Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1910-08-12
Deathday: 2006-10-20 (96 years old)

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Jane Wyatt (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the NBC and CBS television comedy series, Father Knows Best, and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television series Star Trek. Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award-winner.


Jane Waddington Wyatt was born on August 12, 1910 in Mahwah, New Jersey, but raised in Manhattan. Her father, Christopher Billopp Wyatt, Jr., was a Wall Street investment banker, and her mother, the former Euphemia Van Rensselaer Waddington, was a drama critic for the Catholic World. Both of her parents were Roman Catholic converts.


She made her film debut in 1934 in One More River. In arguably her most famous role, she co-starred as Ronald Colman's character's love interest in Frank Capra's Columbia Pictures film Lost Horizon (1937).


Other film appearances included Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck, None but the Lonely Heart with Cary Grant, Boomerang with Dana Andrews, and Our Very Own. Her film career suffered because of her outspoken opposition to Senator Joseph McCarthy, the chief figure in the anti-Communist investigations of that era, and was temporarily derailed for having assisted in hosting a performance by the Bolshoi Ballet during the Second World War, even though it was at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wyatt returned to her roots on the New York stage for a time and appeared in such plays as Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden, opposite Fredric March.


For many people, Wyatt is best remembered as Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best, which aired from 1954 to 1960. She played opposite Robert Young as the devoted wife and mother of the Anderson family in the Midwestern town of Springfield. This role won Wyatt three Emmy Awards for best actress in a comedy series. After Father Knows Best, Wyatt guest starred in several other series.


On June 13, 1962, she was cast in the lead in "The Heather Mahoney Story" on NBC's Wagon Train. In 1963, she portrayed Kitty McMullen in "Don't Forget to Say Goodbye" on the ABC drama, Going My Way, with Gene Kelly and Leo G. Carroll, a series about the Catholic priesthood in New York City. In 1965, Wyatt was cast as Anne White in "The Monkey's Paw – A Retelling" on CBS's The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.


Wyatt was married to investment broker Edgar Bethune Ward from November 9, 1935, until his death on November 8, 2000, just one day short of the couple's 65th wedding anniversary. The couple reportedly met in the late 1920s when both were weekend houseguests of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York. Ward later converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Wyatt suffered a mild stroke in the 1990s, but recovered well. She remained in relatively good health for the rest of her life


Jane Wyatt died on October 20, 2006 of natural causes at her home in Bel-Air, California, aged 96. She was interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, next to her husband.

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Filmography

all 72

Movies 51

TV Shows 21

self 5

Narrator 1

Self
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

Movie
Narrator
The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (1993)

Movie
Alice Leacock
Amityville: The Evil Escapes

Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989)

Movie
4.86
Herself
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987)

Movie
Amanda
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Movie
5.42
Judge Eloise Walker
Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story (1982)

Movie
Katherine Auschlander
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere (1982)

TV
Mrs. Mathews
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1978)

Movie
Anna
The Nativity

The Nativity (1978)

Movie
Eleanor's Mother
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978)

Movie
Fay Bonelli
Superdome

Superdome (1978)

Movie
Margaret Anderson
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977)

Movie
Laurette Ferot / Margaret Wallingford / Margaret Anderson
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Margaret Anderson
The Father Knows Best Reunion

The Father Knows Best Reunion (1977)

Movie
Amy Earhart
Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart (1976)

Movie
Aunt Effie
Treasure of Matecumbe

Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)

Movie
Emily Alman
Katherine

Katherine (1975)

Movie
Aunt Polly
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer (1973)

Movie
Mary Alden
You'll Never See Me Again

You'll Never See Me Again (1973)

Movie
Mary
Neighbors

Neighbors (1971)

Movie
Margaret Wilson
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)

TV
Sister Frances
Weekend of Terror

Weekend of Terror (1970)

Movie
Mother
Love, American Style

Love, American Style (1969)

TV
Edwina
Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

TV
4.8
Ned's mother
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV
Amanda
Star Trek

Star Trek (1966)

TV
7.9
Grace Kimbrough
Never Too Late

Never Too Late (1965)

Movie
Augusta Flanders
See How They Run

See How They Run (1964)

Movie
Anne White
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Anne Davis
The Two Little Bears

The Two Little Bears (1961)

Movie
Alcoa Premiere

Alcoa Premiere (1961)

TV
Play of the Week

Play of the Week (1959)

TV
The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)

TV
Pure Stubbins
Interlude

Interlude (1957)

Movie
Heather Mahoney
Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

TV
8
Margaret Anderson
Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best (1954)

TV
6
Ruth Updyke
The Motorola Television Hour

The Motorola Television Hour (1953)

TV
The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour (1953)

TV
Maggie Powell
Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer (1951)

Movie
Lois Frazer
The Man Who Cheated Himself

The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)

Movie
Janet Pringle
My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven (1950)

Movie
Lois Macaulay
Our Very Own

Our Very Own (1950)

Movie
Marjorie Byrne
House by the River

House by the River (1950)

Movie
Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows (1950)

TV
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Mary Morgan
Task Force

Task Force (1949)

Movie
Dr. Edith Cabot
Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific (1949)

Movie
6
Mrs. Maud Brown
Bad Boy

Bad Boy (1949)

Movie
Miss Darlington
No Minor Vices

No Minor Vices (1948)

Movie
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Sue Forbes
Pitfall

Pitfall (1948)

Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Jane
Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Movie
Madge Harvey
Boomerang!

Boomerang! (1947)

Movie
Marta Jordan
The Bachelor's Daughters

The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)

Movie
Dr. Mary Palmer
Strange Conquest

Strange Conquest (1946)

Movie
Aggie Hunter
None But the Lonely Heart

None But the Lonely Heart (1944)

Movie
5.33
Eleanor Sager
The Kansan

The Kansan (1943)

Movie
Vinnie Marr
Buckskin Frontier

Buckskin Frontier (1943)

Movie
Elizabeth 'Beth' Ainsley
Army Surgeon

Army Surgeon (1942)

Movie
Myra Mallory
The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through (1942)

Movie
Ellen
Weekend for Three

Weekend for Three (1941)

Movie
Joan Bradley
Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith (1941)

Movie
Laura Anders
Kisses for Breakfast

Kisses for Breakfast (1941)

Movie
Anne Webster
Girl from God's Country

Girl from God's Country (1940)

Movie
Sondra Bizet
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon (1937)

Movie
Pat Duncan
The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)

Movie
Sally Rogers
We're Only Human

We're Only Human (1935)

Movie
Estella
Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1934)

Movie
Dinny Cherrell
One More River

One More River (1934)

Movie
Self / Self - Narrator
Confidential for Women

Confidential for Women

TV

Ratings

Average 5.93
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1910-08-12

Deathday
2006-10-20 (96 years old)

Birth Place
Mahwah, United States of America

Religion
Catholic Church

Height

Father
Christopher Billopp Wyatt

Mother
Euphemia Wyatt

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Jane Waddington Wyatt

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


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