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Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Actor · Died September 18, 1978, aged 87 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Ann Shoemaker was an American character actress whose prolific career spanned over five decades across theater, radio, film and television. She appeared in roughly 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976, frequently portraying refined, commanding or maternal figures, most famously playing Sara Delano Roosevelt (the mother of FDR) on both Broadway and in the acclaimed 1960 film adaptation of Sunrise at Campobello.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 9, 1891
Died
September 18, 1978 (aged 87)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Ann Shoemaker's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Bonds
26%
Self
25%
Power
8%
Society
3%
Survival
1%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Tense
5
Warm
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ann Shoemaker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ann Shoemaker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mrs. Wallace

  • Roberta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Aunt Minnie

  • The Fortune Cookie(1966)

    as Sister Veronica

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Prokov

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Sunrise at Campobello(1960)

    as Sara Delano Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Middle of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Millie

  • Revlon Mirror Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • House by the River(1950)

    as Mrs. Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Reckless Moment(1949)

    as Mrs. Catherine Feller (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Shockproof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dr. Daniels (Uncredited)

  • A Woman's Secret(1949)

    as Mrs. Matthews, Brook's Mother

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Wallflower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mrs. James

  • The Return of the Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mrs. Barkley

  • Sitting Pretty(1948)

    as Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Magic Town(1947)

    as Ma Peterman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Boogie Woogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Stumplefinger

  • Conflict(1945)

    as Nora Grant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Phantoms, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Martha Kenneson

  • What a Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. DaFoe

  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo(1944)

    as Mrs. Parker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • It's Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mrs Nelson

  • Mr. Winkle Goes to War(1944)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Man from Frisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Martha Kennedy

  • What a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Senator's Wife (uncredited)

  • Above Suspicion(1943)

    as Aunt Ellen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • You'll Never Get Rich(1941)

    as Mrs. Barton

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Scattergood Pulls the Strings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mrs. Downs

  • Ellery Queen, Master Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lydia Braun

  • Strike Up the Band(1940)

    as Mrs. Connors

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Avenue A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mrs. Maddox

  • My Favorite Wife(1940)

    as Ma

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • An Angel from Texas(1940)

    as Addie Lou Coleman

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Curtain Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mrs. Middleton

  • The Farmer's Daughter(1940)

    as Mrs. Bingham

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Marines Fly High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mrs. Hill

  • Seventeen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mary Baxter

  • Babes in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mrs. Barton

  • They All Come Out(1939)

    as Dr. Ellen Hollis

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Almost a Gentleman(1939)

    as Mrs. Thompson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Romance of the Redwoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mother Manning

  • The Life of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Countess Martos

  • Stella Dallas(1937)

    as Miss Margaret Phillibrown

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • They Won't Forget(1937)

    as Mrs. Mountford

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Shall We Dance(1937)

    as Matron

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sins of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Anna Engel

  • Alice Adams(1935)

    as Mrs. Adams

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mrs. Tuthill

  • A Dog of Flanders(1935)

    as Ilse Cogez

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Cheating Cheaters(1934)

    as Mrs. Grace Palmer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dr. Monica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mrs. Hazlitt

  • Cross Country Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mrs. O'Shaughnessy (Uncredited)

  • Chance at Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mrs. Harris

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles from 1933 to 1976.

Biggest box office

Conflict (1945)

$9.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Shall We Dance (1937)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Fortune Cookie (1966)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1930s16 · acting1940s28 · acting1950s3 · acting1960s4 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
354045

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ann Shoemaker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Cheating Cheaters (1934)

90th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shall We Dance (1937)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ann Shoemaker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ann Shoemaker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sherman Todd shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers