Jo Van Fleet
Born: 1915-12-29 in Oakland, California, USA
Died: 1996-06-10
Known For: Acting
Biography
From 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.
Filmography
1986
- Seize the Day as Mrs. Einhorn
1980
- Power as Mother Vanda
1976
- The Tenant as Madame Dioz
1974
- Police Woman as Irini Karabetas
1973
- Satan's School for Girls as Headmistress
1972
- The Family Rico as Mama Rico
1971
- Paradise Lost as Clara Gordon
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Big Momma
1969
- Medical Center as Leah
- 80 Steps to Jonah as Nonna
1968
- The Mod Squad as Annie Crabtree
- I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! as Mother
1967
- Mannix as Alexandra Pulvarenti
- Cool Hand Luke as Arletta
1965
- The Wild Wild West as Amelia Bronston
- Cinderella as Stepmother
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Emily Cooper
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as Hildy Hesse
1962
- The Virginian as Lee Calder
1960
- Route 66 as Hazel Quine
- Thriller as Mrs. Cissy Hawk
- Wild River as Ella Garth
1959
- Bonanza as Amy Wilder
1958
- Naked City as Dr. Anna Chaloupka
- 77 Sunset Strip as Jane Patterson
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Mrs. Lombe
1957
- This Angry Age as Mme. Dufresne
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Kate Fisher
1956
- The King and Four Queens as Ma McDade
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mrs. Shrike
- East of Eden as Kate Trask
- Heidi as Aunt Dete
- The Rose Tattoo as Bessie
- I'll Cry Tomorrow as Katie Roth
1954
- Inner Sanctum
- Summer Playhouse as Velma Clarke
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- General Electric Theater as Miss Wanda Kelsey
- The Trip to Bountiful