Ann Shoemaker | |
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Born | Anne Dorothea Shoemaker January 10, 1891 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | September 18, 1978 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Resting place | Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, New York 41°04′40″N 73°47′11″W / 41.0779°N 73.7865°W |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1928–1976 |
Spouse | |
Children | Anne Hall |
Ann Shoemaker (born Anne Dorothea Shoemaker;[1] January 10, 1891 – September 18, 1978) was an American actress who appeared in 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976. She portrayed Sara Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in both the stage and film versions of Sunrise at Campobello.[2]
She was married to actor Henry Stephenson;[3] the couple had a daughter.[citation needed]
Shoemaker's Broadway credits include Half a Sixpence (1965), Sunrise at Campobello (1958), The Living Room (1954), Twilight Walk (1951), Dream Girl (1951), Woman Bites Dog (1946), The Rich Full Life (1945), Proof Thro' the Night (1942), Ah, Wilderness! (1941), Black Sheep (1932), The Silent Witness (1931), The Novice and the Duke (1929), Button, Button (1919), To-Night at 12 (1928), Speak Easy (1927), We All Do (1927), The Noose (1926), and The Great God Brown (1926).[4]