Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

1891-01-09 – 1978-09-18 (age 87) Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Biography

Ann Shoemaker was an American character actress whose prolific career spanned over five decades across theater, radio, film and television. She appeared in roughly 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976, frequently portraying refined, commanding or maternal figures, most famously playing Sara Delano Roosevelt (the mother of FDR) on both Broadway and in the acclaimed 1960 film adaptation of Sunrise at Campobello.

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Known For

Magic Town
Magic Town

1947

as Ma Peterman

Phantoms, Inc.
Phantoms, Inc.

1945

as Mrs. Martha Kenneson

Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven

1933

as Mrs. Harris

The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie

1966

as Sister Veronica

Cheating Cheaters
Cheating Cheaters

1934

as Mrs. Grace Palmer

Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie

1945

as Mrs. Stumplefinger

My Favorite Wife
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

as Mrs. Parker

Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms

1939

as Mrs. Barton

Conflict
Conflict

1945

as Nora Grant

The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment

1949

as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello

1960

as Sara Delano Roosevelt

House by the River
House by the River

1950

as Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper

A Woman's Secret
A Woman's Secret

1949

as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas

1937

as Miss Margaret Phillibrown

Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance

1937

as Matron

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget

1937

as Mrs. Mountford

Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty

1948

as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

Shockproof
Shockproof

1949

as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)