Mary Shakespeare Palmer, and the house was accordingly renamed Palmer's Farm. The house that had belonged to the Arden family – which was near to Palmer's Farm – had been acquired by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1968 for preservation as part of a farmyard, without knowing its true provenance. The house and farm are open as an historic museum displaying 16th century life. Mary Shakespeare Mary Shakespeare, née Arden, (c. 1537–1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. She was the daughter of Wilmcote gentleman farmer Robert Arden, a cadet of the Arden family prominent in Warwickshire since before the Norman Conquest.
Mary, Mother of Jesus (film) her first of all people. The tradition influenced Ignatius of Loyola's "Spiritual Exercises" among others. The film closes with Mary suggesting the disciples should start preaching about her son. It stars Swedish actresses Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, English actor David Threlfall as Joseph and British actor Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by American Eunice Kennedy Shriver and aired on NBC. The film currently holds a 48% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Mary, Mother of Jesus (film) Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 American made-for-television biblical drama film that retells the story of Jesus