Spring Byington
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Known For
Filmography
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Flying Nun
1967
as Mother General
Batman
1966
as J. Pauline Spaghetti
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Mother
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Louise
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Iris Fuchsia
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Suzie Robinson
Dennis the Menace
1959
Laramie
1959
as Daisy Cooper
The Detectives
1959
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
The Ford Show
1956
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Alice Wagner
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Mrs. Miller
The Rocket Man
1954
as Justice Amelia Brown
December Bride
1954
as Lily Ruskin
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Eloise Adams
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Mama Kingshead
Because You're Mine
1952
as Mrs. Edna Montville
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Aunt Cordelia
Bannerline
1951
as Mrs. Loomis
According to Mrs. Hoyle
1951
as Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Sister Edwitha
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Mrs. Masters
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Mrs. Brentman
Please Believe Me
1950
as Mrs. Milwright
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Agnes Thorndyke
Louisa
1950
as Louisa Norton
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Nellie Burke
The Big Wheel
1949
as Mary Coy
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
as Gladys Fulton
Singapore
1947
as Mrs. Bellows
It Had to Be You
1947
as Martha Stafford
Living in a Big Way
1947
as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
Cynthia
1947
as Carrie Bishop Jannings
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
Little Mister Jim
1947
as Mrs. Starwell
Dragonwyck
1946
as Magda
A Letter for Evie
1946
as Mrs. McPherson
Meet Me on Broadway
1946
as Sylvia Kane Storm
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
as Miss Mary Swanson
The Enchanted Cottage
1945
as Violet Price
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Mrs. Brooks
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Nona Glenn
Captain Eddie
1945
as Mrs. Frost
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Mrs. Marshall
The Heavenly Body
1944
as Nancy Potter
Reward Unlimited
1944
as Peggy's mother
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Mrs. Mars
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Bertha Van Cleve
Roxie Hart
1942
as Mary Sunshine
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Sophia Sommerfield
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Rosa Yancey
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Cecilia Talbot
Meet John Doe
1941
as Mme Mitchell
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Elizabeth Ellis
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as Carlotta Emerson
When Ladies Meet
1941
as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
Arkansas Judge
1941
as Mary Shoemaker
The Blue Bird
1940
as Mummy Tyl
Lucky Partners
1940
as Aunt Lucy
My Love Came Back
1940
as Clara Malette
Laddie
1940
as Mrs. Stanton
On Their Own
1940
as Mrs. John Jones
Young as You Feel
1940
as Mrs. John Jones
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mrs. Hubbard
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
A Child is Born
1939
as Mrs. Mamie West
Land of Liberty
1939
as Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
Too Busy to Work
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
Quick Millions
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Josephine Fippany
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
Jezebel
1938
as Mrs. Kendrick
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Penny Sycamore
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Widow Douglas (uncredited)
Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938
as Mrs. Schofield
Love on a Budget
1938
as Louise Jones
A Trip to Paris
1938
as Mrs. John Jones
The Buccaneer
1938
as Dolly Madison
Safety in Numbers
1938
as Mrs. John Jones
Down on the Farm
1938
as Mrs. John Jones
It's Love I'm After
1937
as Aunt Ella
A Family Affair
1937
as Emily Hardy
Penrod and Sam
1937
as Mrs. Schofield
Big Business
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
Clarence
1937
as Mrs. Wheeler
Hotel Haywire
1937
as Mrs. Parkhouse
Green Light
1937
as Mrs. Dexter
Hot Water
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
Off to the Races
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
The Road Back
1937
as Ernst's Mother
Dodsworth
1936
as Matey Pearson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
as Lady Octavia Warrenton
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as Ma Davis
Stage Struck
1936
as Mrs. Randall
Palm Springs
1936
as Aunt Letty
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Rebecca Perry
Every Saturday Night
1936
as Mrs. Evers
Educating Father
1936
as Mrs. John Jones
The Girl on the Front Page
1936
as Mrs. Langford
Back to Nature
1936
as Louise Jones
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Mrs. Byam
Werewolf of London
1935
as Ettie Coombes
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Essie Miller
Orchids to You
1935
as Alice Draper
Broadway Hostess
1935
as Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
Way Down East
1935
as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
Love Me Forever
1935
as Clara Fields
The Great Impersonation
1935
as Duchess Caroline
Little Women
1933
as Marmee