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Janet Beecher, born Janet Meysenburg, was an American stage and screen actress. She was a supporting player and lead on the Broadway stage between the 1900s and 1940s. Between 1915 and 1943, she also appeared in about motion pictures. She remains perhaps best-remembered as a character actress during Hollywood's golden age, often seen in roles as firm but compassionate matriarchs. She was known for her roles as Ginger Rogers' mother in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, Tyrone Power's mother in the adventure film The Mark of Zorro, and Henry Fonda's mother in Preston Sturges' screwball comedy The Lady Eve. She retired from film business in 1943, but managed to play a role in the television series Lux Video Theatre in 1952.