Jo Van Fleet
ActingFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the next year she won an Oscar for her supporting role in East of Eden.
Movies
Mrs. Einhorn
Seize the Day
1986
Madame Dioz
The Tenant
1976
Headmistress Jessica Williams
Satan's School for Girls
1973
Mama Rico
The Family Rico
1972
Big Momma
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Clara Gordon
Paradise Lost
1971
Nonna
80 Steps to Jonah
1969
Mother
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968
Arletta
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Stepmother
Cinderella
1965
Ella Garth
Wild River
1960
Mme. Dufresne
This Angry Age
1957
Kate Fisher
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Ma McDade
The King and Four Queens
1956
Katie Roth
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955
Bessie
The Rose Tattoo
1955
Aunt Dete
Heidi
1955
Kate Trask
East of Eden
1955
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949
TV Shows
Mother Vanda
Power
1980
Irini Karabetas
Police Woman
1974
Leah
Medical Center
1969
Annie Crabtree
The Mod Squad
1968
Alexandra Pulvarenti
Mannix
1967
Amelia Bronston
The Wild Wild West
1965
Hildy Hesse
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Lee Calder
The Virginian
1962
Hazel Quine
Route 66
1960
Mrs. Cissy Hawk
Thriller
1960
Amy Wilder
Bonanza
1959
Jane Patterson
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Mrs. Lombe
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Dr. Anna Chaloupka
Naked City
1958
Mrs. Shrike
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Anna Kaminsky
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Molly
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Inner Sanctum
1954
Self
The Oscars
1953
Miss Wanda Kelsey
General Electric Theater
1953