Jane Wyman was born on January 5, 1917 St. Joseph, Missouri, USA and died on September 10, 2007. She was an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress.

After attending the University of Missouri, she began a career as a radio singer, which led her to another name change to Jane Durrell. She then changed Durrell to Wyman and made her first film in 1935 as a chorus dancer in the musical "King of Burlesque." Wyman signed with Warner Bros. studio in 1936 and made her film acting debut the next year with a bit part in "Gold Diggers of 1937."

Wyman toiled for a decade in mostly B-movie fare and supporting roles in bigger films. But she gained notice in 1945 for her role as the girlfriend of a chronic alcoholic in Billy Wilder's drama "The Lost Weekend." Wyman went on to give a string of Oscar-nominated performances, beginning with "The Yearling" opposite Gregory Peck in 1946.

She was nominated three times for a best actress Oscar and won for her role as Belinda McDonald, a deaf mute who is raped by a bully in a Nova Scotia fishing village in Johnny Belinda (1948).

Her other nominated performances were for her roles in The Blue Veil (1951) and Magnificent Obsession (1954). Wyman also won five Golden Globe awards. She appeared on the television drama Falcon Crest.

In 1969, Wyman starred in How to Commit Marriage. From 1940 to 1948, she was married to Ronald Reagan; their daughter, Maureen Reagan, was a singer-actress.

Jane Wyman died at the age of 90 at her Palm Springs home on Monday, September 10, 2007, having long suffered from arthritis and diabetes.

Filmography

• "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1 episode, 1993)
• "Falcon Crest" (212 episodes, 1981-1990)
• "Charlie's Angels" (1 episode, 1980)
• "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1980)
• The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979)
• "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1 episode, 1974)
• Amanda Fallon (1973)
• "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
• "The Sixth Sense" (1 episode, 1972)
• The Failing of Raymond (1971)
• "Insight" (2 episodes, 1967-1970)
• How to Commit Marriage (1969)
• "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
• "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Wagon Train" (2 episodes, 1958-1962)
• Bon Voyage! (1962)
• "The Investigators" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Checkmate" (1 episode, 1960)
• Pollyanna (1960)
• "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1 episode, 1960)
• Holiday for Lovers (1959)
• "Lux Playhouse" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (49 episodes, 1955-1958)
• "Summer Playhouse" (1954)
• Miracle in the Rain (1956)
• All That Heaven Allows (1955)
• The Bamboo Cross (1955)
• Lucy Gallant (1955)
• "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
• Magnificent Obsession (1954)
• So Big (1953)
• Let's Do It Again (1953)
• Just for You (1952)
• The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
• The Blue Veil (1951)
• Here Comes the Groom (1951)
• Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
• The Glass Menagerie (1950)
• Stage Fright (1950)
• The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
• A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
• Johnny Belinda (1948)
• Magic Town (1947)
• Cheyenne (1947)
• The Yearling (1946)
• Night and Day (1946)
• One More Tomorrow (1946)
• The Lost Weekend (1945)
• Crime by Night (1944)
• The Doughgirls (1944)
• Make Your Own Bed (1944)
• Princess O'Rourke (1943)
• Footlight Serenade (1942)
• My Favorite Spy (1942)
• Larceny, Inc. (1942)
• The Body Disappears (1941)
• You're in the Army Now (1941)
• Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
• Honeymoon for Three (1941)
• Alice in Movieland (1940)
• Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
• My Love Came Back (1940)
• Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
• Flight Angels (1940)
• An Angel from Texas (1940)
• Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
• Private Detective (1939)
• Kid Nightingale (1939)
• Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)
• The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
• Tail Spin (1939)
• Brother Rat (1938)
• The Crowd Roars (1938)
• Wide Open Faces (1938)
• Fools for Scandal (1938)
• He Couldn't Say No (1938)
• The Spy Ring (1938)
• Over the Goal (1937)
• Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
• Public Wedding (1937)
• The Singing Marine (1937)
• Little Pioneer (1937)
• Slim (1937)
• The King and the Chorus Girl (1937)
• Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
• Smart Blonde (1937)
• Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
• Here Comes Carter (1936)
• Polo Joe (1936)
• The Sunday Round-Up (1936)
• Cain and Mabel (1936)
• Stage Struck (1936)
• My Man Godfrey (1936)
• Bengal Tiger (1936)
• Anything Goes (1936)
• King of Burlesque (1936)
• Stolen Harmony (1935)
• George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
• Rumba (1935)
• College Rhythm (1934)
• All the King's Horses (1934)
• Elmer the Great (1933)
• The Kid from Spain (1932)

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama) "Falcon Crest" 1983
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress-Drama "The Blue Veil" 1951
• Golden Globe Award World Film Favorite-Female 1950
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress "Johnny Belinda" 1948
• Oscar Best Actress "Johnny Belinda" 1948