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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

45 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 as Eunice Mitty
★ 6.8
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
1961 as Amelia Tilford
★ 7.6
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942 as Ellen Whitcomb
★ 6.9
State Fair
State Fair
1945 as Melissa Frake
★ 6.6
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 as Anita Cooper
★ 7.5
Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 as Aunt Belle Massey
★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Quality Street
Quality Street
1937 as Susan Throssel
★ 5.8
White Banners
White Banners
1938 as Hannah
★ 5.8
Our Town
Our Town
1940 as Mrs Gibbs
★ 5.7
The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 as Strogoff's Mother
★ 6.5
The President's Lady
The President's Lady
1953 as Mrs. Donaldson
★ 6.8
The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 as Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
★ 6.2
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway
1941 as Miss Jones
★ 6.5
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines
1943 as Jennie Bailey
★ 6.8
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 as Captain Marsh
★ 6.4
The Virginian
The Virginian
1946 as Mrs. Taylor
★ 6.1
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
1938 as Hannah Linden
★ 6.6
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison
1940 as Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
★ 5.8
This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven
1934 as Francene Turner
★ 7.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
★ 6.5
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body
1944 as Margaret Sibyll
★ 5.3
Dark Waters
Dark Waters
1944 as Aunt Emily
★ 5.8
Deep Valley
Deep Valley
1947 as Ellie Saul
★ 5.6
June Bride
June Bride
1948 as Paula Winthrop
★ 7.2
Maryland
Maryland
1940 as Charlotte Danfield
★ 6.2
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939 as Ann Murray
★ 3.3
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 as Mrs. Macauley
★ 6.2
Daughters Courageous
Daughters Courageous
1939 as Nancy 'Nan' Masters
★ 6.2
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 as Mrs. Thornway
★ 6.3
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement
1940 as Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
★ 7.0
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942 as Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 as Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 4.7
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942 as Stella Livingston Hadley
★ 5.0
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob
1939 as Hattie Leonard
★ 6.3
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret
1942 as Trudy Strauss
★ 6.5
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Our Neighbors - The Carters
1939 as Ellen Carter
Close to My Heart
Close to My Heart
1951 as Mrs. Morrow
★ 6.5
The Arkansas Traveler
The Arkansas Traveler
1938 as Mrs. Martha Allen
★ 6.0
3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family
1944 as Frances Whittaker
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens
1938 as Mrs. Margaret Carey
★ 5.2
movie
★ 6.0
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948 as Fay Norwick
★ 7.0
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones
1942 as Emmy Jones
★ 4.7