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Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter.

One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued

Born

Oct 06, 1906

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Sep 14, 1984

Known For

Acting

Movies

69 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 as The Wife (Indre)
★ 7.8
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1937 as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
★ 7.2
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 as Slave Girl (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back
1931 as Angie Randolph
★ 4.3
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
1927 as Diane
★ 7.4
Lucky Star
Lucky Star
1929 as Mary Tucker
★ 7.6
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
4 Devils
4 Devils
1928 as Marion
★ 7.6
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl
1936 as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
★ 6.0
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart
1938 as George-Anne Carleton
★ 6.6
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 as Self (uncredited)
★ 4.4
State Fair
State Fair
1933 as Margy Frake
★ 6.3
Street Angel
Street Angel
1928 as Angela
★ 7.0
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
1931 as Judy Abbott
★ 4.8
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.5
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Servants' Entrance
Servants' Entrance
1934 as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
★ 8.0
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
★ 6.0
Happy Days
Happy Days
1929 as Janet Gaynor
★ 6.3
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 as Molly Larkins
★ 6.2
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood
1926 as Anna Burger
★ 6.9
The Teaser
The Teaser
1925 as (uncredited)
★ 3.0
Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 as Nancy Briggs
★ 4.2
Carolina
Carolina
1934 as Joanna Tate
★ 6.7
The Plastic Age
The Plastic Age
1925 as Co-ed (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Adorable
Adorable
1933 as Marie Christine "Mitzi"
★ 4.2
Bernardine
Bernardine
1957 as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
★ 7.6
45 Minutes from Hollywood
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926 as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood
1976 as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Flaming Flappers
Flaming Flappers
1925 as One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
★ 10.0
All Wet
All Wet
1924 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Paddy the Next Best Thing
1933 as Paddy Adair
★ 3.0
Change of Heart
Change of Heart
1934 as Catherine Furness
★ 6.3
The Shamrock Handicap
The Shamrock Handicap
1926 as Lady Sheila O'Hara
★ 5.4
Lazy Lightning
Lazy Lightning
1926 as (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Man in the Saddle
The Man in the Saddle
1926 as Doubtful (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Dangerous Innocence
Dangerous Innocence
1925 as (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Skinner's Dress Suit
Skinner's Dress Suit
1926 as Party Guest (Uncredited)
★ 7.5
Delicious
Delicious
1931 as Heather Gordon
★ 6.5
Young Ideas
Young Ideas
1924 as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Ladies in Love
Ladies in Love
1936 as Martha Karenye
★ 6.5
The Haunted Honeymoon
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925 as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Return of Peter Grimm
The Return of Peter Grimm
1926 as Catherine
★ 8.0
One More Spring
One More Spring
1935 as Elizabeth Cheney
★ 6.2
The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle
1926 as Rose Kelly
★ 5.4
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country
1932 as Tess Howland
★ 7.0
Two Girls Wanted
Two Girls Wanted
1927 as Marianna Wright
★ 9.0
The Burning Trail
The Burning Trail
1925 as (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Christina
Christina
1929 as Christina
★ 7.0
The Midnight Kiss
The Midnight Kiss
1926 as Mildred Hastings
★ 8.0
Oh! What a Nurse!
Oh! What a Nurse!
1926 as (uncredited)
★ 9.0
The Stolen Ranch
The Stolen Ranch
1926 as Extra
★ 6.1
The First Year
The First Year
1932 as Grace Livingston
★ 10.0
The Beautiful Cheat
The Beautiful Cheat
1926 as Extra
★ 10.0
Merely Mary Ann
Merely Mary Ann
1931 as Mary Ann
★ 9.0
High Society Blues
High Society Blues
1930 as Eleanor Divine
★ 8.0
A Punch in the Nose
A Punch in the Nose
1926 as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
★ 10.0
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses
1927 as Extra
★ 6.1
Don't Shoot
Don't Shoot
1926 as Girl
★ 7.0
Martin of the Mounted
Martin of the Mounted
1926 as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Galloping Cowboy
The Galloping Cowboy
1926 as Extra (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up
1929 as Molly Carr
★ 7.1
Cupid's Rustler
Cupid's Rustler
1924 as (uncredited)
★ 9.0
movie
Fade Away Foster
1926 as (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Crook Buster
The Crook Buster
1925 as (uncredited)
★ 10.0
movie
The Gunless Bad Man
1926 as Gertrude Dowell
★ 8.0
movie
The Horse Trader
1927 as (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 as Self (archive footage)
Ridin' for Love
Ridin' for Love
1926 as Girl
★ 10.0