Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker 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, Sunrise at Campobello, The Living Room, Twilight Walk, Dream Girl, Woman Bites Dog, The Rich Full Life, Proof Thro' the Night, Ah, Wilderness!, Black Sheep, The Silent Witness, The Novice and the Duke, Button, Button, To-Night at 12, Speak Easy, We All Do, The Noose, and The Great God Brown.
Chance at Heaven - Mrs. HarrisCross Country Cruise - Mrs. O'Shaughnessy - Baby's Mother Dr. Monica - Mrs. HazlittCheating Cheaters - Mrs. Grace PalmerThe Woman in Red - Cora Furness A Dog of Flanders - Frau Ilse CogezStranded - Mrs. TuthillAlice Adams - Mrs. AdamsSins of Man - Anna EngelShall We Dance - MatronThey Won't Forget - Mrs. MountfordStella Dallas - Miss Margaret PhillibrownThe Life of the Party - Countess MartosRomance of the Redwoods - Mother ManningAlmost a Gentleman - Mrs. Thompson They All Come Out - Dr. Ellen HollisBabes in Arms - Mrs. BartonThe Farmer's Daughter - Mrs. BinghamSeventeen - Mary BaxterThe Marines Fly High - Mrs. HillCurtain Call - Mrs. MiddletonAn Angel from Texas - Addie Lou ColemanMy Favorite Wife - Ma - Nick's MotherGirl from Avenue A - Mrs. MaddoxStrike Up the Band - Mrs. ConnorsEllery Queen, Master Detective - Lydia BraunScattergood Pulls the Strings - Mrs. DownsYou'll Never Get Rich - Mrs. BartonAbove Suspicion - Aunt EllenWhat a Woman - Senator's Wife Man from Frisco - Martha KennedyMr. Winkle Goes to War - Martha Pettigrew, Jack's Mother Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo - Mrs. ParkerWhat a Blonde - Mrs. DaFoeConflict - Nora GrantMagic Town - Ma PetermanSitting Pretty - Mrs. Ashcroft The Return of the Whistler - Mrs. BarkleyWallflower - Mrs. Dixie JamesA Woman's Secret - Mrs. MatthewsShockproof - Dr. Daniels The Reckless Moment - Mrs. Catherine Feller House by the River - Mrs. AmbroseSunrise at Campobello - Sara Delano RooseveltThe Fortune Cookie - Sister Veronica