Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker (born Anne Dorothea Shoemaker; January 10, 1891 – September 18, 1978) was an American actress who appeared in 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976. She portrayed Sara Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in both the stage and film versions of Sunrise at Campobello.

She had two marriages. The first was with the actor Louis Leon Hall, by whom she had a daughter, Anne, who became a song lyricist. After divorcing, she was later married to the actor Henry Stephenson from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Shoemaker's Broadway credits include Half a Sixpence (1965), Sunrise at Campobello (1958), The Living Room (1954), Twilight Walk (1951), Dream Girl (1951), Woman Bites Dog (1946), The Rich Full Life (1945), Proof Thro' the Night (1942), Ah, Wilderness! (1941), Black Sheep (1932), The Silent Witness (1931), The Novice and the Duke (1929), Button, Button (1919), To-Night at 12 (1928), Speak Easy (1927), We All Do (1927), The Noose (1926), and The Great God Brown (1926).

Partial filmography

Chance at Heaven (1933) - Mrs. Harris Cross Country Cruise (1934) - Mrs. O'Shaughnessy - Baby's Mother (uncredited) Dr. Monica (1934) - Mrs. Hazlitt Cheating Cheaters (1934) - Mrs. Grace Palmer The Woman in Red (1935) - Cora Furness (uncredited) A Dog of Flanders (1935) - Frau Ilse Cogez Stranded (1935) - Mrs. Tuthill Alice Adams (1935) - Mrs. Adams Sins of Man (1936) - Anna Engel Shall We Dance (1937) - Matron They Won't Forget (1937) - Mrs. Mountford Stella Dallas (1937) - Miss Margaret Phillibrown The Life of the Party (1937) - Countess Martos Romance of the Redwoods (1939) - Mother Manning Almost a Gentleman (1939) - Mrs. Thompson (uncredited) They All Come Out (1939) - Dr. Ellen Hollis Babes in Arms (1939) - Mrs. Barton The Farmer's Daughter (1940) - Mrs. Bingham Seventeen (1940) - Mary Baxter The Marines Fly High (1940) - Mrs. Hill Curtain Call (1940) - Mrs. Middleton An Angel from Texas (1940) - Addie Lou Coleman My Favorite Wife (1940) - Ma - Nick's Mother Girl from Avenue A (1940) - Mrs. Maddox Strike Up the Band (1940) - Mrs. Connors Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) - Lydia Braun Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) - Mrs. Downs You'll Never Get Rich (1941) - Mrs. Barton Above Suspicion (1943) - Aunt Ellen What a Woman (1943) - Senator's Wife (uncredited) Man from Frisco (1944) - Martha Kennedy Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) - Martha Pettigrew, Jack's Mother (uncredited) Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) - Mrs. Parker What a Blonde (1945) - Mrs. DaFoe Conflict (1945) - Nora Grant Magic Town (1947) - Ma Peterman Sitting Pretty (1948) - Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited) The Return of the Whistler (1948) - Mrs. Barkley Wallflower (1948) - Mrs. Dixie James A Woman's Secret (1949) - Mrs. Matthews Shockproof (1949) - Dr. Daniels (uncredited) The Reckless Moment (1949) - Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited) House by the River (1950) - Mrs. Ambrose Sunrise at Campobello (1960) - Sara Delano Roosevelt The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Sister Veronica