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