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Spring Byington

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Spring Byington

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Oct 16, 1886 (139 years old)

Place of Birth

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

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