Ann Shoemaker

1891-01-09 – 1978-09-18 (age 87) Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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

Ann Shoemaker

Known For

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

as Mrs. Parker

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1935

as Mrs. Adams

Magic Town

Magic Town

1947

as Ma Peterman

The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

1966

as Sister Veronica

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

as Miss Margaret Phillibrown

My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940

as Ma

Conflict

Conflict

1945

as Nora Grant

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937

as Matron

Shockproof

Shockproof

1949

as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)

House by the River

House by the River

1950

as Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper

The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949

as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

1939

as Mrs. Barton

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948

as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943

as Aunt Ellen

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1949

as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944

Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

as Sara Delano Roosevelt

An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

1940

as Addie Lou Coleman

Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band

1940

as Mrs. Connors

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

1934

as Mrs. Grace Palmer