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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

0.4

Known For

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