
Ann Shoemaker
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1891-01-09
- Died
- 1978-09-18
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Anne Dorothea 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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (50)

Stranded
1935
as Mrs. Tuthill

Conflict
1945
as Nora Grant

Shockproof
1949
as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Mrs. Parker

Shall We Dance
1937
as Matron

Above Suspicion
1943
as Aunt Ellen

My Favorite Wife
1940
as Ma

Alice Adams
1935
as Mrs. Adams

Chance at Heaven
1933
as Mrs. Harris

The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Sister Veronica

The Reckless Moment
1949
as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

Stella Dallas
1937
as Miss Margaret Phillibrown

Magic Town
1947
as Ma Peterman

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944

Wallflower
1948
as Mrs. James

Strike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. Connors

House by the River
1950
as Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper

You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Mrs. Barton

Curtain Call
1940
as Mrs. Middleton

Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Sara Delano Roosevelt

Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

A Woman's Secret
1949
as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother

Man from Frisco
1944
as Martha Kennedy

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
as Lydia Braun

It's Murder
1944
as Mrs Nelson

They Won't Forget
1937
as Mrs. Mountford

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
1976
as Mrs. Wallace

The Return of the Whistler
1948
as Mrs. Barkley

They All Come Out
1939
as Dr. Ellen Hollis
Roberta
1969
as Aunt Minnie

Phantoms, Inc.
1945
as Mrs. Martha Kenneson

Babes in Arms
1939
as Mrs. Barton

What a Woman
1943
as Senator's Wife (uncredited)

An Angel from Texas
1940
as Addie Lou Coleman

Cross Country Cruise
1934
as Mrs. O'Shaughnessy (Uncredited)

A Dog of Flanders
1935
as Ilse Cogez

The Life of the Party
1937
as Countess Martos

Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Mrs. Grace Palmer

Sins of Man
1936
as Anna Engel
Middle of the Night
1954
as Millie

Dr. Monica
1934
as Mrs. Hazlitt

The Farmer's Daughter
1940
as Mrs. Bingham

Romance of the Redwoods
1939
as Mother Manning

The Girl from Avenue A
1940
as Mrs. Maddox

What a Blonde
1945
as Mrs. DaFoe

Seventeen
1940
as Mary Baxter

Almost a Gentleman
1939
as Mrs. Thompson

The Marines Fly High
1940
as Mrs. Hill

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
1941
as Mrs. Downs

Boogie Woogie
1945
as Mrs. Stumplefinger
About 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. With 52 credits spanning from 1933 to 1976, Ann Shoemaker has appeared in 50 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ann Shoemaker Movies
- Stranded (1935) — as Mrs. Tuthill
- Conflict (1945) — as Nora Grant
- Shockproof (1949) — as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) — as Mrs. Parker
- Shall We Dance (1937) — as Matron
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