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Jane Wyman

American actress (1917–2007)

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Jane Wyman was an American actress who had a long career in film and television from the 1930s through the 2000s. She is remembered as a significant figure in Hollywood's Golden Age and later became well-known for her role on the television series "Falcon Crest."

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Born: 1960
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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…

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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 Quinn

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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).