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Ann Shoemaker

Cast & creator

Ann Shoemaker

1891-01-09 (died at 87) Brooklyn, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Mission: Impossible, Revlon Mirror Theatre, My Favorite Wife

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.

Also known as: Anne Dorothea Shoemaker

Movies

50

film credits

Series

2

television credits

Career

52

1933–1976 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Madame Prokov · 1966

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Acting · 1953

My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

Ma · 1940

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Mrs. Parker · 1944

Magic Town

Magic Town

Ma Peterman · 1947

Across film & television

Filmography (52)

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Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Madame Prokov

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

Ma

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Mrs. Parker

Magic Town

Magic Town

Ma Peterman

The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

Sister Veronica

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother

House by the River

House by the River

Mrs. Ambrose

The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

Mrs. Barton

Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band

Mrs. Connors

An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

Addie Lou Coleman

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

Matron

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

Conflict

Conflict

Nora Grant

They All Come Out

They All Come Out

Dr. Ellen Hollis

Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

Sara Delano Roosevelt

Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms

Mrs. Barton

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

Mrs. Downs

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

Mrs. Mountford

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

Mrs. Grace Palmer

A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

Ilse Cogez

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

Aunt Ellen

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

Mrs. Bingham

Phantoms, Inc.

Phantoms, Inc.

Mrs. Martha Kenneson

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Mrs. Wallace

The Marines Fly High

The Marines Fly High

Mrs. Hill

Sins of Man

Sins of Man

Anna Engel

The Return of the Whistler

The Return of the Whistler

Mrs. Barkley

Romance of the Redwoods

Romance of the Redwoods

Mother Manning

Shockproof

Shockproof

Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

Countess Martos

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

Mrs. Adams

Chance at Heaven

Chance at Heaven

Mrs. Harris

The Girl from Avenue A

The Girl from Avenue A

Mrs. Maddox

Middle of the Night

Millie

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Lydia Braun

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

Miss Margaret Phillibrown

Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

Mrs. Stumplefinger

Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica

Mrs. Hazlitt

Almost a Gentleman

Almost a Gentleman

Mrs. Thompson

What a Woman

What a Woman

Senator's Wife (uncredited)

Stranded

Stranded

Mrs. Tuthill

Roberta

Aunt Minnie

It's Murder

It's Murder

Mrs Nelson

Man from Frisco

Man from Frisco

Martha Kennedy

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

Mrs. Middleton

Wallflower

Wallflower

Mrs. James

What a Blonde

What a Blonde

Mrs. DaFoe

Seventeen

Seventeen

Mary Baxter

Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

Mrs. O'Shaughnessy (Uncredited)