Jane Jennings was an American actress known for playing older motherly characters. In a 1918 edition of ''

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'' she is described as a sweet looking little woman.

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was one of the studios where she worked. She is on the cover of the sheet music for '' That Wonderful Mother of Mine'' (1918). By the 1925 film ''Self Defense'', she had played 178 mother roles in films.

Filmography

* '' I Want to Forget'' (1918) * '' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1918) * '' I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline'' (1919) * ''

The Woman Under Oath ''The Woman Under Oath'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by John M. Stahl and starring stage star Florence Reed. As with the previous Stahl and Reed film, '' Her Code of Honor'', it was produced by Tribune Productions and released ...

'' (1919) * '' As a Man Thinks'' (1919) * '' The Climbers'' (1919) as Aunt Ruth * ''

The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 150 in the Perry Index. There are also Eastern variants of the story, all of which demonstrate mutual dependence regardless of size or status. In the Renaissance the fable was provided wi ...

'' (1919) as Mrs. Ryder * '' The Cost'' (1920) * '' His House in Order'' (1920) * '' The Gilded Lily'' (1921) * ''

What Women Will Do ''What Women Will Do'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Edward José and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Earl Metcalfe, and Allan Forrest.Wlaschin p.239 Plot Cast * Anna Q. Nilsson as Lily Gibbs * Earl Metcalfe as Jim Coring * All ...

'' (1921) as Mrs. Wade * ''

The Case of Becky ''The Case of Becky'' is a 1921 American silent drama film based on a successful 1912 play written by David Belasco and Edward J. Locke, ''The Case of Becky''. Belasco also produced the play, which starred his muse, Frances Starr. The film ...

'' (1921) as Mrs. Arnold * ''

The Inner Chamber ''The Inner Chamber'' is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was based on the novel ''The Blood Red Dawn'' by Charles Caldwell Dobie. The film was directed by Edward José ...

'' (1921) as Mrs. Robson * ''

What's Your Reputation Worth? ''What's Your Reputation Worth?'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith, Percy Marmont, and Leslie Roycroft. Plot Cast * Corinne Griffith as Cara Deene * Percy Marmont as Antho ...

'' (1921) as Mrs. Pettus * '' The Heart of Maryland'' (1921) as Mrs. Claiborne * '' Haldane of the Secret Service'' (1923) * '' Broadway Rose'' (1922) as Mrs. Lawrence * ''

A Pasteboard Crown ''A Pasteboard Crown'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Evelyn Greeley, Robert Elliott and Gladys Valerie.Munden p.593 Cast * Evelyn Greeley as Sybil Lawton * Robert Elliott as Stewart Thrall * Gladys ...

'' (1922) as Mrs. Lawton * '' The Challenge'' (1922) as Mrs. Hastings * ''

The Darling of the Rich ''The Darling of the Rich'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Betty Blythe, Gladys Leslie, and Montagu Love.Munden p. 172 Plot Cast * Betty Blythe as Charmion Winship * Gladys Leslie as Lizzie Calla ...

'' (1922) as Jane Winship * '' The Go-Getter'' (1923) * ''

Trouping with Ellen ''Trouping with Ellen'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film starring Basil Rathbone, Gaston Glass, Helene Chadwick, and Mary Thurman. Based on a short story by Earl Derr Biggers that appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', this was Rathb ...

'' (1924) as Tony's Mother * ''

A Man Must Live ''A Man Must Live'' is a 1925 American silent adventure film directed by Paul Sloane and written by James Ashmore Creelman based upon the novel ''Jungle Law'' by I. A. R. Wylie. The film stars Richard Dix, Jacqueline Logan, George Nash, Edna Mu ...

'' (1925) as Mrs. Ross-Fayne * ''

The Little French Girl ''The Little French Girl'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by John Russell and Anne Douglas Sedgwick from a 1924 novel by Sedgwick, and filmed in the British Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, 640 m ...

'' (1925) * ''

Self Defense Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in tim ...

'' (1925) * ''

Enemies of Youth ''Enemies of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent silent drama film directed by Arthur Berthelet and starring Mahlon Hamilton, Gladys Leslie and J. Barney Sherry.Munden p.215 Cast * Mahlon Hamilton * Gladys Leslie * J. Barney Sherry * ...

'' (1925) * ''

False Pride ''False Pride'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Owen Moore, Faire Binney, Ruth Stonehouse, and J. Barney Sherry. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man who prefers legal practice to ...

'' (1925) * '' The Romance of a Million Dollars'' (1926) * '' Broken Homes'' (1926) * '' The Virgin Wife'' (1926) as Virginia Jamieson * ''

The Song and Dance Man ''The Song and Dance Man'' is a 1926 American silent comedy drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a play by George M. Cohan and was directed by Herbert Brenon. A copy of the film i ...

'' (1926) as Ma Carroll * ''

Burnt Fingers ''Burnt Fingers'' is a 1927 American mystery film directed by Maurice S. Campbell and starring Eileen Percy, Ivan Doline and Edna Murphy.Wlaschin p.41 A young woman working as a dancer at a nightclub goes to confront a man who is blackmailing he ...

'' (1927) as Mrs. Cabell * '' Faithless Lover'' (1928) as Mrs. Seeton

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jennings, Jane American silent film actresses Year of birth missing Year of death missing 20th-century American actresses