1905-10-10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 - September 22, 1959) was a movie actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the 1920s she began her stage career as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies. After coming to the west coast Winton became known as the green-eyed goddess of Hollywood. Her film appearances include roles in Tomorrow's Love (1925), Why Girls Go Back Home (1926), Sunrise, The Crystal Cup and The Fair Coed (1927), Burning Daylight, Melody of Love and The Patsy (1928), Scandal and Show Girl in Hollywood (1929), and The Furies and Hell's Angels (1930). Winton played Donna Isobel, the mother of the title character, in Don Juan (1926). The film starred John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The movie was billed as the first film made in Vitaphone, a new invention which synchronized sound with motion pictures. Modern talking pictures began with the Vitaphone. After leaving Hollywood, Winton performed various operatic roles both in the United States and abroad. In 1933 she was with the National Grand Opera Company for their production of I Pagliacci. She sang Nedda. She starred in the operetta Caviar. In England she became noted for her singing and work in radio. Jane Winton died in 1959 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
Limelight | Ray Madison | 1936-05-29 | |
The Week End Mystery | 1931-12-01 | ||
A Notorious Affair | One of Paul's Admirers (uncredited) | 1930-04-26 | |
Hell's Angels | Baroness Von Kranz | 1930-11-15 | |
Show Girl in Hollywood | Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest | 1930-04-20 | |
The Furies | Gwendolyn Andrews | 1930-03-16 | |
Captain Lash | Babe | 1929-01-06 | |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Doña Carla | 1929-03-30 | |
Scandal | Vera | 1929-04-27 | |
The Patsy | Grace Harrington | 1928-04-22 | |
Bare Knees | Jane Longworth | 1928-02-01 | |
Melody of Love | Flo Thompson | 1928-10-10 | |
Burning Daylight | Martha Fairbee | 1928-03-10 | |
Honeymoon Flats | Jane Twitchell | 1928-04-01 | |
The Yellow Lily | Mademoiselle Julie | 1928-05-28 | |
Nothing to Wear | Irene Hawley | 1928-11-05 | |
The Crystal Cup | Polly Pleyden | 1927-10-16 | |
Lonesome Ladies | Mrs. St. Clair | 1927-07-03 | |
Upstream | The Soubrette | 1927-01-30 | |
The Beloved Rogue | The Abbess | 1927-03-12 | |
The Monkey Talks | Masisie | 1927-02-20 | |
The Fair Co-Ed | Betty | 1927-10-22 | |
The Poor Nut | Julia Winters | 1927-08-06 | |
Perch of the Devil | Ora Blake | 1927-03-06 | |
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Manicure Girl | 1927-11-04 | |
Across the Pacific | Claire Marsh | 1926-10-02 | |
Millionaires | Lottie | 1926-10-01 | |
The Passionate Quest | 1926-07-10 | ||
The Love Toy | The Bride | 1926-02-13 | |
My Official Wife | Demimondaine | 1926-10-16 | |
The Honeymoon Express | Estelle | 1926-09-02 | |
Don Juan | Donna Isobel | 1926-08-06 | |
Why Girls Go Back Home | Model | 1926-03-01 | |
Footloose Widows | Mrs. Drew | 1926-06-19 | |
His Supreme Moment | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 1925-04-12 | |
Three Women | Charity Ball Guest | 1924-08-18 |