Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1893-12-07
- Day of Death1968-04-16 (74 years)
- Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
- Also Known AsFay Okell Bainter
Fay Bainter
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Mary Caulfield
- 1961
The Children's Hour
As: Amelia Tilford
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Sister Mike
- 1960
Thriller
As: Geraldine Redfern
- 1959
Adventures in Paradise
As: Sister Josephine
- 1953
The President's Lady
As: Mrs. Donaldson
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Jenny
- 1951
Close to My Heart
As: Mrs. Morrow
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Bella Fleace
1949Suspense
As: Natalie MacLaird
1948Studio One
As: Aunt Valerie
- 1948
Studio One
As: Mrs. Morgan
1948June Bride
As: Paula Winthrop
1948Give My Regards to Broadway
As: Fay Norwick
- 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
As: Mrs. Mitty
1947Deep Valley
As: Ellie Saul
1946The Virginian
As: Mrs. Taylor
1946The Kid from Brooklyn
As: Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
1945State Fair
As: Melissa Frake
19443 Is a Family
As: Frances Whittaker
1944Dark Waters
As: Aunt Emily
1944The Heavenly Body
As: Margaret Sibyll
1943Cry 'Havoc'
As: Captain Marsh
1943Salute to the Marines
As: Jennie Bailey
1943Presenting Lily Mars
As: Mrs. Thornway
1943The Human Comedy
As: Mrs. Macauley
1942Journey for Margaret
As: Trudy Strauss
1942Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
As: Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
1942The War Against Mrs. Hadley
As: Stella Livingston Hadley
1942Mr. Gardenia Jones
As: Emmy Jones
- 1942
Woman of the Year
As: Ellen Whitcomb
1941Babes on Broadway
As: Miss Jones
1940Maryland
As: Charlotte Danfield
1940A Bill of Divorcement
As: Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
1940Our Town
As: Mrs Gibbs
1940Young Tom Edison
As: Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
1939Daughters Courageous
As: Nancy 'Nan' Masters
1939The Lady and the Mob
As: Hattie Leonard
1939Yes, My Darling Daughter
As: Ann Murray
1938The Shining Hour
As: Hannah Linden
1938The Arkansas Traveler
As: Mrs. Martha Allen
1938Mother Carey's Chickens
As: Mrs. Margaret Carey
1938White Banners
As: Hannah
- 1938
Jezebel
As: Aunt Belle Massey
- 1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
As: Anita Cooper
1937The Soldier and the Lady
As: Strogoff's Mother
1937Quality Street
As: Susan Throssel
1934This Side of Heaven
As: Francene Turner