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Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Acting·1893–1968·44 films

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

Filmography

The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)Amelia Tilford
Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)Aunt Belle Massey
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)Anita Cooper
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)Ellen Whitcomb
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)Mrs. Mitty
State Fair
State Fair (1945)Melissa Frake
Our Town
Our Town (1940)Mrs Gibbs
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)Mrs. Macauley
Dark Waters
Dark Waters (1944)Aunt Emily
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway (1941)Miss Jones
The Virginian
The Virginian (1946)Mrs. Taylor
Deep Valley
Deep Valley (1947)Ellie Saul
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour (1938)Hannah Linden
Quality Street
Quality Street (1937)Susan Throssel
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret (1942)Trudy Strauss
The President's Lady
The President's Lady (1953)Mrs. Donaldson
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc' (1943)Captain Marsh
The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body (1944)Margaret Sibyll
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)Mrs. Thornway
June Bride
June Bride (1948)Paula Winthrop
Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison (1940)Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
Daughters Courageous
Daughters Courageous (1939)Nancy 'Nan' Masters
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)Stella Livingston Hadley
White Banners
White Banners (1938)Hannah
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)Emmy Jones
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)Mrs. Margaret Carey
This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven (1934)Francene Turner
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)Self (archive footage)
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines (1943)Jennie Bailey
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement (1940)Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Close to My Heart
Close to My Heart (1951)Mrs. Morrow
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)Ann Murray
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob (1939)Hattie Leonard
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)Self
The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)Strogoff's Mother
Maryland
Maryland (1940)Charlotte Danfield
The Arkansas Traveler
The Arkansas Traveler (1938)Mrs. Martha Allen
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)Fay Norwick
3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family (1944)Frances Whittaker
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Our Neighbors - The Carters (1939)Ellen Carter
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)Mrs. Elvira Wiggs