Jane Peyton-Howard — The Howards of Virginia Character Profile

About Jane Peyton-Howard

Wealthy royalist's sister who marries Matt Howard, adapts to frontier life, experiences marital strain over the war and parenting choices, and finally reconciles with Matt after the conflict.

Character Facts

Played by

Martha Scott

Appears in

The Howards of Virginia (1940)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Howards of Virginia

• Matt Howard (Cary Grant)
• Fleetwood Peyton (Cedric Hardwicke)
• Roger Peyton (Alan Marshal)
• Thomas Jefferson (Richard Carlson)
• Capt. Jabez Allen (Paul Kelly)
• Mrs. Betsy Norton (Anne Revere)
• Peyton Howard at 18 (Phil Taylor)
• James Howard at 16 (Tom Drake)
• Tom Norton (Irving Bacon)
• Aunt Clarissa (Elisabeth Risdon)
• Patrick Henry (Richard Gaines)
• Col. Jefferson (Roy Gordon)