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Fay Bainter
Actress 1893 - 1968

Fay Bainter

Los Angeles, California, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character Mrs. Amelia Tilford
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Character Ellen Whitcomb
The President's Lady No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Donaldson
Deep Valley No snapshots yet
Character Ellie Saul
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Character Mrs. Mitty
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Character Melissa Frake

State Fair

1945

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Character Aunt Emily
The Heavenly Body No snapshots yet
Character Margaret Sibyll
Three Is a Family No snapshots yet
Character Frances Whittaker
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Character Captain Marsh
Presenting Lily Mars No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Thornway
The Human Comedy No snapshots yet
Character Mrs. Macauley
Title screen of Babes on Broadway No snapshots yet
Character Miss Jones
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Character Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
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Character Mrs Gibbs

Our Town

1940

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Character Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
Title screen of Jezebel No snapshots yet
Character Aunt Belle Massey

Jezebel

1938

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Character Anita Cooper

Filmography

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18 titles
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour 1961
The President's Lady
The President's Lady 1953
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
Deep Valley
Deep Valley 1947
State Fair
State Fair 1945
Three Is a Family
Three Is a Family 1944
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body 1944
Dark Waters
Dark Waters 1944
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy 1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars 1943
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc' 1943
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year 1942
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway 1941
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison 1940
Our Town
Our Town 1940
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement 1940
Jezebel
Jezebel 1938
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937

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