Jane Winton

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.

Acting

1934

Hired Wife
Movie

Dovie Jansen

1930

Hell's Angels
Movie

Baroness Von Kranz

1930

A Notorious Affair
Movie

One of Paul's Admirers (uncredited)

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood
Movie

Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest

1928

The Patsy
Movie

Grace Harrington

1928

Bare Knees
Movie

Jane Longworth

1927

1927

1926

1926

1926

Don Juan
Movie

Donna Isobel

1926

1925

His Supreme Moment
Movie

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1925

1924

Three Women
Movie

Charity Ball Guest

Infos

Full Name
Jane Winton
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
10/10/1905
Date of Death
9/22/1959