Fay Bainter
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 7, 1893 in Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- April 16, 1968
- Active Years
- 1934–2001 (68 Years)
- Total Credits
- 65 credits in database
Biography
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Name: Fay Okell Bainter.
Birth: December 7, 1893, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Death: April 16, 1968 (age 74).
Profession: American film and stage actress.
Awards: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938).
Other honors: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Career details:
MGM persuaded her to try films.
Movie debut: This Side of Heaven (February 1934).
1934 appearances: Dodsworth (Broadway) and It Happened One Day (film, July 1934).
1938 achievement: First performer nominated in the same year for both Academy Award for Best Actress (White Banners) and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Jezebel), winning for the latter.
Known credits: 59.
Fay Okell Bainter was an American film and stage actress born on December 7, 1893, in Los Angeles, California. She died on April 16, 1968. After being persuaded by MGM to try films, she made her movie debut in This Side of Heaven in February 1934. That same year, she appeared in the film It Happened One Day and in the Broadway production of Dodsworth. In 1938, Bainter became the first performer nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress for White Banners and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel in the same year, winning the award for Jez
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Name: Fay Okell Bainter (also Fay Bainter).
Birth: December 7, 1893, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Death: April 16, 1968 (74 years old).
Profession: American film and stage actress.
Career Start: MGM persuaded her to try films.
Movie Debut: This Side of Heaven (February 1934).
1934 credits: Dodsworth (Broadway), It Happened One Day (film, July 1934).
1938 Achievements:
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for White Banners (1938).
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938).
Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938).
First performer nominated in the same year for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.
Other: Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known Credits: 59.
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Fay Okell Bainter was an American film and stage actress born on December 7, 1893, in Los Angeles, California. After being persuaded by MGM to try films, she made her movie debut in This Side of Heaven in February 1934. During that same year, she appeared in the Broadway production of Dodsworth and in the film It Happened One Day in July 1934.
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Bainter achieved significant success in 1938. In that year, she became the first performer to receive Academy Award nominations in both the Best Actress category for White Banners and the Best Supporting Actress category for Jezebel. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Jezebel. Her career includes 59 known credits, and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She died on April 16, 1968, at the age of 74.
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Name: Fay Okell Bainter.
Birth: Dec 7, 1893, Los Angeles.
Death: April 16, 1968.
Debut: This Side of Heaven (Feb 1934).
1934: Dodsworth (Broadway), It Happened One Day (July 1934).
1938: White Banners (Best Actress nom), Jezebel (Best Supporting Actress nom and win).
First performer nominated in same year for both.
Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
59 credits.
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Full Filmography
65 titles- Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Mary Caulfield
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Sister Mike
- The Children's Hour (1961) as Amelia Tilford
- Thriller (1960) as Geraldine Redfern
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Sister Josephine
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- The President's Lady (1953) as Mrs. Donaldson
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Jenny
- Close to My Heart (1951) as Mrs. Morrow
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Bella Fleace
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Innkeeper's Wife
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Annie Keeney
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Mrs. Grier
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Mrs. Hughes
- Suspense (1949) as Natalie MacLaird
- Studio One (1948) as Aunt Valerie
- Studio One (1948) as Mrs. Morgan
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- June Bride (1948) as Paula Winthrop
- Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) as Fay Norwick
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Mrs. Mitty
- Deep Valley (1947) as Ellie Saul
- The Virginian (1946) as Mrs. Taylor
- The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
- State Fair (1945) as Melissa Frake
- The Heavenly Body (1944) as Margaret Sibyll
- 3 Is a Family (1944) as Frances Whittaker
- Dark Waters (1944) as Aunt Emily
- The Human Comedy (1943) as Mrs. Macauley
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) as Mrs. Thornway
- Salute to the Marines (1943) as Jennie Bailey
- Cry 'Havoc' (1943) as Captain Marsh
- Woman of the Year (1942) as Ellen Whitcomb
- Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942) as Emmy Jones
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) as Stella Livingston Hadley
- Journey for Margaret (1942) as Trudy Strauss
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942) as Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
- Babes on Broadway (1941) as Miss Jones
- Young Tom Edison (1940) as Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
- Our Town (1940) as Mrs Gibbs
- A Bill of Divorcement (1940) as Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self
- Maryland (1940) as Charlotte Danfield
- Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) as Ann Murray
- Daughters Courageous (1939) as Nancy 'Nan' Masters
- The Lady and the Mob (1939) as Hattie Leonard
- Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939) as Self
- Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939) as Ellen Carter
- Jezebel (1938) as Aunt Belle Massey
- Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) as Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Shining Hour (1938) as Hannah Linden
- Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) as Mrs. Margaret Carey
- White Banners (1938) as Hannah
- The Arkansas Traveler (1938) as Mrs. Martha Allen
- Quality Street (1937) as Susan Throssel
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) as Anita Cooper
- The Soldier and the Lady (1937) as Strogoff's Mother
- This Side of Heaven (1934) as Francene Turner
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Fay Bainter best known for?
Fay Bainter is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), Loverboy (1989).
When and where was Fay Bainter born?
Fay Bainter was born on December 7, 1893 in Los Angeles, California, USA. They passed away on April 16, 1968.
How many credits does Fay Bainter have?
Fay Bainter has accumulated over 65 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1934 to 2001.
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Age in their best-rated roles
- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 94
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Mary Caulfield — aged about 68
- The Children's Hour (1961) as Amelia Tilford — aged about 67
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) — aged about 57
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Jenny — aged about 57
- June Bride (1948) as Paula Winthrop — aged about 54
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