Spring Byington

Acting • 1886-10-16 • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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

7.3

Meet John Doe

1941

7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938

6.7

Laramie

1959

6.9

Heaven Can Wait

1943

6.2

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

5.9

The Blue Bird

1940

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Filmography

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
1997
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30sFilm
(archive footage)
★ 9.0
1967
The Flying NunTV
Mother General • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1966
BatmanTV
J. Pauline Spaghetti • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1965
I Dream of JeannieTV
Mother • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Iris Fuchsia • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
The Greatest Show on EarthTV
Louise • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1960
Please Don't Eat the DaisiesFilm
Suzie Robinson
★ 6.2
1959
Dennis the MenaceTV
★ 6.6
1959
LaramieTV
Daisy Cooper • 60 episodes
★ 6.7
1959
The DetectivesTV
★ 6.7
1957
The Lux ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1956
The Ford ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Alice Wagner • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourTV
Mrs. Miller • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1954
December BrideTV
Lily Ruskin • 157 episodes
★ 6.2
1954
The Rocket ManFilm
Justice Amelia Brown
★ 6.5
1953
The Danny Thomas ShowTV
Eloise Adams • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1952
The Ford Television TheatreTV
Aunt Cordelia • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1952
No Room for the GroomFilm
Mama Kingshead
★ 5.8
1952
Because You're MineFilm
Mrs. Edna Montville
★ 6.8
1951
Angels in the OutfieldFilm
Sister Edwitha
★ 7.0
1951
BannerlineFilm
Mrs. Loomis
★ 6.8
1951
According to Mrs. HoyleFilm
Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
★ 5.7
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
Devil's DoorwayFilm
Mrs. Masters
★ 6.9
1950
Walk Softly, StrangerFilm
Mrs. Brentman
★ 5.1
1950
LouisaFilm
Louisa Norton
★ 6.5
1950
Please Believe MeFilm
Mrs. Milwright
★ 5.1
1950
The Reformer and the RedheadFilm
Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1950
The Skipper Surprised His WifeFilm
Agnes Thorndyke
★ 5.2
1949
In the Good Old SummertimeFilm
Nellie Burke
★ 6.8
1949
The Big WheelFilm
Mary Coy
★ 5.7
1948
B.F.'s DaughterFilm
Gladys Fulton
★ 6.3
1947
SingaporeFilm
Mrs. Bellows
★ 6.1
1947
CynthiaFilm
Carrie Bishop Jannings
★ 6.2
1947
It Had to Be YouFilm
Martha Stafford
★ 7.8
1947
Living in a Big WayFilm
Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
★ 6.0
1947
My Brother Talks to HorsesFilm
Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
★ 7.5
1947
Little Mister JimFilm
Mrs. Starwell
★ 5.5
1946
DragonwyckFilm
Magda
★ 6.6
1946
A Letter for EvieFilm
Mrs. McPherson
★ 6.9
1946
Faithful in My FashionFilm
Miss Mary Swanson
★ 7.0
1946
Meet Me on BroadwayFilm
Sylvia Kane Storm
★ 8.5
1945
The Enchanted CottageFilm
Violet Price
★ 7.4
1945
Salty O'RourkeFilm
Mrs. Brooks
★ 6.0
1945
Thrill of a RomanceFilm
Nona Glenn
★ 6.6
1945
Captain EddieFilm
Mrs. Frost
★ 7.2
1944
I'll Be Seeing YouFilm
Mrs. Marshall
★ 6.9
1944
The Heavenly BodyFilm
Nancy Potter
★ 5.6
1944
Reward UnlimitedFilm
Peggy's mother
★ 7.5
1943
Heaven Can WaitFilm
Bertha Van Cleve
★ 6.9
1943
Presenting Lily MarsFilm
Mrs. Mars
★ 6.4
1942
Roxie HartFilm
Mary Sunshine
★ 7.0
1942
Rings on Her FingersFilm
Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
★ 6.7
1942
The Affairs of MarthaFilm
Sophia Sommerfield
★ 6.6
1942
The War Against Mrs. HadleyFilm
Cecilia Talbot
★ 5.3
1942
The Vanishing VirginianFilm
Rosa Yancey
★ 7.2
1941
Meet John DoeFilm
Mme Mitchell
★ 7.3
1941
The Devil and Miss JonesFilm
Elizabeth Ellis
★ 7.6
1941
When Ladies MeetFilm
Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
★ 6.9
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect CrimeFilm
Carlotta Emerson
★ 5.8
1941
Arkansas JudgeFilm
Mary Shoemaker
★ 8.0
1940
The Blue BirdFilm
Mummy Tyl
★ 5.9
1940
Lucky PartnersFilm
Aunt Lucy
★ 6.1
1940
My Love Came BackFilm
Clara Malette
★ 4.9
1940
LaddieFilm
Mrs. Stanton
★ 6.6
1940
Young as You FeelFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 8.0
1940
On Their OwnFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 8.0
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham BellFilm
Mrs. Hubbard
★ 6.3
1939
A Child is BornFilm
Mrs. Mamie West
★ 7.1
1939
Quick MillionsFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 7.3
1939
Too Busy to WorkFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 10.0
1939
Chicken Wagon FamilyFilm
Josephine Fippany
★ 10.0
1939
The Jones Family in HollywoodFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 10.0
1939
Land of LibertyFilm
Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
★ 9.0
1939
Everybody's BabyFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 8.0
1938
You Can't Take It with YouFilm
Penny Sycamore
★ 7.5
1938
JezebelFilm
Mrs. Kendrick
★ 7.0
1938
The Adventures of Tom SawyerFilm
Widow Douglas (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1938
The BuccaneerFilm
Dolly Madison
★ 6.4
1938
Penrod and His Twin BrotherFilm
Mrs. Schofield
★ 6.0
1938
Down on the FarmFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 10.0
1938
Love on a BudgetFilm
Louise Jones
★ 8.0
1938
A Trip to ParisFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 5.5
1938
Safety in NumbersFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 7.0
1937
It's Love I'm AfterFilm
Aunt Ella
★ 7.1
1937
A Family AffairFilm
Emily Hardy
★ 5.9
1937
The Road BackFilm
Ernst's Mother
★ 6.7
1937
Green LightFilm
Mrs. Dexter
★ 6.7
1937
Off to the RacesFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 10.0
1937
Big BusinessFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 7.5
1937
Hotel HaywireFilm
Mrs. Parkhouse
★ 9.0
1937
ClarenceFilm
Mrs. Wheeler
★ 9.0
1937
Borrowing TroubleFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 7.0
1937
Penrod and SamFilm
Mrs. Schofield
★ 6.5
1937
Hot WaterFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 6.5
1936
DodsworthFilm
Matey Pearson
★ 7.1
1936
The Charge of the Light BrigadeFilm
Lady Octavia Warrenton
★ 6.5
1936
Theodora Goes WildFilm
Rebecca Perry
★ 6.6
1936
The Voice of Bugle AnnFilm
Ma Davis
★ 5.5
1936
The Girl on the Front PageFilm
Mrs. Langford
★ 7.0
1936
Stage StruckFilm
Mrs. Randall
★ 5.3
1936
Back to NatureFilm
Louise Jones
★ 9.0
1936
Educating FatherFilm
Mrs. John Jones
★ 9.0
1936
Palm SpringsFilm
Aunt Letty
★ 8.0
1936
Every Saturday NightFilm
Mrs. Evers
★ 7.0
1935
Mutiny on the BountyFilm
Mrs. Byam
★ 7.4
1935
Werewolf of LondonFilm
Ettie Coombes
★ 6.1
1935
Love Me ForeverFilm
Clara Fields
★ 5.5
1935
Broadway HostessFilm
Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
★ 6.0
1935
Ah, Wilderness!Film
Essie Miller
★ 6.8
1935
Orchids to YouFilm
Alice Draper
★ 6.0
1935
The Great ImpersonationFilm
Duchess Caroline
★ 7.5
1935
Way Down EastFilm
Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
★ 4.3
1933
Little WomenFilm
Marmee
★ 6.8