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Jane Wyatt
Actor
Born August 12, 1910Died October 20, 2006 (96 years)
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Jane Wyatt (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the NBC and CBS television comedy series, Father Knows Best, and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television series Star Trek. Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award-winner.
Jane Waddington Wyatt was born on August 12, 1910 in Mahwah, New Jersey, but raised in Manhattan. Her father, Christopher Billopp Wyatt, Jr., was a Wall Street investment banker, and her mother, the former Euphemia Van Rensselaer Waddington, was a drama critic for the Catholic World. Both of her parents were Roman Catholic converts.
She made her film debut in 1934 in One More River. In arguably her most famous role, she co-starred as Ronald Colman's character's love interest in Frank Capra's Columbia Pictures film Lost Horizon (1937).
Other film appearances included Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck, None but the Lonely Heart with Cary Grant, Boomerang with Dana Andrews, and Our Very Own. Her film career suffered because of her outspoken opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the chief figure in the anti-Communist investigations of that era, and was temporarily derailed for having assisted in hosting a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet during the Second World War, even though it was at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wyatt returned to her roots on the New York stage for a time and appeared in such plays as Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden, opposite Fredric March.
For many people, Wyatt is best remembered as Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best, which aired from 1954 to 1960. She played opposite Robert Young as the devoted wife and mother of the Anderson family in the Midwestern town of Springfield. This role won Wyatt three Emmy Awards for best actress in a comedy series. After Father Knows Best, Wyatt guest starred in several other series.
On June 13, 1962, she was cast in the lead in "The Heather Mahoney Story" on NBC's Wagon Train. In 1963, she portrayed Kitty McMullen in "Don't Forget to Say Goodbye" on the ABC drama, Going My Way, with Gene Kelly and Leo G. Carroll, a series about the Catholic priesthood in New York City. In 1965, Wyatt was cast as Anne White in "The Monkey's Paw – A Retelling" on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Wyatt was married to investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward from November 9, 1935, until his death on November 8, 2000, just one day short of the couple's 65th wedding anniversary. The couple reportedly met in the late 1920s when both were weekend houseguests of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York. Ward later converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Wyatt suffered a mild stroke in the 1990s, but recovered well. She remained in relatively good health for the rest of her life
Jane Wyatt died on October 20, 2006 of natural causes at her home in Bel-Air, California, aged 96. She was interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, next to her husband.
Jane Wyatt (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the NBC and CBS television comedy series, Father Knows Best, and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television series Star Trek. Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award-winner.
Jane Waddington Wyatt was born on August 12, 1910 in Mahwah, New Jersey, but raised in Manhattan. Her father, Christopher Billopp Wyatt, Jr., was a Wall Street investment banker, and her mother, the former Euphemia Van Rensselaer Waddington, was a drama critic for the Catholic World. Both of her parents were Roman Catholic converts.
She made her film debut in 1934 in One More River. In arguably her most famous role, she co-starred as Ronald Colman's character's love interest in Frank Capra's Columbia Pictures film Lost Horizon (1937).
Other film appearances included Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck, None but the Lonely Heart with Cary Grant, Boomerang with Dana Andrews, and Our Very Own. Her film career suffered because of her outspoken opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the chief figure in the anti-Communist investigations of that era, and was temporarily derailed for having assisted in hosting a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet during the Second World War, even though it was at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wyatt returned to her roots on the New York stage for a time and appeared in such plays as Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden, opposite Fredric March.
For many people, Wyatt is best remembered as Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best, which aired from 1954 to 1960. She played opposite Robert Young as the devoted wife and mother of the Anderson family in the Midwestern town of Springfield. This role won Wyatt three Emmy Awards for best actress in a comedy series. After Father Knows Best, Wyatt guest starred in several other series.
