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Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 07, 1893
Died Apr 16, 1968 (74)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 ... y 1934), the same year she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway and in the film It Happened One Day (July 1934). Bainter quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the first performer nominated in the same year for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938), winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year. In 1940 she played Mrs. Gibbs in the film production of the Thornton Wilder play Our Town. In 1945 she played Melissa Frake in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961). Finally, in 1962, Fay appeared as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fay Bainter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961

as Amelia Tilford

The President's Lady

The President's Lady

1953

as Mrs. Donaldson

Close to My Heart

Close to My Heart

1951

as Mrs. Morrow

Give My Regards to Broadway

Give My Regards to Broadway

1948

as Fay Norwick

June Bride

June Bride

1948

as Paula Winthrop

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

as Mrs. Mitty

Deep Valley

Deep Valley

1947

as Ellie Saul

The Virginian

The Virginian

1946

as Mrs. Taylor

The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

State Fair

State Fair

1945

as Melissa Frake

3 Is a Family

3 Is a Family

1944

as Frances Whittaker

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944

as Aunt Emily

The Heavenly Body

The Heavenly Body

1944

as Margaret Sibyll

Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines

1943

as Jennie Bailey

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Mrs. Thornway

Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

1943

as Captain Marsh

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943

as Mrs. Macauley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942

as Stella Livingston Hadley

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

as Mrs. Elvira Wiggs

Mr. Gardenia Jones

Mr. Gardenia Jones

1942

as Emmy Jones

Journey for Margaret

Journey for Margaret

1942

as Trudy Strauss

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Ellen Whitcomb

Babes on Broadway

Babes on Broadway

1941

as Miss Jones

Maryland

Maryland

1940

as Charlotte Danfield

Young Tom Edison

Young Tom Edison

1940

as Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison

Our Town

Our Town

1940

as Mrs Gibbs

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1940

as Margaret "Meg" Fairfield

The Lady and the Mob

The Lady and the Mob

1939

as Hattie Leonard

Yes, My Darling Daughter

Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

as Ann Murray

Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

1939

as Nancy 'Nan' Masters

Mother Carey's Chickens

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938

as Mrs. Margaret Carey

The Arkansas Traveler

The Arkansas Traveler

1938

as Mrs. Martha Allen

White Banners

White Banners

1938

as Hannah

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

as Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour

1938

as Hannah Linden

Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

as Aunt Belle Massey

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

as Anita Cooper

Quality Street

Quality Street

1937

as Susan Throssel

The Soldier and the Lady

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

as Strogoff's Mother

This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven

1934

as Francene Turner

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Television Credits

Lux Video Theatre

as Innkeeper's Wife

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Studio One

as Aunt Valerie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Thriller

as Geraldine Redfern

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Adventures in Paradise

as Sister Josephine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Suspense

as Natalie MacLaird

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Dr. Kildare

as Sister Mike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Jenny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as Annie Keeney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Mrs. Grier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Mrs. Hughes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Bella Fleace

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Studio One

as Mrs. Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mary Caulfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Donna Reed Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1958

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

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