Spring Byington
Acting1886Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Biography
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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
Acting History
1997
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1968
The Flying Nun
TVas Mother General• 1 eps
1967
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas Mother• 1 eps
1966
Batman
TVas J. Pauline Spaghetti• 2 eps
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Iris Fuchsia• 1 eps
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
TVas Louise
1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Suzie Robinson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Alice Wagner• 1 eps
1959
Laramie
TVas Daisy Cooper• 124 eps
1957
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 1 eps
The Lux Show
TVas Self
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Mrs. Miller• 1 eps
The Ford Show
TVas Self
1954
The Rocket Man
as Justice Amelia Brown
December Bride
TVas Lily Ruskin• 157 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Aunt Cordelia• 1 eps
1953
The Danny Thomas Show
TVas Eloise Adams
1952
No Room for the Groom
as Mama Kingshead
Because You're Mine
as Mrs. Edna Montville
1951
Angels in the Outfield
as Sister Edwitha
Bannerline
as Mrs. Loomis
According to Mrs. Hoyle
as Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
as Mrs. Masters
Please Believe Me
as Mrs. Milwright
Louisa
as Louisa Norton
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Agnes Thorndyke
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Mrs. Brentman
1949
In the Good Old Summertime
as Nellie Burke
The Big Wheel
as Mary Coy
1948
B.F.'s Daughter
as Gladys Fulton
1947
Singapore
as Mrs. Bellows
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
Cynthia
as Carrie Bishop Jannings
Living in a Big Way
as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
It Had to Be You
as Martha Stafford
Little Mister Jim
as Mrs. Starwell
1946
Faithful in My Fashion
as Miss Mary Swanson
Dragonwyck
as Magda
Meet Me on Broadway
as Sylvia Kane Storm
A Letter for Evie
as Mrs. McPherson
1945
Captain Eddie
as Mrs. Frost
Thrill of a Romance
as Nona Glenn
Salty O'Rourke
as Mrs. Brooks
The Enchanted Cottage
as Violet Price
1944
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
as Mrs. Mars
Heaven Can Wait
as Bertha Van Cleve
1942
Once Upon a Thursday
as Sophia Sommerfield
The Vanishing Virginian
as Rosa Yancey
Rings on Her Fingers
as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Cecilia Talbot
Roxie Hart
as Mary Sunshine
1941
Arkansas Judge
as Mary Shoemaker
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Carlotta Emerson
Meet John Doe
as Mme Mitchell
When Ladies Meet
as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
The Devil and Miss Jones
as Elizabeth Ellis
1940
My Love Came Back
as Clara Malette
Young as You Feel
as Mrs. John Jones
On Their Own
as Mrs. John Jones
Laddie
as Mrs. Stanton
Lucky Partners
as Aunt Lucy
The Blue Bird
as Mummy Tyl
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Mrs. Hubbard
Everybody's Baby
as Mrs. John Jones
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Mrs. John Jones
Too Busy to Work
as Mrs. John Jones
Chicken Wagon Family
as Josephine Fippany
A Child is Born
as Mrs. Mamie West
Quick Millions
as Mrs. John Jones
Land of Liberty
as Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Penny Sycamore
Love on a Budget
as Louise Jones
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Widow Douglas (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers
as Mrs. John Jones
Down on the Farm
as Mrs. John Jones
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Mrs. Schofield
Jezebel
as Mrs. Kendrick
A Trip to Paris
as Mrs. John Jones
The Buccaneer
as Dolly Madison
1937
Off to the Races
as Mrs. John Jones
A Family Affair
as Emily Hardy
Big Business
as Mrs. John Jones
Hot Water
as Mrs. John Jones
Borrowing Trouble
as Mrs. John Jones
The Road Back
as Ernst's Mother
Penrod and Sam
as Mrs. Schofield
Clarence
as Mrs. Wheeler
Hotel Haywire
as Mrs. Parkhouse
Green Light
as Mrs. Dexter
It's Love I'm After
as Aunt Ella
1936
Every Saturday Night
as Mrs. Evers
Educating Father
as Mrs. John Jones
Back to Nature
as Louise Jones
Stage Struck
as Mrs. Randall
Theodora Goes Wild
as Rebecca Perry
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Lady Octavia Warrenton
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Ma Davis
Palm Springs
as Aunt Letty
The Girl on the Front Page
as Mrs. Langford
Dodsworth
as Matey Pearson
1935
Ah, Wilderness!
as Essie Miller
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Mrs. Byam
Werewolf of London
as Ettie Coombes
Broadway Hostess
as Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
Orchids to You
as Alice Draper
Love Me Forever
as Clara Fields
Way Down East
as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
The Great Impersonation
as Duchess Caroline
1933
Little Women
as Marmee