Jane Winton
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1936 · Limelight as Ray Madison
- 1931 · The Week End Mystery as
- 1930 · Hell's Angels as Baroness Von Kranz
- 1930 · A Notorious Affair as One of Paul's Admirers (uncredited)
- 1930 · Show Girl in Hollywood as Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest
- 1930 · The Furies as Gwendolyn Andrews
- 1929 · Scandal as Vera
- 1929 · The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Doña Carla
- 1929 · Captain Lash as Babe
- 1928 · Nothing to Wear as Irene Hawley
- 1928 · Melody of Love as Flo Thompson
- 1928 · The Yellow Lily as Mademoiselle Julie
- 1928 · The Patsy as Grace Harrington
- 1928 · Honeymoon Flats as Jane Twitchell
- 1928 · Burning Daylight as Martha Fairbee
- 1928 · Bare Knees as Jane Longworth
- 1927 · Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as The Manicure Girl
- 1927 · The Fair Co-Ed as Betty
- 1927 · The Crystal Cup as Polly Pleyden
- 1927 · The Poor Nut as Julia Winters
- 1927 · Lonesome Ladies as Mrs. St. Clair
- 1927 · The Beloved Rogue as The Abbess
- 1927 · Perch of the Devil as Ora Blake
- 1927 · The Monkey Talks as Masisie
- 1927 · Upstream as The Soubrette
- 1926 · My Official Wife as Demimondaine
- 1926 · Across the Pacific as Claire Marsh
- 1926 · Millionaires as Lottie
- 1926 · The Honeymoon Express as Estelle
- 1926 · Don Juan as Donna Isobel
- 1926 · The Passionate Quest as
- 1926 · Footloose Widows as Mrs. Drew
- 1926 · Why Girls Go Back Home as Model
- 1926 · The Love Toy as The Bride
- 1925 · His Supreme Moment as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1924 · Three Women as Charity Ball Guest