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

My Favorite Wife
House by the River
House by the River

1950

as Mrs. Ambrose

The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment

1949

as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie

1966

as Sister Veronica

A Woman's Secret
A Woman's Secret

1949

as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother

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

1941

as Mrs. Barton

Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty

1948

as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

Alice Adams
Alice Adams

1935

as Mrs. Adams

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

as Mrs. Parker

Magic Town
Magic Town

1947

as Ma Peterman

Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance

1937

as Matron

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget

1937

as Mrs. Mountford

Conflict
Conflict

1945

as Nora Grant

An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas

1940

as Addie Lou Coleman

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas

1937

as Miss Margaret Phillibrown

Shockproof
Shockproof

1949

as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)

Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms

1939

as Mrs. Barton

The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party

1937

as Countess Martos

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band

1940

as Mrs. Connors