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Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 09, 1900
Died Mar 17, 1993 (92)
Birthplace Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Jun 29, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Helen Hayes was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's ... highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She is the namesake of the annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in the greater Washington, D.C. area since 1984. Perhaps the ultimate respect to be paid to any actor by a producer - of having a theater christened in their name - became a reality for Ms. Hayes in 1955 when the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Broadway theater district was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was torn down in 1982 (along with five other neighboring theaters), the operators of the Little Theatre, another standing theater two blocks away on 44th Street, renamed that house in her name, which it has retained ever since. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

1985

as Miss Jane Marple

A Caribbean Mystery

A Caribbean Mystery

1983

as Miss Jane Marple

Murder Is Easy

Murder Is Easy

1982

as Lavinia Fullerton

A Family Upside Down

A Family Upside Down

1978

as Emma Long

Candleshoe

Candleshoe

1977

as Lady St. Edmund

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

1976

as Etta Grossman-Wise

Herbie Rides Again

Herbie Rides Again

1974

as Mrs. Steinmetz

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

1972

as Ernesta Snoop

Harvey

Harvey

1972

as Veta Louise Simmons

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971

as Sophie Tate Curtis

Airport

Airport

1970

as Ada Quonsett

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1969

as Abby Brewster

The Challenge of Ideas

The Challenge of Ideas

1961

as Narrator

The Bat

The Bat

1960

as Cornelia Van Gorder

Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

as Hotel guest (uncredited)

Anastasia

Anastasia

1956

as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna

My Son John

My Son John

1952

as Lucille Jefferson

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Helen Hayes

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

as Vanessa Paris

What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows

1934

as Maggie Wylie

Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion

1934

as Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

The White Sister

The White Sister

1933

as Angela Chiaromonte

Another Language

Another Language

1933

as Stella Hallam

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933

as Madame Fabian

A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

1932

as Catherine Barkley

The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

1932

as Lian Wha

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

as Madelon Claudet

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

1931

as Leora Tozer Arrowsmith

The Dancing Town

The Dancing Town

1928

as Olive Pepperall

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress The Little Minister Nominated
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress Airport Won
Television Credits

Pride and Prejudice

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 02, 1952

The Snoop Sisters

as Ernesta Snoop

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 19, 1973

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

as Dr. McCartney

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 04, 1976

Omnibus

as Bessie Arlington

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Here's Lucy

as Kathleen Brady

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Aunt Clara

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Essie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Queen Victoria

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

The Jack Benny Program

as Helen Hayes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 1950

Ghost Story

as Miss Gilden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1972

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Honora Canderay (woman)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Vicaress

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Veta Louise Simmons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Love Boat

as Agatha Winslow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Play of the Week

as Mother Hildebrand

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1959

Omnibus

as Mrs. Dearth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Omnibus

as Mrs. Howard V. Larue III

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Omnibus

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

MGM: When the Lion Roars

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 22, 1992

What's My Line?

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Highway to Heaven

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Tarzan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 28, 1978

Tony Awards

as Self - Accepting Award for Apa-Phoenix

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1959

Tony Awards

as Self - Previous Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Kraft Television Theatre

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 1947

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