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.
Movie | Limelight | Ray Madison | 1936-05-29 |
Movie | The Week End Mystery | 1931-12-01 | |
Movie | A Notorious Affair | One of Paul's Admirers (uncredited) | 1930-04-26 |
Movie | Show Girl in Hollywood | Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest | 1930-04-20 |
Movie | Hell's Angels | Baroness Von Kranz | 1930-11-15 |
Movie | Captain Lash | Babe | 1929-01-06 |
Movie | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Doña Carla | 1929-03-30 |
Movie | Burning Daylight | Martha Fairbee | 1928-03-10 |
Movie | Bare Knees | Jane Longworth | 1928-02-01 |
Movie | Honeymoon Flats | Jane Twitchell | 1928-04-01 |
Movie | The Yellow Lily | Mademoiselle Julie | 1928-05-28 |
Movie | The Patsy | Grace Harrington | 1928-04-22 |
Movie | Melody of Love | Flo Thompson | 1928-10-10 |
Movie | Perch of the Devil | Ora Blake | 1927-03-06 |
Movie | Upstream | The Soubrette | 1927-01-30 |
Movie | The Beloved Rogue | The Abbess | 1927-03-12 |
Movie | The Monkey Talks | Masisie | 1927-02-20 |
Movie | The Poor Nut | Julia Winters | 1927-08-06 |
Movie | Lonesome Ladies | Mrs. St. Clair | 1927-07-03 |
Movie | The Fair Co-Ed | Betty | 1927-10-22 |
Movie | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Manicure Girl | 1927-11-04 |
Movie | The Crystal Cup | Polly Pleyden | 1927-10-16 |
Movie | Footloose Widows | Mrs. Drew | 1926-06-19 |
Movie | Why Girls Go Back Home | Model | 1926-03-01 |
Movie | The Love Toy | The Bride | 1926-02-13 |
Movie | The Passionate Quest | 1926-07-10 | |
Movie | The Honeymoon Express | Estelle | 1926-09-02 |
Movie | My Official Wife | Demimondaine | 1926-10-16 |
Movie | Don Juan | Donna Isobel | 1926-08-06 |
Movie | Across the Pacific | Claire Marsh | 1926-10-02 |
Movie | Millionaires | Lottie | 1926-10-01 |
Movie | His Supreme Moment | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 1925-04-12 |
Movie | Three Women | Charity Ball Guest | 1924-08-18 |