Helen Hayes was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She is the namesake of the annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in the greater Washington, D.C. area since 1984. Perhaps the ultimate respect to be paid to any actor by a producer - of having a theater christened in their name - became a reality for Ms. Hayes in 1955 when the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Broadway theater district was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was torn down in 1982 (along with five other neighboring theaters), the operators of the Little Theatre, another standing theater two blocks away on 44th Street, renamed that house in her name, which it has retained ever since.
Helen Hayes was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She is the namesake of the annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in the greater Washington, D.C. area since 1984. Perhaps the ultimate respect to be paid to any actor by a producer - of having a theater christened in their name - became a reality for Ms. Hayes in 1955 when the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Broadway theater district was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was torn down in 1982 (along with five other neighboring theaters), the operators of the Little Theatre, another standing theater two blocks away on 44th Street, renamed that house in her name, which it has retained ever since.
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Filmography (Movies)
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Release Date:17/09/2025
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/03/2022
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/03/1998
Night of 100 Stars III
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1990
The Ten-Year Lunch
Character:Herself - Participant
Release Date:28/09/1987
Murder with Mirrors
Character:Miss Jane Marple
Release Date:20/02/1985
A Caribbean Mystery
Character:Miss Jane Marple
Release Date:22/10/1983
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Murder Is Easy
Character:Lavinia Fullerton
Release Date:02/01/1982
Hopper's Silence
Character:Herself
Release Date:05/10/1981
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/1979
A Family Upside Down
Character:Emma Long
Release Date:09/04/1978
Candleshoe
Character:Lady St. Edmund
Release Date:16/12/1977
Victory at Entebbe
Character:Etta Grossman-Wise
Release Date:22/12/1976
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Character:Hettie
Release Date:09/07/1975
Herbie Rides Again
Character:Mrs. Steinmetz
Release Date:12/02/1974
The Female Instinct
Character:Ernesta Snoop
Release Date:18/12/1972
Harvey
Character:Veta Louise Simmons
Release Date:22/03/1972
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Character:Sophie Tate Curtis
Release Date:09/11/1971
Airport
Character:Ada Quonsett
Release Date:25/03/1970
Arsenic and Old Lace
Character:Abby Brewster
Release Date:02/04/1969
The Challenge of Ideas
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Bat
Character:Cornelia Van Gorder
Release Date:29/03/1960
Third Man on the Mountain
Character:Hotel guest (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1959
Four Women in Black
Character:Sister Theresa
Release Date:25/04/1957
Anastasia
Character:Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Release Date:13/12/1956
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/1955
Main Street to Broadway
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/1953
My Son John
Character:Lucille Jefferson
Release Date:08/04/1952
Stage Door Canteen
Character:Helen Hayes
Release Date:24/06/1943
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/07/1940
Hollywood Goes to Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1938
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Character:Vanessa Paris
Release Date:01/03/1935
What Every Woman Knows
Character:Maggie Wylie
Release Date:18/10/1934
Crime Without Passion
Character:Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Release Date:30/08/1934
Night Flight
Character:Madame Fabian
Release Date:06/10/1933
Another Language
Character:Stella Hallam
Release Date:28/07/1933
The White Sister
Character:Angela Chiaromonte
Release Date:17/03/1933
The Son-Daughter
Character:Lian Wha
Release Date:23/12/1932
A Farewell to Arms
Character:Catherine Barkley
Release Date:08/12/1932
Arrowsmith
Character:Leora Tozer Arrowsmith
Release Date:07/12/1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Character:Madelon Claudet
Release Date:23/10/1931
The Dancing Town
Character:Olive Pepperall
Release Date:26/10/1928
Riders of the Range
Character:Inez
Release Date:15/02/1923
The Weavers of Life
Character:Peggy
Release Date:01/11/1917
Television Appearances
MGM: When the Lion Roars
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Highway to Heaven
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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The Love Boat
Character:Agatha Winslow
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Character:Dr. McCartney
The Snoop Sisters
Character:Ernesta Snoop
Ghost Story
Character:Miss Gilden
Here's Lucy
Character:Kathleen Brady
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Aunt Clara
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Tarzan
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The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Play of the Week
Character:Mother Hildebrand
The Bell Telephone Hour
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Accepting Award for Apa-Phoenix
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Previous Winner
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Character:Self (archive footage)
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
Omnibus
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Omnibus
Character:Bessie Arlington
Omnibus
Character:Mrs. Dearth
Omnibus
Character:Mrs. Howard V. Larue III
Pride and Prejudice
Character:Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Essie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:The Vicaress
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Veta Louise Simmons
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Honora Canderay (woman)
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Helen Hayes
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Queen Victoria
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:Self - Host
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