Spring Byington
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Jezebel
as Mrs. Kendrick
1938
I'll Be Seeing You
as Mrs. Marshall
1944
Dodsworth
as Matey Pearson
1936
The Heavenly Body
as Nancy Potter
1944
Dragonwyck
as Magda
1946
In the Good Old Summertime
as Nellie Burke
1949
Meet John Doe
as Mme Mitchell
1941
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Mrs. Byam
1935
You Can't Take It with You
as Penny Sycamore
1938
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Werewolf of London
as Ettie Coombes
1935
Devil's Doorway
as Mrs. Masters
1950
The Blue Bird
as Mummy Tyl
1940
The Enchanted Cottage
as Violet Price
1945
Presenting Lily Mars
as Mrs. Mars
1943
The Devil and Miss Jones
as Elizabeth Ellis
1941
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Lady Octavia Warrenton
1936
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Little Women
as Marmee
1933
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Mrs. Hubbard
1939
TV Appearances
December Bride
as Lily Ruskin
1954
Batman
as J. Pauline Spaghetti
1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Alice Wagner
1955
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Louise
1963
Dennis the Menace
1959
Laramie
as Daisy Cooper
1959
The Detectives
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Mrs. Miller
1955
The Lux Show
as Self
1957
The Danny Thomas Show
as Eloise Adams
1953
The Ford Show
as Self
1956
The Ford Television Theatre
as Aunt Cordelia
1952