1891-01-09 Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur | Mrs. Wallace | 1976-01-04 |
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Roberta | Aunt Minnie | 1969-11-06 |
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The Fortune Cookie | Sister Veronica | 1966-10-19 |
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Sunrise at Campobello | Sara Delano Roosevelt | 1960-09-28 |
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Middle of the Night | Millie | 1954-09-09 |
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House by the River | Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper | 1950-03-23 |
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A Woman's Secret | Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother | 1949-01-13 |
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The Reckless Moment | Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited) | 1949-12-09 |
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Shockproof | Dr. Daniels (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
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Sitting Pretty | Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
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Wallflower | Mrs. James | 1948-06-13 |
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The Return of the Whistler | Mrs. Barkley | 1948-03-18 |
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Magic Town | Ma Peterman | 1947-10-07 |
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What a Blonde | Mrs. DaFoe | 1945-02-03 |
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Boogie Woogie | Mrs. Stumplefinger | 1945-06-15 |
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Phantoms, Inc. | Mrs. Martha Kenneson | 1945-06-09 |
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Conflict | Nora Grant | 1945-06-15 |
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Mrs. Parker | 1944-11-15 |
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Man from Frisco | Martha Kennedy | 1944-06-15 |
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Mr. Winkle Goes to War | 1944-07-19 | |
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It's Murder | Mrs Nelson | 1944-10-12 |
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What a Woman | Senator's Wife (uncredited) | 1943-12-29 |
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Above Suspicion | Aunt Ellen | 1943-05-31 |
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Scattergood Pulls the Strings | Mrs. Downs | 1941-05-23 |
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You'll Never Get Rich | Mrs. Barton | 1941-09-25 |
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The Farmer's Daughter | Mrs. Bingham | 1940-03-29 |
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An Angel from Texas | Addie Lou Coleman | 1940-04-27 |
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My Favorite Wife | Ma | 1940-05-17 |
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Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Lydia Braun | 1940-11-30 |
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Seventeen | Mary Baxter | 1940-03-01 |
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The Marines Fly High | Mrs. Hill | 1940-03-04 |
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Strike Up the Band | Mrs. Connors | 1940-09-27 |
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Curtain Call | Mrs. Middleton | 1940-04-18 |
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The Girl from Avenue A | Mrs. Maddox | 1940-08-09 |
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They All Come Out | Dr. Ellen Hollis | 1939-08-04 |
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Romance of the Redwoods | Mother Manning | 1939-03-29 |
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Babes in Arms | Mrs. Barton | 1939-10-10 |
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Almost a Gentleman | Mrs. Thompson | 1939-03-31 |
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The Life of the Party | Countess Martos | 1937-09-03 |
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They Won't Forget | Mrs. Mountford | 1937-07-14 |
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Shall We Dance | Matron | 1937-05-07 |
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Stella Dallas | Miss Margaret Phillibrown | 1937-08-06 |
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Sins of Man | Anna Engel | 1936-06-19 |
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Alice Adams | Mrs. Adams | 1935-08-23 |
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Stranded | Mrs. Tuthill | 1935-06-29 |
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A Dog of Flanders | Ilse Cogez | 1935-03-22 |
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Dr. Monica | Mrs. Hazlitt | 1934-06-23 |
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Cheating Cheaters | Mrs. Grace Palmer | 1934-11-05 |
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Cross Country Cruise | Mrs. O'Shaughnessy (Uncredited) | 1934-01-16 |
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Chance at Heaven | Mrs. Harris | 1933-10-27 |
