Jane Wyman

Also known as Sarah Jane Mayfield, Sarah Jane Fulks

American actress (1917–2007)

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Jane Wyman, born Sarah Jane Wyman on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri, was an American actress and singer. Her professional career spanned from 1932 to 1993, during which she worked with Warner Bros. Entertainment. She was a member of the Catholic Church and performed using her voice as an instrument.

Wyman received the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama and Best Actress in a Television Series Drama. She also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actress collection.

She died of natural causes due to arthritis and diabetes on September 10, 2007, in Palm Springs. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Wyman had three children, including Maureen Reagan and Michael Reagan.

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Film & TV

Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Jane Wyman (born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television. She began her film career in the 1930s, and was a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (1948), and later achieved success during the 1980s for her leading role…

Known for

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress — Self (archive footage)2019
When Fear Eats the Soul — Cary Scott (archive footage)2007
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' — Self2004
Edith Head: The Paramount Years — Self (archive footage)2002
Inside the Dream Factory — Self1995
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — Elizabeth Quinn1993
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood — Self1987
Falcon Crest — Angela Channing1981
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel — Granny Arrowroot1979
The Love Boat — Sister Patricia1977

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1914
Active to: 2007

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 210
Total plays: 395

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jane
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: St. Joseph
Place of death: Palm Springs
Occupation: recording artist
Employer: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Catholic Church
Award: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Instrument: voice
Image: Eiganotomo-janewyman-dec1953.jpg
Number of children: 3

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Commons category: Jane Wyman
date of birth: 1917-01-05
date of death: 2007-09-10
cause of death: diabetes
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress
place of burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery
birth name: Sarah Jane Wyman
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Jane Wyman
start of work period: 1932-00-00
end of work period: 1993-00-00
different from: Jane Wyatt
pseudonym: Jane Wyman
writing language: English language
name in native language: Jane Wyman
handedness: right-handedness

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Encyclopedic overview

Jane Wyman (/ˈwaɪmən/ WY-mən; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American actress. A star of both movies and television, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress, four Golden Globe Awards and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 1960 she received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for both motion pictures and television. She was the first wife of actor and future U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

According to studio biographies Jane Wyman made her theatrical film debut in The Kid from Spain (1932) as an uncredited chorus girl. Wyman always maintained that she got her start in 1934 at 17 dancing in the chorus for LeRoy Prinz at Paramount Pictures. In 1936 Bryan Foy signed Wyman, at 19 years old, to her first studio contract with Warner Bros. During her tenure there, Wyman began appearing in bit roles but progressed into supporting roles, including My Love Came Back (1940), Footlight Serenade (1942), and Princess O'Rourke (1943).

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