Jo Van Fleet
Known for Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the next year she won an Oscar for her supporting role in East of Eden.
Filmography
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Arletta
East of Eden
1955
as Kate Trask
The Tenant
1976
as Madame Dioz
Cinderella
1965
as Stepmother
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Kate Fisher
Wild River
1960
as Ella Garth
The Rose Tattoo
1955
as Bessie
The King and Four Queens
1956
as Ma McDade
Satan's School for Girls
1973
as Headmistress Jessica Williams
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955
as Katie Roth
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968
as Mother
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Big Momma
Seize the Day
1986
as Mrs. Einhorn
This Angry Age
1957
as Mme. Dufresne
The Trip to Bountiful
1953
The Family Rico
1972
as Mama Rico
80 Steps to Jonah
1969
as Nonna
Paradise Lost
1971
as Clara Gordon
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949
Heidi
1955
as Aunt Dete