Spring Byington

Biography

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.

Known For

Batman

What's My Line?

I Dream of Jeannie

The Flying Nun

Laramie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Dennis the Menace

The Ford Television Theatre

All Movies (101)

• Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Going Hollywood: The '30s1984 · as (archive footage)
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960 · as Suzie Robinson
• The Rocket Man1954 · as Justice Amelia Brown
• Because You're Mine1952 · as Mrs. Edna Montville
• No Room for the Groom1952 · as Mama Kingshead
• Angels in the Outfield1951 · as Sister Edwitha
• Bannerline1951 · as Mrs. Loomis
• According to Mrs. Hoyle1951 · as Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
• Walk Softly, Stranger1950 · as Mrs. Brentman
• Devil's Doorway1950 · as Mrs. Masters
• The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950 · as Agnes Thorndyke
• Louisa1950 · as Louisa Norton
• Please Believe Me1950 · as Mrs. Milwright
• The Reformer and the Redhead1950 · as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
• The Big Wheel1949 · as Mary Coy
• In the Good Old Summertime1949 · as Nellie Burke
• B.F.'s Daughter1948 · as Gladys Fulton
• It Had to Be You1947 · as Martha Stafford
• Cynthia1947 · as Carrie Bishop Jannings
• Singapore1947 · as Mrs. Bellows
• Living in a Big Way1947 · as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
• Little Mister Jim1947 · as Mrs. Starwell
• My Brother Talks to Horses1947 · as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
• Faithful in My Fashion1946 · as Miss Mary Swanson
• A Letter for Evie1946 · as Mrs. McPherson
• Dragonwyck1946 · as Magda
• Meet Me on Broadway1946 · as Sylvia Kane Storm
• Captain Eddie1945 · as Mrs. Frost
• Thrill of a Romance1945 · as Nona Glenn
• The Enchanted Cottage1945 · as Violet Price
• Salty O'Rourke1945 · as Mrs. Brooks
• I'll Be Seeing You1944 · as Mrs. Marshall
• Reward Unlimited1944 · as Peggy's mother
• The Heavenly Body1944 · as Nancy Potter
• Heaven Can Wait1943 · as Bertha Van Cleve
• Presenting Lily Mars1943 · as Mrs. Mars
• The War Against Mrs. Hadley1942 · as Cecilia Talbot
• The Affairs of Martha1942 · as Sophia Sommerfield
• Rings on Her Fingers1942 · as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
• Roxie Hart1942 · as Mary Sunshine
• The Vanishing Virginian1942 · as Rosa Yancey
• When Ladies Meet1941 · as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
• Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime1941 · as Carlotta Emerson
• The Devil and Miss Jones1941 · as Elizabeth Ellis
• Meet John Doe1941 · as Mme Mitchell
• Arkansas Judge1941 · as Mary Shoemaker
• Lucky Partners1940 · as Aunt Lucy
• My Love Came Back1940 · as Clara Malette
• On Their Own1940 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Young as You Feel1940 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Laddie1940 · as Mrs. Stanton
• The Blue Bird1940 · as Mummy Tyl
• A Child is Born1939 · as Mrs. Mamie West
• Too Busy to Work1939 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Quick Millions1939 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Chicken Wagon Family1939 · as Josephine Fippany
• Land of Liberty1939 · as Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
• The Jones Family in Hollywood1939 · as Mrs. John Jones
• The Story of Alexander Graham Bell1939 · as Mrs. Hubbard
• Everybody's Baby1939 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Down on the Farm1938 · as Mrs. John Jones
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Penny Sycamore
• Safety in Numbers1938 · as Mrs. John Jones
• A Trip to Paris1938 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Jezebel1938 · as Mrs. Kendrick
• Love on a Budget1938 · as Louise Jones
• Penrod and His Twin Brother1938 · as Mrs. Schofield
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938 · as Widow Douglas (uncredited)
• The Buccaneer1938 · as Dolly Madison
• Borrowing Trouble1937 · as Mrs. John Jones
• It's Love I'm After1937 · as Aunt Ella
• Hot Water1937 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Big Business1937 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Hotel Haywire1937 · as Mrs. Parkhouse
• The Road Back1937 · as Ernst's Mother
• A Family Affair1937 · as Emily Hardy
• Penrod and Sam1937 · as Mrs. Schofield
• Green Light1937 · as Mrs. Dexter
• Clarence1937 · as Mrs. Wheeler
• Off to the Races1937 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Theodora Goes Wild1936 · as Rebecca Perry
• The Charge of the Light Brigade1936 · as Lady Octavia Warrenton
• The Girl on the Front Page1936 · as Mrs. Langford
• Dodsworth1936 · as Matey Pearson
• Stage Struck1936 · as Mrs. Randall
• Back to Nature1936 · as Louise Jones
• Palm Springs1936 · as Aunt Letty
• Educating Father1936 · as Mrs. John Jones
• Every Saturday Night1936 · as Mrs. Evers
• The Voice of Bugle Ann1936 · as Ma Davis
• Ah, Wilderness!1935 · as Essie Miller
• The Great Impersonation1935 · as Duchess Caroline
• Broadway Hostess1935 · as Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
• Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · as Mrs. Byam
• Way Down East1935 · as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
• Orchids to You1935 · as Alice Draper
• Love Me Forever1935 · as Clara Fields
• Werewolf of London1935 · as Ettie Coombes
• Little Women1933 · as Marmee

All TV Shows (16)

• The Flying Nun1967 · as Mother General
• Batman1966 · as J. Pauline Spaghetti
• I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Mother
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Iris Fuchsia
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963 · as Louise
• The Detectives1959
• Dennis the Menace1959
• Laramie1959 · as Daisy Cooper
• The Lux Show1957 · as Self
• The Ford Show1956 · as Self
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Mrs. Miller
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Alice Wagner
• December Bride1954 · as Lily Ruskin
• The Danny Thomas Show1953 · as Eloise Adams
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Aunt Cordelia
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self