Jane Wyman

American actress (1917–2007)

Born

5 January 1917, St. Joseph

Died

10 September 2007

Citizenship

United States

Occupation

television actor, film actor, actor, singer, recording artist

Films here

2

Jane Wyman, TOSD ( WY-mən; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American actress. A star of both movies and television, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress, four Golden Globe Awards and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 1960 she received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for both motion pictures and television. She was the first wife of actor and future U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

Jane Wyman made her theatrical film debut in The Kid from Spain (1932) as an uncredited chorus girl. Wyman always maintained that she got her start in 1934 at 17 dancing in the chorus for LeRoy Prinz at Paramount Pictures. In 1936 Bryan Foy signed Wyman, at 19 years old, to her first studio contract with Warner Bros. During her tenure there, Wyman began appearing in bit roles but progressed into supporting roles, including My Love Came Back (1940), Footlight Serenade (1942), and Princess O'Rourke (1943).

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• Allen Jenkins
• Stuart Holmes
• Hobart Cavanaugh
• Joseph Crehan
• Lee Phelps
• Leo White
• Robert Paige
• Harry C. Bradley

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q95055 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.