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Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

07/12/1893

Day of Death

16/04/1968
(75) years old

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Fay Bainter

Biography

Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (Februar... Read More

Known For

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

The President's Lady

The President's Lady

Close to My Heart

Close to My Heart

June Bride

Give My Regards to Broadway

Give My Regards to Broadway

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Deep Valley

The Virginian

Filmography

Cast

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wi...

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961

The Children's Hour

as Amelia Tilford

1953

The President's Lady

as Mrs. Donaldson

1951

Close to My Heart

as Mrs. Morrow

1948

June Bride

as Paula Winthrop

1948

Give My Regards to Broadway

as Fay Norwick

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Mrs. Mitty

1947

Deep Valley

as Ellie Saul

1946

The Virginian

as Mrs. Taylor

1946

The Kid from Brooklyn

as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

1945

State Fair

as Melissa Frake

1944

3 Is a Family

as Frances Whittaker

1944

Dark Waters

as Aunt Emily

1944

The Heavenly Body

as Margaret Sibyll

1943

Cry 'Havoc'

as Captain Marsh

1943

Salute to the Marines

as Jennie Bailey

1943

Presenting Lily Mars

as Mrs. Thornway

1943

The Human Comedy

as Mrs. Macauley

1942

Journey for Margaret

as Trudy Strauss

1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Mrs. Elvira Wiggs

1942

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

as Stella Livingston Hadley

1942

Mr. Gardenia Jones

as Emmy Jones

1942

Woman of the Year

as Ellen Whitcomb

1941

Babes on Broadway

as Miss Jones

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

1940

Maryland

as Charlotte Danfield

1940

A Bill of Divorcement

as Margaret "Meg" Fairfield

1940

Our Town

as Mrs Gibbs

1940

Young Tom Edison

as Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison

1939

Our Neighbors - The Carters

as Ellen Carter

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

as Self

1939

Daughters Courageous

as Nancy 'Nan' Masters

1939

The Lady and the Mob

as Hattie Leonard

1939

Yes, My Darling Daughter

as Ann Murray

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncre...

1938

The Shining Hour

as Hannah Linden

1938

The Arkansas Traveler

as Mrs. Martha Allen

1938

Mother Carey's Chickens

as Mrs. Margaret Carey

1938

White Banners

as Hannah

1938

Jezebel

as Aunt Belle Massey

1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

as Anita Cooper

1937

The Soldier and the Lady

as Strogoff's Mother

1937

Quality Street

as Susan Throssel

1934

This Side of Heaven

as Francene Turner