Jane Winton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

37

Gender

Female

Birthday

1905-10-10

Day of death

1959-09-22 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jane Winton

Biography

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

  • The Yellow Lily

    The Yellow Lily

  • Lonesome Ladies

    Lonesome Ladies

  • The Honeymoon Express

    The Honeymoon Express

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • A Notorious Affair

    A Notorious Affair

  • The Beloved Rogue

    The Beloved Rogue

  • Nothing to Wear

    Nothing to Wear

  • His Supreme Moment

    His Supreme Moment

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • The Gay Old Bird

    The Gay Old Bird

  • The Fair Co-Ed

    The Fair Co-Ed

  • The Monkey Talks

    The Monkey Talks

  • Millionaires

    Millionaires

  • Perch of the Devil

    Perch of the Devil

  • Three Women

    Three Women

  • Bare Knees

    Bare Knees

  • The Furies

    The Furies

  • Honeymoon Flats

    Honeymoon Flats

  • The Love Toy

    The Love Toy

  • Captain Lash

    Captain Lash

  • Hell's Angels

    Hell's Angels

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • Footloose Widows

    Footloose Widows

  • Upstream

    Upstream

  • The Crystal Cup

    The Crystal Cup

  • The Passionate Quest

    The Passionate Quest

  • The Week End Mystery

    The Week End Mystery

  • My Official Wife

    My Official Wife

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • Show Girl in Hollywood

    Show Girl in Hollywood

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • Why Girls Go Back Home

    Why Girls Go Back Home

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Melody of Love

    Melody of Love

  • Burning Daylight

    Burning Daylight

  • The Poor Nut

    The Poor Nut