About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1893-12-07
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Fay Bainter

Overview

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 in the same year for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938), winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year. In 1940 she played Mrs. Gibbs in the film production of the Thornton Wilder play Our Town. In 1945 she played Melissa Frake in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961). Finally, in 1962, Fay appeared as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.

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Known for

Acting
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1961 The Children's Hour Actor Amelia Tilford 66
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1953 The President's Lady Actor Mrs. Donaldson 59
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1951 Close to My Heart Actor Mrs. Morrow 59
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1948 June Bride Actor Paula Winthrop 59
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1948 Give My Regards to Broadway Actor Fay Norwick 59
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1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Actor Mrs. Mitty 60
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1947 Deep Valley Actor Ellie Saul 59
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1946 The Virginian Actor Mrs. Taylor 59
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1946 The Kid from Brooklyn Actor Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne 58
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1945 State Fair Actor Melissa Frake 59
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1944 3 Is a Family Actor Frances Whittaker N/A
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1944 Dark Waters Actor Aunt Emily 58
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1944 The Heavenly Body Actor Margaret Sibyll 58
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1943 Cry 'Havoc' Actor Captain Marsh 58
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1943 Salute to the Marines Actor Jennie Bailey 59
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1943 Presenting Lily Mars Actor Mrs. Thornway 59
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1943 The Human Comedy Actor Mrs. Macauley 59
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1942 Journey for Margaret Actor Trudy Strauss 59
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1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Actor Mrs. Elvira Wiggs N/A
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1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley Actor Stella Livingston Hadley 58
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1942 Mr. Gardenia Jones Actor Emmy Jones 58
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1942 Woman of the Year Actor Ellen Whitcomb 61
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1941 Babes on Broadway Actor Miss Jones 59
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1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Actor Self 59
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1940 Maryland Actor Charlotte Danfield 59
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1940 A Bill of Divorcement Actor Margaret "Meg" Fairfield 59
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1940 Our Town Actor Mrs Gibbs 58
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1940 Young Tom Edison Actor Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison 58
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1939 Our Neighbors - The Carters Actor N/A
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1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 Actor Self N/A
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1939 Daughters Courageous Actor Nancy 'Nan' Masters 58
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1939 The Lady and the Mob Actor Hattie Leonard 59
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1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter Actor Ann Murray 58
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1938 Breakdowns of 1938 Actor Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1938 The Shining Hour Actor Hannah Linden 59
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1938 The Arkansas Traveler Actor Mrs. Martha Allen 59
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1938 Mother Carey's Chickens Actor Mrs. Margaret Carey 58
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1938 White Banners Actor Hannah 58
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1938 Jezebel Actor Aunt Belle Massey 61
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1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Actor Anita Cooper 63
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1937 The Soldier and the Lady Actor Strogoff's Mother 59
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1937 Quality Street Actor Susan Throssel 58
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1934 This Side of Heaven Actor Francene Turner 59
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