Fay Bainter: movies and TV shows
Fay Bainter has 65 credits in the archive: 46 films and 19 TV series, from 1934 to 2001. Highest rated: The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 2001 · busiest year: 1938 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 107 |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.2 | 94 |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 89 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 69 | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mary Caulfield | TV | 7.8 | 68 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Sister Mike | TV | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Amelia Tilford | Film | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1960 | Thriller | Geraldine Redfern | TV | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Sister Josephine | TV | 6.1 | 65 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | TV | 6.5 | 64 | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | TV | 5.3 | 61 | |
| 1953 | The President's Lady | Mrs. Donaldson | Film | 6.9 | 59 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 57 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Jenny | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1951 | Close to My Heart | Mrs. Morrow | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 56 | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Bella Fleace | TV | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Innkeeper's Wife | TV | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Annie Keeney | TV | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Mrs. Grier | TV | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Mrs. Hughes | TV | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1949 | Suspense | Natalie MacLaird | TV | 5.1 | 55 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Aunt Valerie | TV | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Mrs. Morgan | TV | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1948 | June Bride | Paula Winthrop | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Fay Norwick | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Mrs. Mitty | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1947 | Deep Valley | Ellie Saul | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Mrs. Taylor | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1945 | State Fair | Melissa Frake | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | Margaret Sibyll | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1944 | 3 Is a Family | Frances Whittaker | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Aunt Emily | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Mrs. Macauley | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Mrs. Thornway | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1943 | Salute to the Marines | Jennie Bailey | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' | Captain Marsh | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Ellen Whitcomb | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1942 | Mr. Gardenia Jones | Emmy Jones | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1942 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Stella Livingston Hadley | Film | 5.3 | 48 |
| 1942 | Journey for Margaret | Trudy Strauss | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mrs. Elvira Wiggs | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Miss Jones | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison | Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1940 | Our Town | Mrs Gibbs | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1940 | A Bill of Divorcement | Margaret "Meg" Fairfield | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1940 | Maryland | Charlotte Danfield | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Ann Murray | Film | 4.5 | 45 |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous | Nancy 'Nan' Masters | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1939 | The Lady and the Mob | Hattie Leonard | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1939 | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 | Self | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Our Neighbors - The Carters | Ellen Carter | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Aunt Belle Massey | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1938 | The Shining Hour | Hannah Linden | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1938 | Mother Carey's Chickens | Mrs. Margaret Carey | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1938 | White Banners | Hannah | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1938 | The Arkansas Traveler | Mrs. Martha Allen | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1937 | Quality Street | Susan Throssel | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow | Anita Cooper | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Strogoff's Mother | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1934 | This Side of Heaven | Francene Turner | Film | 7.5 | 40 |