Ann Shoemaker

Acting·Jan 9, 1891·Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur1976 · Mrs. Wallace	Mrs. Wallace
RRoberta1969 · Aunt Minnie	Aunt Minnie
The Fortune Cookie1966 · Sister Veronica	Sister Veronica
Sunrise at Campobello1960 · Sara Delano Roosevelt	Sara Delano Roosevelt
MMiddle of the Night1954 · Millie	Millie
House by the River1950 · Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper	Mrs. Ambrose - Stephen's houseeper
The Reckless Moment1949 · Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)	Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)
Shockproof1949 · Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)	Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)
A Woman's Secret1949 · Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother	Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother
Wallflower1948 · Mrs. James	Mrs. James
The Return of the Whistler1948 · Mrs. Barkley	Mrs. Barkley
Sitting Pretty1948 · Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)	Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
Magic Town1947 · Ma Peterman	Ma Peterman
Conflict1945 · Nora Grant	Nora Grant
Boogie Woogie1945 · Mrs. Stumplefinger	Mrs. Stumplefinger
Phantoms, Inc.1945 · Mrs. Martha Kenneson	Mrs. Martha Kenneson
What a Blonde1945 · Mrs. DaFoe	Mrs. DaFoe
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944 · Mrs. Parker	Mrs. Parker
It's Murder1944 · Mrs Nelson	Mrs Nelson
Mr. Winkle Goes to War1944 · Actor	Actor
Man from Frisco1944 · Martha Kennedy	Martha Kennedy
What a Woman1943 · Senator's Wife (uncredited)	Senator's Wife (uncredited)
Above Suspicion1943 · Aunt Ellen	Aunt Ellen
You'll Never Get Rich1941 · Mrs. Barton	Mrs. Barton
Scattergood Pulls the Strings1941 · Mrs. Downs	Mrs. Downs
Ellery Queen, Master Detective1940 · Lydia Braun	Lydia Braun
Strike Up the Band1940 · Mrs. Connors	Mrs. Connors
The Girl from Avenue A1940 · Mrs. Maddox	Mrs. Maddox
My Favorite Wife1940 · Ma	Ma
An Angel from Texas1940 · Addie Lou Coleman	Addie Lou Coleman
Curtain Call1940 · Mrs. Middleton	Mrs. Middleton
The Farmer's Daughter1940 · Mrs. Bingham	Mrs. Bingham
The Marines Fly High1940 · Mrs. Hill	Mrs. Hill
Seventeen1940 · Mary Baxter	Mary Baxter
Babes in Arms1939 · Mrs. Barton	Mrs. Barton
They All Come Out1939 · Dr. Ellen Hollis	Dr. Ellen Hollis
Almost a Gentleman1939 · Mrs. Thompson	Mrs. Thompson
Romance of the Redwoods1939 · Mother Manning	Mother Manning
The Life of the Party1937 · Countess Martos	Countess Martos
Stella Dallas1937 · Miss Margaret Phillibrown	Miss Margaret Phillibrown
They Won't Forget1937 · Mrs. Mountford	Mrs. Mountford
Shall We Dance1937 · Matron	Matron
Sins of Man1936 · Anna Engel	Anna Engel
Alice Adams1935 · Mrs. Adams	Mrs. Adams
Stranded1935 · Mrs. Tuthill	Mrs. Tuthill
A Dog of Flanders1935 · Ilse Cogez	Ilse Cogez
Cheating Cheaters1934 · Mrs. Grace Palmer	Mrs. Grace Palmer
Dr. Monica1934 · Mrs. Hazlitt	Mrs. Hazlitt