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Ann Shoemaker
Born
9 January 1891
Died
18 September 1978
Place
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Acting

Ann Shoemaker

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.

As actor

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976 · Mrs. Wallace

Roberta

1969 · Aunt Minnie
The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

1966 · Sister Veronica
Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

1960 · Sara Delano Roosevelt

Middle of the Night

1954 · Millie
House by the River

House by the River

1950 · Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1949 · Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949 · Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Shockproof

Shockproof

1949 · Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
The Return of the Whistler

The Return of the Whistler

1948 · Mrs. Barkley
Wallflower

Wallflower

1948 · Mrs. James
Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948 · Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
Magic Town

Magic Town

1947 · Ma Peterman
Conflict

Conflict

1945 · Nora Grant
What a Blonde

What a Blonde

1945 · Mrs. DaFoe
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

1945 · Mrs. Stumplefinger
Phantoms, Inc.

Phantoms, Inc.

1945 · Mrs. Martha Kenneson
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 · Mrs. Parker
Man from Frisco

Man from Frisco

1944 · Martha Kennedy
It's Murder

It's Murder

1944 · Mrs Nelson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943 · Aunt Ellen
What a Woman

What a Woman

1943 · Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Scattergood Pulls the Strings

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941 · Mrs. Downs
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941 · Mrs. Barton
Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940 · Lydia Braun
Seventeen

Seventeen

1940 · Mary Baxter
The Marines Fly High

The Marines Fly High

1940 · Mrs. Hill
Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band

1940 · Mrs. Connors
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1940 · Mrs. Bingham