Jane Winton
Acting
Born October 10, 1905, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 - September 22, 1959) was a movie actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the 1920s she began her stage career as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies. After coming to the west coast Winton became known as the green-eyed goddess of Hollywood. Her film appearances include roles in Tomorrow's Love (1925), Why Girls Go Back Home (1926), Sunrise, The Crystal Cup and The Fair Coed (1927), Burning Daylight, Melody of Love and The Patsy (1928), Scandal and Show Girl in Hollywood (1929), and The Furies and Hell's Angels (1930). Winton played Donna Isobel, the mother of the title character, in Don Juan (1926). The film starred John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The movie was billed as the first film made in Vitaphone, a new invention which synchronized sound with motion pictures. Modern talking pictures began with the Vitaphone. After leaving Hollywood, Winton performed various operatic roles both in the United States and abroad. In 1933 she was with the National Grand Opera Company for their production of I Pagliacci. She sang Nedda. She starred in the operetta Caviar. In England she became noted for her singing and work in radio. Jane Winton died in 1959 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
Filmography
- 1936Limelight — Ray Madison
- 1934Hired Wife — Dovie Jansen
- 1931The Week End Mystery
- 1930A Notorious Affair — One of Paul's Admirers (uncredited)
- 1930Hell's Angels — Baroness Von Kranz
- 1930Show Girl in Hollywood — Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest
- 1930The Furies — Gwendolyn Andrews
- 1929Captain Lash — Babe
- 1929Scandal — Vera
- 1929The Bridge of San Luis Rey — Doña Carla
- 1928Bare Knees — Jane Longworth
- 1928Burning Daylight — Martha Fairbee
- 1928Honeymoon Flats — Jane Twitchell
- 1928Melody of Love — Flo Thompson
- 1928Nothing to Wear — Irene Hawley
- 1928The Patsy — Grace Harrington
- 1928The Yellow Lily — Mademoiselle Julie
- 1927Lonesome Ladies — Mrs. St. Clair
- 1927Perch of the Devil — Ora Blake
- 1927Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans — The Manicure Girl
- 1927The Beloved Rogue — The Abbess
- 1927The Crystal Cup — Polly Pleyden
- 1927The Fair Co-Ed — Betty
- 1927The Gay Old Bird — Mrs. Cluney
- 1927The Monkey Talks — Masisie
- 1927The Poor Nut — Julia Winters
- 1927Upstream — The Soubrette
- 1926Across the Pacific — Claire Marsh
- 1926Don Juan — Donna Isobel
- 1926Footloose Widows — Mrs. Drew
- 1926Millionaires — Lottie
- 1926My Official Wife — Demimondaine
- 1926The Honeymoon Express — Estelle
- 1926The Love Toy — The Bride
- 1926The Passionate Quest
- 1926Why Girls Go Back Home — Model
- 1925His Supreme Moment — Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1925Tomorrow's Love — Bess Carlysle
- 1924Three Women — Charity Ball Guest