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

Conflict
Conflict

1945

as Nora Grant

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

as Mrs. Parker

Stranded
Stranded

1935

as Mrs. Tuthill

Shockproof
Shockproof

1949

as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)

Alice Adams
Alice Adams

1935

as Mrs. Adams

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion

1943

as Aunt Ellen

The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie

1966

as Sister Veronica

Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance

1937

as Matron

My Favorite Wife
Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven

1933

as Mrs. Harris

You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich

1941

as Mrs. Barton

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas

1937

as Miss Margaret Phillibrown

House by the River
House by the River

1950

as Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper

The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment

1949

as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

Magic Town
Magic Town

1947

as Ma Peterman

Wallflower
Wallflower

1948

as Mrs. James

Curtain Call
Curtain Call

1940

as Mrs. Middleton

Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band

1940

as Mrs. Connors

A Woman's Secret
A Woman's Secret

1949

as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother