Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Actor

Brooklyn, New York, USA
January 9, 1891

Biography

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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Ann Shoemaker 1
Ann Shoemaker 2

Representative Works

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
6.7
/ English
Magic Town
Magic Town
6.7
/ English
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
6.2
/ English
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie
7.2
/ English
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
7.0
/ English
Phantoms, Inc.
Phantoms, Inc.
6.0
/ English
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms
6.4
/ English
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
7.3
/ English
Conflict
Conflict
6.7
/ English
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
6.8
/ English
A Woman's Secret
A Woman's Secret
5.6
/ English
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944Nominee

Best Performance

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Magic Town
1947Nominee

Best Performance

Magic Town

Above Suspicion
1943Nominee

Best Performance

Above Suspicion

Career Highlights

The Fortune Cookie
1966Highlight

Best Performance

The Fortune Cookie

My Favorite Wife
1940Highlight

Best Performance

My Favorite Wife

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