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Jane Wyman

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Jane Wyman Biography

Jane Wyman
  • Birth Name: Sarah Jane Mayfield
  • Birth Place: St. Joseph, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/05/1917, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 09/10/2007
  • Profession: Actor; singer
Jane Wyman Fast Facts:
  • Was unofficially adopted in her youth by her neighbors, Richard and Emma Fulks. When it came time for Jane to pick a stage name, she adapted "Weyman," the last name of Emma Fulks' children from a previous marriage.
  • Started out as a chorus girl before the Warner Bros. studio signed her to a contract in 1936.
  • Breakthrough role was in 1945 drama The Lost Weekend.
  • Received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 – one for movies and one for television.
  • An arthritis sufferer, Wyman acted as the Arthritis Foundation's chairperson for several years, and in 1977, received the foundation's Charles B. Harding Award for her volunteer work.
  • Achieved a career revival in the 1980s with CBS prime-time soap Falcon Crest, on which she played scheming matriarch Angela Channing.
    Jane Wyman Relationships:
  • Christine Reagan - Daughter
  • Fred Karger - Ex-husband
  • Gladys Hope Christian - Mother
  • Manning J. Mayfield - Father
  • Maureen Reagan - Daughter
  • Michael Reagan - Son
  • Myron Futterman - Ex-husband
  • Ronald Reagan - Ex-husband

  • Jane Wyman Awards:
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
  • 1951 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
  • 1948 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1951 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1954 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1959 Emmy: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Role) in a Dramatic Series - Nominee
  • 1957 Emmy: Best Continuing Performance by an Actress - Nominee
  • 1952 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 1949 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Winner

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