On June 13, 1962, she was cast in the lead in "The Heather Mahoney Story" on NBC's Wagon Train. In 1963, she portrayed Kitty McMullen in "Don't Forget to Say Goodbye" on the ABC drama, Going My Way, with Gene Kelly and Leo G. Carroll, a series about the Catholic priesthood in New York City. In 1965, Wyatt was cast as Anne White in "The Monkey's Paw – A Retelling" on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Wyatt was married to investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward from November 9, 1935, until his death on November 8, 2000, just one day short of the couple's 65th wedding anniversary. The couple reportedly met in the late 1920s when both were weekend houseguests of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York. Ward later converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Wyatt suffered a mild stroke in the 1990s, but recovered well. She remained in relatively good health for the rest of her life
Jane Wyatt died on October 20, 2006 of natural causes at her home in Bel-Air, California, aged 96. She was interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, next to her husband.
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Filmography
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years · as Margaret Anderson |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Older Vicky |
| 1989 | Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes · as Alice Leacock |
| 1988 | Baby Boom (TV Series) · as Margaret Anderson |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home · as Amanda |
| 1986 | Starman (TV Series) · as Stella Forrester |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Agnes Simpson |
| 1982 | Missing Children: A Mother's Story · as Judge Eloise Walker |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Katherine Auschlander |
| 1978 | The Nativity · as Anna |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story · as Eleanor's Mother |
| 1978 | Superdome · as Fay Bonelli |
| 1977 | Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas · as Margaret Anderson |
| 1977 | The Father Knows Best Reunion · as Margaret Anderson |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Margaret Anderson |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Mildred Grayson |
| 1976 | Gibbsville (TV Series) · as Emily Kinsworth |
| 1976 | Amelia Earhart · as Amy Earhart |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bridges |
| 1976 | Treasure of Matecumbe · as Aunt Effie |
| 1976 | Gemini Man (TV Series) · as Miss Carlisle |
| 1975 | Katherine · as Emily Alman |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) · as Joan |
| 1973 | Tom Sawyer · as Aunt Polly |
| 1973 | You'll Never See Me Again · as Mary Alden |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Margaret Wilson |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) · as Sister Julia |
| 1970 | Weekend of Terror · as Sister Frances |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Mother |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) · as Louise Bycroft |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Edwina |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides (TV Series) · as Emma Peak |
| 1968 | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (TV Series) · as Emily Williams |
| 1967 | CBS Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ned's Mother |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Amanda |
| 1965 | Never Too Late · as Grace Kimbrough |
| 1964 | See How They Run · as Augusta Flanders |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Sarah |
| 1962 | Going My Way (TV Series) · as Kitty Mcmullen |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Anne White |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lori Kinkaid |
| 1961 | The Two Little Bears · as Anne Davis |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Mrs. Clark |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Interlude · as Pure Stubbins |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Heather Mahoney |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Margaret Anderson |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Beatrice Freeman |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Mattie Smith |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer · as Maggie Powell |
| 1950 | The Man Who Cheated Himself · as Lois Frazer |
| 1950 | My Blue Heaven · as Janet Pringle |
| 1950 | Our Very Own · as Lois Macaulay |
| 1950 | House by the River · as Marjorie Byrne |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1950 | |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific · as Dr. Edith Cabot |
| 1949 | Task Force · as Mary Morgan |
| 1949 | Family Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Valerie |
| 1949 | Bad Boy · as Mrs. Maud Brown |
| 1948 | No Minor Vices · as Miss Darlington |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) |
| 1948 | |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement · as Jane |
| 1947 | Boomerang! · as Madge Harvey |
| 1946 | The Bachelor's Daughters · as Marta Jordan |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1946 | Strange Conquest · as Dr. Mary Palmer |
| 1944 | None But the Lonely Heart · as Aggie Hunter |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Eleanor Sager |
| 1943 | Buckskin Frontier · as Vinnie Marr |
| 1942 | Army Surgeon · as Elizabeth Ainsley |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through · as Myra Mallory |
| 1941 | Weekend for Three · as Ellen 'gretch' Craig |
| 1941 | Kisses for Breakfast · as Laura Anders |
| 1937 | Lost Horizon · as Sondra Bizet |
| 1935 | We're Only Human · as Sally Rodgers |
| 1934 | Great Expectations · as Estella |
| 1934 | One More River · as Dinny Cherrell |