Name
Jo Van Fleet
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-12-29
Deathday
1996-06-10 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Biography
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.
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- 1955 East of Eden as Kate Trask
- 1967 Cool Hand Luke as Arletta
- 1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Kate Fisher
- 1976 The Tenant as Madame Dioz
- 1965 Cinderella as Stepmother
- 1955 I'll Cry Tomorrow as Katie Roth
- 1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! as Mother
- 1956 The King and Four Queens as Ma McDade
- 1955 The Rose Tattoo as Bessie
- 1960 Wild River as Ella Garth
- 1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight as Big Momma
- 1986 Seize the Day as Mrs. Einhorn
- 1969 80 Steps to Jonah as Nonna
- 1957 This Angry Age as Mme. Dufresne
- 1973 Satan's School for Girls as Headmistress Jessica Williams
- 1971 Paradise Lost as Clara Gordon
- 1953 The Trip to Bountiful
- 1949 Concerning a Woman of Sin
- 1972 The Family Rico as Mama Rico
- 1955 Heidi as Aunt Dete
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode ) as Jane Patterson
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Hildy Hesse
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode ) as Hazel Quine
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Anna Chaloupka
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Alexandra Pulvarenti
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Annie Crabtree
- 1969 Medical Center ( 1 episode ) as Leah
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Miss Wanda Kelsey
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Shrike
- 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Lombe
- 1965 The Wild Wild West ( 1 episode ) as Amelia Bronston
- 1974 Police Woman ( 1 episode ) as Irini Karabetas
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Lee Calder
- 1960 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Cissy Hawk
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Emily Cooper
- 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ( 2 episodes )
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Inner Sanctum ( 1 episode )
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1954 Summer Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Velma Clarke
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Anna Kaminsky
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Molly
- 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Shirley
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Amy Wilder
- 1980 Power ( 2 episodes ) as Mother Vanda
