Jo Van Fleet
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 29, 1915, Oakland, California, USA
- Died
- June 10, 1996
- Movies
- 20
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Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 – June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the next year she won an Oscar for her supporting role in East of Eden.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1986 | Seize the Day | Mrs. Einhorn |
| 1976 | The Tenant | Madame Dioz |
| 1973 | Satan's School for Girls | Headmistress Jessica Williams |
| 1972 | The Family Rico | Mama Rico |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Big Momma |
| 1971 | Paradise Lost | Clara Gordon |
| 1969 | 80 Steps to Jonah | Nonna |
| 1968 | I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! | Mother |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | Arletta |
| 1965 | Cinderella | Stepmother |
| 1960 | Wild River | Ella Garth |
| 1957 | This Angry Age | Mme. Dufresne |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Kate Fisher |
| 1956 | The King and Four Queens | Ma McDade |
| 1955 | I'll Cry Tomorrow | Katie Roth |
| 1955 | The Rose Tattoo | Bessie |
| 1955 | Heidi | Aunt Dete |
| 1955 | East of Eden | Kate Trask |
| 1953 | The Trip to Bountiful | |
| 1949 | Concerning a Woman of Sin |
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