Janet Gaynor
Actor
6 October 1906 — 14 September 1984 (77 years)
Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter.
One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937).
She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later.
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One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937).
She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later.
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Known For
Filmography
| 1977 | The Love Boat · as Violet Hooper |
| 1957 | Bernardine · as Mrs. Ruth Wilson |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater · as Martha Allen |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre · as Eleanor |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty · as Cast |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy · as Nancy Briggs |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart · as George-Anne Carleton |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born · as Esther Blodgett / Vicki LesterOn Plex |
| 1936 | Ladies in Love · as Martha Karenye |
| 1936 | Small Town Girl · as Katherine 'kay' Brannan |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Molly Larkins |
| 1935 | One More Spring · as Elizabeth Cheney |
| 1934 | Servants' Entrance · as Hedda Nilsson Aka Helga Brand |
| 1934 | Change of Heart · as Catherine Furness |
| 1934 | Carolina · as Joanna Tate |
| 1933 | Paddy the Next Best Thing · as Paddy Adair |
| 1933 | Adorable · as Marie Christine "mitzi" |
| 1933 | State Fair · as Margy Frake |
| 1932 | