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Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

06/10/1906

Day of Death

14/09/1984
(78) years old

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Janet Gaynor

Biography

Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter. One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song... Read More

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

A Star Is Born

Street Angel

The Haunted Honeymoon

The Haunted Honeymoon

The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

A Punch in the Nose

A Punch in the Nose

Cupid's Rustler

Cupid's Rustler

Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy

State Fair

7th Heaven

Filmography

Cast

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Self (uncredited)

1960

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as Self

1957

Bernardine

as Mrs. Ruth Wilson

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

as Nancy Briggs

1938

The Young in Heart

as George-Anne Carleton

1937

A Star Is Born

as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester

1936

Ladies in Love

as Martha Karenye

1936

Small Town Girl

as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan

1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Molly Larkins

1935

One More Spring

as Elizabeth Cheney

1934

Servants' Entrance

as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand

1934

Change of Heart

as Catherine Furness

1934

Carolina

as Joanna Tate

1933

Paddy the Next Best Thing

as Paddy Adair

1933

Adorable

as Marie Christine "Mitzi"

1933

State Fair

as Margy Frake

1932

Tess of the Storm Country

as Tess Howland

1932

The First Year

as Grace Livingston

1931

Delicious

as Heather Gordon

1931

Merely Mary Ann

as Mary Ann

1931

Daddy Long Legs

as Judy Abbott

1931

The Man Who Came Back

as Angie Randolph

1930

High Society Blues

as Eleanor Divine

1929

Sunny Side Up

as Molly Carr

1929

Christina

as Christina

1929

Happy Days

as Janet Gaynor

1929

Lucky Star

as Mary Tucker

1928

4 Devils

as Marion

1928

Street Angel

as Angela

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

as The Wife (Indre)

1927

Two Girls Wanted

as Marianna Wright

1927

7th Heaven

as Diane

1927

With Love and Hisses

as Extra

1927

The Horse Trader

as (uncredited)

1926

45 Minutes from Hollywood

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1926

The Stolen Ranch

as Extra

1926

Lazy Lightning

as (uncredited)

1926

Martin of the Mounted

as (uncredited)

1926

The Return of Peter Grimm

as Catherine

1926

The Midnight Kiss

as Mildred Hastings

1926

The Blue Eagle

as Rose Kelly

1926

Don't Shoot

as Girl

1926

The Man in the Saddle

as Doubtful (uncredited)

1926

The Galloping Cowboy

as Extra (uncredited)

1926

The Shamrock Handicap

as Lady Sheila O'Hara

1926

Fade Away Foster

as (uncredited)

1926

Skinner's Dress Suit

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

1926

Ridin' for Love

as Girl

1926

The Gunless Bad Man

as Gertrude Dowell

1926

Oh! What a Nurse!

as (uncredited)

1926

The Johnstown Flood

as Anna Burger

1926

The Beautiful Cheat

as Extra

1926

A Punch in the Nose

as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

1925

Flaming Flappers

as One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)

1925

The Crook Buster

as (uncredited)

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

1925

The Plastic Age

as Co-ed (uncredited)

1925

The Teaser

as (uncredited)

1925

The Burning Trail

as (uncredited)

1925

Dangerous Innocence

as (uncredited)

1925

The Haunted Honeymoon

as (uncredited)

1924

Young Ideas

as (uncredited)

1924

Cupid's Rustler

as (uncredited)

1924

All Wet

as Extra (uncredited)