About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1914-12-30
Place of birth:
Oakland, California, USA
Website:
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Jo Van Fleet

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1986 Seize the Day Actor Mrs. Einhorn 58
Average
1980 Power Actor Mother Vanda N/A
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1976 The Tenant Actor Madame Dioz 70
Good
1973 Satan's School for Girls Actor Headmistress 58
Average
1972 The Family Rico Actor Mama Rico 58
Average
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Actor Big Momma 58
Average
1971 Paradise Lost Actor Clara Gordon N/A
N/A
1969 80 Steps to Jonah Actor Nonna 59
Average
1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! Actor Mother 58
Average
1967 Cool Hand Luke Actor Arletta 72
Good
1965 Cinderella Actor Stepmother 59
Average
1960 Wild River Actor Ella Garth 60
Fair
1957 This Angry Age Actor Mme. Dufresne 59
Average
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Actor Kate Fisher 63
Fair
1956 The King and Four Queens Actor Ma McDade 58
Average
1955 I'll Cry Tomorrow Actor Katie Roth 59
Average
1955 The Rose Tattoo Actor Bessie 60
Fair
1955 East of Eden Actor Kate Trask 68
Fair
1953 The Trip to Bountiful Actor N/A
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1949 Concerning a Woman of Sin Actor N/A
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