
- The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Sister Veronica
References
- ^ Shoemaker, Benjamin H. (1975). Shoemaker Pioneers: The Early Genealogy and History of the Colonial Shoemaker Families Who Came to America Before the Revolution. pp. 91.
- ^ "Actress Joins Cast". Simpson's Leader-Times. Pennsylvania, Kittanning. United Press International. June 15, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2017). Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 628. ISBN 9781538107867. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ann Shoemaker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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