Ann Shoemaker
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.
Filmography
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Mrs. Wallace
- No poster
Roberta
1969
as Aunt Minnie
The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Sister Veronica
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
- No poster
Middle of the Night
1954
as Millie
House by the River
1950
as Mrs. Ambrose
The Reckless Moment
1949
as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Shockproof
1949
as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
1949
as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Wallflower
1948
as Mrs. James
The Return of the Whistler
1948
as Mrs. Barkley
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947
as Ma Peterman
Conflict
1945
as Nora Grant
Boogie Woogie
1945
as Mrs. Stumplefinger
Phantoms, Inc.
1945
as Mrs. Martha Kenneson
What a Blonde
1945
as Mrs. DaFoe
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Mrs. Parker
It's Murder
1944
as Mrs Nelson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
Man from Frisco
1944
as Martha Kennedy
What a Woman
1943
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
1943
as Aunt Ellen
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Mrs. Barton