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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fay Bainter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1893-12-07
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As: Fay Okell Bainter

Movies List of Fay Bainter

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Jezebel

1938 Movie
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The Children's Hour

1961 Movie
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Woman of the Year

1942 Movie
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Our Town

1940 Movie
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The Heavenly Body

1944 Movie
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State Fair

1945 Movie
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Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 Movie
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Dark Waters

1944 Movie
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Presenting Lily Mars

1943 Movie
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Journey for Margaret

1942 Movie
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Babes on Broadway

1941 Movie
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Deep Valley

1947 Movie
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The Human Comedy

1943 Movie
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Quality Street

1937 Movie
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Cry 'Havoc'

1943 Movie
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Young Tom Edison

1940 Movie
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Salute to the Marines

1943 Movie
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The President's Lady

1953 Movie
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A Bill of Divorcement

1940 Movie
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White Banners

1938 Movie
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June Bride

1948 Movie
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The Kid from Brooklyn

1946 Movie
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The Shining Hour

1938 Movie
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Daughters Courageous

1939 Movie
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3 Is a Family

1944 Movie
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Maryland

1940 Movie
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The Lady and the Mob

1939 Movie
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Close to My Heart

1951 Movie
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The Arkansas Traveler

1938 Movie
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This Side of Heaven

1934 Movie
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The Virginian

1946 Movie
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Breakdowns of 1938

1938 Movie
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Mr. Gardenia Jones

1942 Movie