Jacqueline deWit
Biography
Jacqueline deWit was an American character actress of film and television who was born in Los Angeles and appeared in more than two dozen movies. Her film work included Spellbound (1945), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Tea and Sympathy (1956) and Harper (1966), and she played Bud Abbott's wife in the 1946 Abbott and Costello comedy Little Giant. On television she appeared in Wagon Train, The Lineup and The Monkees, and she was most notable for the 1959 Twilight Zone episode Time Enough at Last, as the nagging wife of Burgess Meredith's character. Her Broadway credits included The Taming of the Shrew in 1935, and on radio she portrayed Ruth Thompson on Meet Mr. McNultey and Valerie on Second Husband, later reprising the Thompson role on The Ray Milland Show, the television version of Meet Mr. McNultey.
85years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 23 years1943 to 1966
First and latest
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Beyond film
DeWit played Valerie on Second Husband and Ruth Thompson on Meet Mr. McNultey, both radio shows. The Ray Milland Show, the TV version of Meet Mr. McNultey, brought back her Thompson part.
Jacqueline deWit movies on Netflix
Harperas Mrs. Kronberg
It Happened at the World's Fairas Mrs. Johnson
Twice-Told Talesas Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's Sister
Tea and Sympathyas Lilly Sears
All That Heaven Allowsas Mona Plash
Carrieas Carrie's Sister Minnie
The Damned Don't Cryas Sandra
Fog Islandas Emiline Bronson(Jacqueline DeWit)
Lady on a Trainas Miss Fletcher, Morgan's Secretary
Spellboundas Nurse
The Leopard Manas Helene
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Donald Curtis2 films together, 1945 to 1955
Donald Curtis's page All That Heaven Allows1955IMDb rating 7.6deWit as Mona PlashCurtis as Howard Hoffer
Spellbound1945IMDb rating 7.5deWit as NurseCurtis as Harry
Edith Evanson2 films together, 1950 to 1963
Edith Evanson's page Twice-Told Tales1963IMDb rating 6.6deWit as Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's SisterEvanson as Lisabetta, the landlady
The Damned Don't Cry1950IMDb rating 7.1deWit as SandraEvanson as Mrs. Castleman
William Reynolds2 films together, 1952 to 1955
William Reynolds's page All That Heaven Allows1955IMDb rating 7.6deWit as Mona PlashReynolds as Ned Scott
Carrie1952IMDb rating 7.3deWit as Carrie's Sister MinnieReynolds as George Hurstwood, Jr.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.



