Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman was an American actress (1917–2007) who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for *Johnny Belinda* (1948), playing a deaf-mute rape victim.

She appeared in films from the 1930s through the 1950s and later starred in the television series *Falcon Crest*.

She was the first wife of Ronald Reagan, making her the only divorced former spouse of a U.S. president.

career

actress

Female stage performer

filmography · Academy Award · Best Actress · Golden Globe · Falcon Crest · The Yearling · co-star · television · matriarch · soap opera

Oscar

Academy Award

Top Hollywood honor

nomination · winner · ceremony · acceptance speech · prestige · recognition · achievement · gown · envelope · standing ovation

Hollywood

studio

Creative professional's workspace

red carpet · premiere · publicist · agent · soundstage · backlot · studio system · golden age · mogul · star system

personal

Ronald Reagan

White House · ex-wife · remarriage · Catholic convert · privacy · discretion

Opposites
Hollywood acting style

Jane WymanBette Davis

Joan Crawford · Mae West · Carmen Miranda · Ethel Merman · Jim Carrey

political association

Jane WymanNancy Reagan

Ronald Reagan · Pat Nixon · Barbara Bush · Jane Fonda

public persona and media presence

Jane WymanZsa Zsa Gabor

Elizabeth Taylor · Madonna · Kim Kardashian · Paris Hilton · Lindsay Lohan

Family

Jane

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G