
Spring Byington
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1886-10-16
- Died
- 1971-09-07
- Place of birth
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Spring Dell 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
TV Shows (16)

Batman
1966
as J. Pauline Spaghetti

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Iris Fuchsia

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Mother

Dennis the Menace
1959

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Aunt Cordelia

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Alice Wagner

The Flying Nun
1967
as Mother General

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Mrs. Miller

Laramie
1959
as Daisy Cooper

The Detectives
1959

The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Eloise Adams

December Bride
1954
as Lily Ruskin
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Louise
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
The Ford Show
1956
as Self
Movies (101)

Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Sister Edwitha

Jezebel
1938
as Mrs. Kendrick

Little Women
1933
as Marmee

The Buccaneer
1938
as Dolly Madison

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Mrs. Byam

You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Penny Sycamore

Dodsworth
1936
as Matey Pearson

Singapore
1947
as Mrs. Bellows

Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Bertha Van Cleve

Dragonwyck
1946
as Magda

Meet John Doe
1941
as Mme Mitchell

Quick Millions
1939
as Mrs. John Jones

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Widow Douglas (uncredited)

The Blue Bird
1940
as Mummy Tyl

Cynthia
1947
as Carrie Bishop Jannings

The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Elizabeth Ellis

Werewolf of London
1935
as Ettie Coombes

No Room for the Groom
1952
as Mama Kingshead

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Suzie Robinson

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
as Lady Octavia Warrenton

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Educating Father
1936
as Mrs. John Jones

The Enchanted Cottage
1945
as Violet Price

Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Essie Miller

Roxie Hart
1942
as Mary Sunshine

It's Love I'm After
1937
as Aunt Ella

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)

The Big Wheel
1949
as Mary Coy

Green Light
1937
as Mrs. Dexter

In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Nellie Burke

Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Rebecca Perry

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mrs. Hubbard

Please Believe Me
1950
as Mrs. Milwright

It Had to Be You
1947
as Martha Stafford

Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Josephine Fippany

The Road Back
1937
as Ernst's Mother

Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Nona Glenn

My Love Came Back
1940
as Clara Malette

Rings on Her Fingers
1942
as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington

Bannerline
1951
as Mrs. Loomis

Living in a Big Way
1947
as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan

I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Mrs. Marshall

Hot Water
1937
as Mrs. John Jones

Devil's Doorway
1950
as Mrs. Masters

A Letter for Evie
1946
as Mrs. McPherson

Broadway Hostess
1935
as Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe

Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Mrs. Brentman

Way Down East
1935
as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett

The Heavenly Body
1944
as Nancy Potter

Louisa
1950
as Louisa Norton

Land of Liberty
1939
as Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')

B.F.'s Daughter
1948
as Gladys Fulton

Down on the Farm
1938
as Mrs. John Jones

Because You're Mine
1952
as Mrs. Edna Montville

Stage Struck
1936
as Mrs. Randall

Laddie
1940
as Mrs. Stanton

Love on a Budget
1938
as Louise Jones

Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Mrs. Brooks

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Cecilia Talbot

Lucky Partners
1940
as Aunt Lucy

Everybody's Baby
1939
as Mrs. John Jones

The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Sophia Sommerfield

Palm Springs
1936
as Aunt Letty

The Rocket Man
1954
as Justice Amelia Brown

Back to Nature
1936
as Louise Jones

Faithful in My Fashion
1946
as Miss Mary Swanson

On Their Own
1940
as Mrs. John Jones

The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Rosa Yancey

A Trip to Paris
1938
as Mrs. John Jones

The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as Ma Davis

The Girl on the Front Page
1936
as Mrs. Langford

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Agnes Thorndyke

A Family Affair
1937
as Emily Hardy

The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Every Saturday Night
1936
as Mrs. Evers

Meet Me on Broadway
1946
as Sylvia Kane Storm

Captain Eddie
1945
as Mrs. Frost

The Great Impersonation
1935
as Duchess Caroline

Off to the Races
1937
as Mrs. John Jones

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as Carlotta Emerson

A Child is Born
1939
as Mrs. Mamie West

Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Mrs. John Jones

Hotel Haywire
1937
as Mrs. Parkhouse

Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Mrs. Mars

Too Busy to Work
1939
as Mrs. John Jones

Love Me Forever
1935
as Clara Fields

My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose

Penrod and Sam
1937
as Mrs. Schofield

Reward Unlimited
1944
as Peggy's mother

Orchids to You
1935
as Alice Draper

When Ladies Meet
1941
as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake

The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Mrs. John Jones

According to Mrs. Hoyle
1951
as Mrs. Harriet Hoyle

Young as You Feel
1940
as Mrs. John Jones

Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938
as Mrs. Schofield

Safety in Numbers
1938
as Mrs. John Jones

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Big Business
1937
as Mrs. John Jones

Arkansas Judge
1941
as Mary Shoemaker

Little Mister Jim
1947
as Mrs. Starwell
Clarence
1937
as Mrs. Wheeler
About Spring Byington
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. With 117 credits spanning from 1933 to 1997, Spring Byington has appeared in 101 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Spring Byington Movies
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Sister Edwitha
- Jezebel (1938) — as Mrs. Kendrick
- Little Women (1933) — as Marmee
- The Buccaneer (1938) — as Dolly Madison
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Mrs. Byam
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