Ann Shoemaker
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 (52 titles)
4.0MovieCollision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Mrs. Wallace · 1976
Roberta
Aunt Minnie · 1969
7.2MovieThe Fortune Cookie
Sister Veronica · 1966
7.6ShowMission: Impossible
Madame Prokov · 1966
6.0MovieSunrise at Campobello
Sara Delano Roosevelt · 1960
Middle of the Night
Millie · 1954
ShowRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
6.8MovieHouse by the River
Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper · 1950
6.8MovieThe Reckless Moment
Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited) · 1949
6.3MovieShockproof
Dr. Daniels (Uncredited) · 1949
5.6MovieA Woman's Secret
Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother · 1949
6.6MovieWallflower
Mrs. James · 1948
6.0MovieThe Return of the Whistler
Mrs. Barkley · 1948
7.1MovieSitting Pretty
Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited) · 1948
6.7MovieMagic Town
Ma Peterman · 1947
6.7MovieConflict
Nora Grant · 1945
10.0MovieBoogie Woogie
Mrs. Stumplefinger · 1945
6.0MoviePhantoms, Inc.
Mrs. Martha Kenneson · 1945
4.3MovieWhat a Blonde
Mrs. DaFoe · 1945
6.7MovieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Mrs. Parker · 1944
7.5MovieIt's Murder
Mrs Nelson · 1944
6.8MovieMr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
6.5MovieMan from Frisco
Martha Kennedy · 1944
6.3MovieWhat a Woman
Senator's Wife (uncredited) · 1943
6.2MovieAbove Suspicion
Aunt Ellen · 1943
6.5MovieYou'll Never Get Rich
Mrs. Barton · 1941
7.0MovieScattergood Pulls the Strings
Mrs. Downs · 1941
5.8MovieEllery Queen, Master Detective
Lydia Braun · 1940
6.6MovieStrike Up the Band
Mrs. Connors · 1940
7.5MovieThe Girl from Avenue A
Mrs. Maddox · 1940