Most Recent Role: Newsreader on The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Campgaw, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: 8-12-1910
Birth Name: Jane Waddington Wyatt
Date of Death: 10-20-2006
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Campgaw, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: 8-12-1910
Birth Name: Jane Waddington Wyatt
Date of Death: 10-20-2006
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
Most Recent Appearance
Simisola, Part One
Friday 26 January 1996 on ITV1
At first, this mystery seems to be a missing person case: Wexford's doctor asks for help in finding his daughter, Melanie Akande, a recent college graduate who disappeared after going to her local unemployment office to find a job. The Akandes are an immigrant family from Nigeria, living in a...
Jane was 5 feet 6 inches tall.
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Jane won three consecutive Emmys for her portrayal of Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best -- these include:
(1958) Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series.
(1959) Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series.
(1960) Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series. (Lead or Support) (edit) Jane has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, at 6356 Hollywood Blvd.
(edit) Jane worked with the March Of Dimes since it's founding in 1938. (edit) Jane starred in the stage play "Conquest" with another future "Star Trek" actress, Dame Judith Anderson, in 1933. Judith starred in Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984) and Jane starred in the following picture, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). (edit)
(1958) Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series.
(1959) Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series.
(1960) Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series. (Lead or Support) (edit) Jane has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, at 6356 Hollywood Blvd.
(edit) Jane worked with the March Of Dimes since it's founding in 1938. (edit) Jane starred in the stage play "Conquest" with another future "Star Trek" actress, Dame Judith Anderson, in 1933. Judith starred in Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984) and Jane starred in the following picture, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). (edit)
Other Appearances
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Father Knows Best
Margaret Anderson |
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St. Elsewhere
Katharine Auschlander |
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Alcoa Premiere
Blow High, Blow Clear Martha Ellison |
Alias Smith and Jones
The Reformation of Harry Briscoe Sister Julia |
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Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Echoes of Evil Sarah |
CBS Playhouse
My Father and My Mother Mother |
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Christopher Closeup
Religion in Government |
Fantasy Island
King for a Day / Instant Family Mrs. Grayson |
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Father Knows Best was the classic wholesome family situation comedy. It was set in the typical Midwestern community of Springfield, where Jim Anderson was an agent for the General Insurance... more



