Spring Byington

Known for: Acting

Born: 1886-10-16 – 1971-09-07 (aged 84)

From: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player, appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s.

Filmography (117)

MOVIE★ 10.0
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
TV★ 6.3
The Flying Nun
1967
as Mother General
TV★ 7.3
Batman
1966
as J. Pauline Spaghetti
TV★ 7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Mother
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Iris Fuchsia
TV★ 7.5
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Louise
MOVIE★ 6.2
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Suzie Robinson
TV★ 6.7
The Detectives
1959
TV★ 6.6
Dennis the Menace
1959
TV★ 6.7
Laramie
1959
as Daisy Cooper
TV★ 6.0
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Show
1956
as Self
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Mrs. Miller
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Alice Wagner
TV★ 6.3
December Bride
1954
as Lily Ruskin
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Rocket Man
1954
as Justice Amelia Brown
TV★ 6.2
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Eloise Adams
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Aunt Cordelia
MOVIE★ 6.8
Because You're Mine
1952
as Mrs. Edna Montville
MOVIE★ 5.8
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Mama Kingshead
MOVIE★ 7.0
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Sister Edwitha
MOVIE★ 6.8
Bannerline
1951
as Mrs. Loomis
MOVIE★ 5.7
According to Mrs. Hoyle
1951
as Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
MOVIE★ 5.1
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Mrs. Brentman
MOVIE★ 6.9
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Mrs. Masters
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
as Agnes Thorndyke
MOVIE★ 6.5
Louisa
1950
as Louisa Norton
MOVIE★ 5.1
Please Believe Me
1950
as Mrs. Milwright
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Big Wheel
1949
as Mary Coy
MOVIE★ 6.7
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Nellie Burke
MOVIE★ 6.3
B.F.'s Daughter
1948
as Gladys Fulton
MOVIE★ 7.8
It Had to Be You
1947
as Martha Stafford
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cynthia
1947
as Carrie Bishop Jannings
MOVIE★ 6.1
Singapore
1947
as Mrs. Bellows
MOVIE★ 6.0
Living in a Big Way
1947
as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
MOVIE★ 5.5
Little Mister Jim
1947
as Mrs. Starwell
MOVIE★ 7.5
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
MOVIE★ 7.0
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
as Miss Mary Swanson
MOVIE★ 6.9
A Letter for Evie
1946
as Mrs. McPherson
MOVIE★ 6.6
Dragonwyck
1946
as Magda
MOVIE★ 8.5
Meet Me on Broadway
1946
as Sylvia Kane Storm
MOVIE★ 7.3
Captain Eddie
1945
as Mrs. Frost
MOVIE★ 6.6
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Nona Glenn
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Enchanted Cottage
1945
as Violet Price
MOVIE★ 6.0
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Mrs. Brooks
MOVIE★ 6.9
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Mrs. Marshall
MOVIE★ 7.5
Reward Unlimited
1944
as Peggy's mother
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Heavenly Body
1944
as Nancy Potter
MOVIE★ 6.9
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Bertha Van Cleve
MOVIE★ 6.4
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Mrs. Mars
MOVIE★ 5.3
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942
as Cecilia Talbot
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Sophia Sommerfield
MOVIE★ 6.8
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
MOVIE★ 7.0
Roxie Hart
1942
as Mary Sunshine
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Rosa Yancey
MOVIE★ 6.9
When Ladies Meet
1941
as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as Carlotta Emerson
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Elizabeth Ellis
MOVIE★ 7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
as Mme Mitchell
MOVIE★ 8.0
Arkansas Judge
1941
as Mary Shoemaker
MOVIE★ 6.1
Lucky Partners
1940
as Aunt Lucy
MOVIE★ 4.9
My Love Came Back
1940
as Clara Malette
MOVIE★ 8.0
On Their Own
1940
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 8.0
Young as You Feel
1940
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 6.6
Laddie
1940
as Mrs. Stanton
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Blue Bird
1940
as Mummy Tyl
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Child is Born
1939
as Mrs. Mamie West
MOVIE★ 10.0
Too Busy to Work
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 7.3
Quick Millions
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 10.0
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Josephine Fippany
MOVIE★ 9.0
Land of Liberty
1939
as Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mrs. Hubbard
MOVIE★ 8.0
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 10.0
Down on the Farm
1938
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Penny Sycamore
MOVIE★ 7.0
Safety in Numbers
1938
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Trip to Paris
1938
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jezebel
1938
as Mrs. Kendrick
MOVIE★ 8.0
Love on a Budget
1938
as Louise Jones
MOVIE★ 6.0
Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938
as Mrs. Schofield
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Widow Douglas (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Buccaneer
1938
as Dolly Madison
MOVIE★ 7.0
Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 7.1
It's Love I'm After
1937
as Aunt Ella
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hot Water
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 7.5
Big Business
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hotel Haywire
1937
as Mrs. Parkhouse
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Road Back
1937
as Ernst's Mother
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Family Affair
1937
as Emily Hardy
MOVIE★ 6.5
Penrod and Sam
1937
as Mrs. Schofield
MOVIE★ 6.7
Green Light
1937
as Mrs. Dexter
MOVIE★ 9.0
Clarence
1937
as Mrs. Wheeler
MOVIE★ 10.0
Off to the Races
1937
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Rebecca Perry
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
as Lady Octavia Warrenton
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Girl on the Front Page
1936
as Mrs. Langford
MOVIE★ 7.1
Dodsworth
1936
as Matey Pearson
MOVIE★ 5.3
Stage Struck
1936
as Mrs. Randall
MOVIE★ 9.0
Back to Nature
1936
as Louise Jones
MOVIE★ 8.0
Palm Springs
1936
as Aunt Letty
MOVIE★ 9.0
Educating Father
1936
as Mrs. John Jones
MOVIE★ 7.0
Every Saturday Night
1936
as Mrs. Evers
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as Ma Davis
MOVIE★ 6.6
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Essie Miller
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Great Impersonation
1935
as Duchess Caroline
MOVIE★ 6.0
Broadway Hostess
1935
as Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
MOVIE★ 7.4
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Mrs. Byam
MOVIE★ 4.3
Way Down East
1935
as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
MOVIE★ 6.0
Orchids to You
1935
as Alice Draper
MOVIE★ 5.5
Love Me Forever
1935
as Clara Fields
MOVIE★ 6.1
Werewolf of London
1935
as Ettie Coombes
MOVIE★ 6.8
Little Women
1933
as Marmee