Jane Wyman, born Sarah Jane Mayfield on January 5, 1917, in St. Joseph, Missouri, was an American actress with a prolific career spanning both film and television.

After her parents divorced when she was eight, she took her stepfather's last name, Fulks, and later changed it to Wyman when she began her career in Hollywood. Jane Wyman started as a chorus girl and radio singer before signing a contract with Warner Bros. in 1936.

Her breakthrough came with the film "The Lost Weekend" (1945), where she played the long-suffering girlfriend of an alcoholic, earning her first Academy Award nomination. She won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as a deaf rape victim in "Johnny Belinda" (1948).

She continued to star in notable films such as "The Yearling" (1946), "Magnificent Obsession" (1954), and "All That Heaven Allows" (1955).

In television, Jane Wyman hosted and starred in the anthology series "Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre" (1955-1958) and later gained a new audience with her role as the domineering matriarch Angela Channing in the primetime soap opera "Falcon Crest" (1981-1990).

Jane Wyman was married to actor Ronald Reagan from 1940 to 1949, and they had two children together, Maureen and Michael Reagan. After her divorce from Reagan, she married Frederick Karger in 1952, but that marriage also ended in divorce.

Jane Wyman passed away on September 10, 2007, at the age of 90, leaving behind a legacy of distinguished performances and a lasting impact on both film and television.