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Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

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 (February 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 i

Born

Dec 07, 1893

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

Apr 16, 1968

Known For

Acting

Movies

46 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

June Bride
June Bride
1948 • as Paula Winthrop
★ 7.1
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
1961 • as Amelia Tilford
★ 7.7
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 • as Ellen Whitcomb
★ 7.0
Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 • as Aunt Belle Massey
★ 7.0
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 • as Mrs. Mitty
★ 6.8
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison
1940 • as Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
★ 6.0
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway
1941 • as Miss Jones
★ 6.6
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 • as Mrs. Macauley
★ 6.2
Quality Street
Quality Street
1937 • as Susan Throssel
★ 5.8
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 • as Mrs. Thornway
★ 6.4
The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 • as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
★ 6.3
Close to My Heart
Close to My Heart
1951 • as Mrs. Morrow
★ 6.6
Our Town
Our Town
1940 • as Mrs Gibbs
★ 5.9
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939 • as Ann Murray
★ 4.5
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 • as Mrs. Taylor
★ 6.0
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 • as Anita Cooper
★ 7.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
★ 6.3
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones
1942 • as Emmy Jones
★ 5.0
State Fair
State Fair
1945 • as Melissa Frake
★ 6.6
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
1938 • as Hannah Linden
★ 6.7
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body
1944 • as Margaret Sibyll
★ 5.6
The President's Lady
The President's Lady
1953 • as Mrs. Donaldson
★ 6.9
Daughters Courageous
Daughters Courageous
1939 • as Nancy 'Nan' Masters
★ 6.2
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family
1944 • as Frances Whittaker
★ 9.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942 • as Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
★ 5.0
The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 • as Strogoff's Mother
★ 7.3
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines
1943 • as Jennie Bailey
★ 7.2
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 • as Captain Marsh
★ 6.6
Dark Waters
Dark Waters
1944 • as Aunt Emily
★ 6.0
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob
1939 • as Hattie Leonard
★ 6.7
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 • as Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 • as Mrs. Margaret Carey
★ 6.0
Deep Valley
Deep Valley
1947 • as Ellie Saul
★ 5.6
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948 • as Fay Norwick
★ 7.5
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement
1940 • as Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
★ 6.3
The Arkansas Traveler
The Arkansas Traveler
1938 • as Mrs. Martha Allen
★ 6.7
This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven
1934 • as Francene Turner
★ 7.5
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942 • as Stella Livingston Hadley
★ 5.3
movie
★ 6.0
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret
1942 • as Trudy Strauss
★ 6.7
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Our Neighbors - The Carters
1939 • as Ellen Carter
★ 9.0
Maryland
Maryland
1940 • as Charlotte Danfield
★ 6.5
White Banners
White Banners
1938 • as Hannah
★ 6.1