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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
The Children's Hour
Character:Amelia Tilford
Release Date:19/12/1961
The President's Lady
Character:Mrs. Donaldson
Release Date:21/05/1953
Close to My Heart
Character:Mrs. Morrow
Release Date:01/10/1951
June Bride
Character:Paula Winthrop
Release Date:29/10/1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
Character:Fay Norwick
Release Date:08/06/1948
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character:Eunice Mitty
Release Date:01/09/1947
Deep Valley
Character:Ellie Saul
Release Date:30/07/1947
The Virginian
Character:Mrs. Taylor
Release Date:05/05/1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
Character:Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
Release Date:21/03/1946
State Fair
Character:Melissa Frake
Release Date:29/08/1945
3 Is a Family
Character:Frances Whittaker
Release Date:23/11/1944
Dark Waters
Character:Aunt Emily
Release Date:21/11/1944
The Heavenly Body
Character:Margaret Sibyll
Release Date:23/03/1944
Cry 'Havoc'
Character:Captain Marsh
Release Date:23/11/1943
Salute to the Marines
Character:Jennie Bailey
Release Date:02/09/1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Character:Mrs. Thornway
Release Date:29/04/1943
The Human Comedy
Character:Mrs. Macauley
Release Date:02/03/1943
Journey for Margaret
Character:Trudy Strauss
Release Date:17/12/1942
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Character:Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
Release Date:01/10/1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Character:Stella Livingston Hadley
Release Date:07/08/1942
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Character:Emmy Jones
Release Date:29/05/1942
Woman of the Year
Character:Ellen Whitcomb
Release Date:05/02/1942
Babes on Broadway
Character:Miss Jones
Release Date:31/12/1941
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/1940
Maryland
Character:Charlotte Danfield
Release Date:19/07/1940
A Bill of Divorcement
Character:Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
Release Date:31/05/1940
Our Town
Character:Mrs Gibbs
Release Date:24/05/1940
Young Tom Edison
Character:Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
Release Date:15/03/1940
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Character:Ellen Carter
Release Date:24/11/1939
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/1939
Daughters Courageous
Character:Nancy 'Nan' Masters
Release Date:23/06/1939
The Lady and the Mob
Character:Hattie Leonard
Release Date:03/04/1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Character:Ann Murray
Release Date:25/02/1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938
The Shining Hour
Character:Hannah Linden
Release Date:18/11/1938
The Arkansas Traveler
Character:Mrs. Martha Allen
Release Date:14/10/1938
Mother Carey's Chickens
Character:Mrs. Margaret Carey
Release Date:29/07/1938
White Banners
Character:Hannah
Release Date:23/06/1938
Jezebel
Character:Aunt Belle Massey
Release Date:26/03/1938
Make Way for Tomorrow
Character:Anita Cooper
Release Date:09/05/1937
The Soldier and the Lady
Character:Strogoff's Mother
Release Date:09/04/1937
Quality Street
Character:Susan Throssel
Release Date:26/03/1937
This Side of Heaven
Character:Francene Turner
Release Date:02/02/1934
Television Appearances
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Mary Caulfield
Dr. Kildare
Character:Sister Mike
Thriller
Character:Geraldine Redfern
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Sister Josephine
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
Matinee Theater
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Jenny
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Innkeeper's Wife
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Annie Keeney
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Mrs. Grier
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Mrs. Hughes
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Bella Fleace
Suspense
Character:Natalie MacLaird
Studio One
Character:Aunt Valerie
Studio One
Character:Mrs. Morgan
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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