Person
Spring Byington
Acting · 1886–1971 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Biography
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
Batman
J. Pauline Spaghetti
I Dream of Jeannie
Mother
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Iris Fuchsia
What's My Line?
Self
Laramie
Daisy Cooper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alice Wagner
The Detectives
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Mrs. Miller
The Ford Television Theatre
Aunt Cordelia
December Bride
Lily Ruskin
Filmography
- 1997Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'Self (archive footage)
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
- 1967The Flying NunMother General
- 1966BatmanJ. Pauline Spaghetti
- 1965I Dream of JeannieMother
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreIris Fuchsia
- 1963The Greatest Show on EarthLouise
- 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesSuzie Robinson
- 1959The Detectives
- 1959Dennis the Menace
- 1959LaramieDaisy Cooper
- 1957The Lux ShowSelf
- 1956The Ford ShowSelf
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourMrs. Miller
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAlice Wagner
- 1954December BrideLily Ruskin
- 1954The Rocket ManJustice Amelia Brown
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowEloise Adams
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreAunt Cordelia
- 1952Because You're MineMrs. Edna Montville
- 1952No Room for the GroomMama Kingshead
- 1951Angels in the OutfieldSister Edwitha
- 1951BannerlineMrs. Loomis
- 1951According to Mrs. HoyleMrs. Harriet Hoyle
- 1950Walk Softly, StrangerMrs. Brentman
- 1950Devil's DoorwayMrs. Masters
- 1950The Skipper Surprised His WifeAgnes Thorndyke
- 1950LouisaLouisa Norton
- 1950Please Believe MeMrs. Milwright
- 1950The Reformer and the RedheadKathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949The Big WheelMary Coy
- 1949In the Good Old SummertimeNellie Burke
- 1948B.F.'s DaughterGladys Fulton
- 1947It Had to Be YouMartha Stafford
- 1947CynthiaCarrie Bishop Jannings
- 1947SingaporeMrs. Bellows
- 1947Living in a Big WayMrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
- 1947Little Mister JimMrs. Starwell
- 1947My Brother Talks to HorsesMrs. 'Ma' Penrose
- 1946Faithful in My FashionMiss Mary Swanson
- 1946A Letter for EvieMrs. McPherson
- 1946DragonwyckMagda
- 1946Meet Me on BroadwaySylvia Kane Storm
- 1945Captain EddieMrs. Frost
- 1945Thrill of a RomanceNona Glenn
- 1945The Enchanted CottageViolet Price
- 1945Salty O'RourkeMrs. Brooks
- 1944I'll Be Seeing YouMrs. Marshall
- 1944Reward UnlimitedPeggy's mother
- 1944The Heavenly BodyNancy Potter
- 1943Heaven Can WaitBertha Van Cleve
- 1943Presenting Lily MarsMrs. Mars
- 1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyCecilia Talbot
- 1942The Affairs of MarthaSophia Sommerfield
- 1942Rings on Her FingersMrs. Maybelle Worthington
- 1942Roxie HartMary Sunshine
- 1942The Vanishing VirginianRosa Yancey
- 1941When Ladies MeetBridget 'Bridgie' Drake
- 1941Ellery Queen and the Perfect CrimeCarlotta Emerson
- 1941The Devil and Miss JonesElizabeth Ellis
- 1941Meet John DoeMme Mitchell
- 1941Arkansas JudgeMary Shoemaker
- 1940Lucky PartnersAunt Lucy
- 1940My Love Came BackClara Malette
- 1940On Their OwnMrs. John Jones
- 1940Young as You FeelMrs. John Jones
- 1940LaddieMrs. Stanton
- 1940The Blue BirdMummy Tyl
- 1939A Child is BornMrs. Mamie West
- 1939Too Busy to WorkMrs. John Jones
- 1939Quick MillionsMrs. John Jones
- 1939Chicken Wagon FamilyJosephine Fippany
- 1939Land of LibertyDolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
- 1939The Jones Family in HollywoodMrs. John Jones
- 1939The Story of Alexander Graham BellMrs. Hubbard
- 1939Everybody's BabyMrs. John Jones
- 1938Down on the FarmMrs. John Jones
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouPenny Sycamore
- 1938Safety in NumbersMrs. John Jones
- 1938A Trip to ParisMrs. John Jones
- 1938JezebelMrs. Kendrick
- 1938Love on a BudgetLouise Jones
- 1938Penrod and His Twin BrotherMrs. Schofield
- 1938The Adventures of Tom SawyerWidow Douglas (uncredited)
- 1938The BuccaneerDolly Madison
- 1937Borrowing TroubleMrs. John Jones
- 1937It's Love I'm AfterAunt Ella
- 1937Hot WaterMrs. John Jones
- 1937Big BusinessMrs. John Jones
- 1937Hotel HaywireMrs. Parkhouse
- 1937The Road BackErnst's Mother
- 1937A Family AffairEmily Hardy
- 1937Penrod and SamMrs. Schofield
- 1937Green LightMrs. Dexter
- 1937ClarenceMrs. Wheeler
- 1937Off to the RacesMrs. John Jones
- 1936Theodora Goes WildRebecca Perry
- 1936The Charge of the Light BrigadeLady Octavia Warrenton
- 1936The Girl on the Front PageMrs. Langford
- 1936DodsworthMatey Pearson
- 1936Stage StruckMrs. Randall
- 1936Back to NatureLouise Jones
- 1936Palm SpringsAunt Letty
- 1936Educating FatherMrs. John Jones
- 1936Every Saturday NightMrs. Evers
- 1936The Voice of Bugle AnnMa Davis
- 1935Ah, Wilderness!Essie Miller
- 1935The Great ImpersonationDuchess Caroline
- 1935Broadway HostessMrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
- 1935Mutiny on the BountyMrs. Byam
- 1935Way Down EastMrs. Louisa Bartlett
- 1935Orchids to YouAlice Draper
- 1935Love Me ForeverClara Fields
- 1935Werewolf of LondonEttie Coombes
- 1933Little WomenMarmee
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