Frances Bavier
Acting Born Dec 14, 1902 Died Dec 6, 1989 Manhattan, New York, USA 42 credits
Biography
Frances Bavier was an American stage and television actress. She originated from New York theatre and worked in film and television from the 1950s. Bavier is best known for her role on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960-1970. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress in 1967. Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films and played a range of supporting roles on television. She appeared as Mrs. Barley in the 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Benji
Mayberry R.F.D.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Investigators
The Andy Griffith Show
RawhideIt Started with a Kiss
77 Sunset StripA Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Perry MasonSugarfootThe Thin Man
The Bad SeedThe Blessed Midnight
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMGM Parade
It's a Great Life
The Danny Thomas ShowCity DetectiveLetter to LorettaLetter to LorettaLetter to Loretta
The Ford Television TheatreCavalcade of AmericaChevron TheatreBend of the RiverMy Wife's Best Friend
DragnetThe Day the Earth Stood StillHallmark Hall of FameSchlitz Playhouse of StarsThe Stooge
Lux Video TheatreLux Video Theatre
The Lone Ranger
Girls About Town
Full filmography
- Benji (1974) as Lady with the Cat
- Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) as Aunt Bee Taylor
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) as Aunt Bee Taylor
- The Investigators (1961)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Aunt Bee Taylor
- Rawhide (1959)
- It Started with a Kiss (1959) as Mrs. Tappe
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) as Mrs. Solitaire
- Perry Mason (1957) as Louise Marlow
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Nancy Thomas
- The Thin Man (1957)
- The Bad Seed (1956) as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
- The Blessed Midnight (1956) as Mrs. Hayes
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Mrs. Fergusen
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- It's a Great Life (1954) as Mrs. Amy Morgan
- The Danny Thomas Show (1953) as Henrietta Perkins
- City Detective (1953)
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Mrs. Logan
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Aunt Marty
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Aunt Meg
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Miss Trimingham
- Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953)
- Man in the Attic (1953) as Helen Harley
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Mrs. Hayes
- Chevron Theatre (1952)
- Bend of the River (1952) as Mrs. Prentiss
- My Wife's Best Friend (1952) as Mrs. Chamberlain
- Horizons West (1952) as Martha Hammond
- Sally and Saint Anne (1952) as Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne
- The Lady Says No (1952) as Alice Hatch
- Dragnet (1951)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) as Mrs. Barley
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Lou Bloor
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- The Stooge (1951) as Mrs. Rogers
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Martha
- Lux Video Theatre (1950)
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Aunt Maggie Sawtelle
- Girls About Town (1931) as Joy - Party Girl (uncredited)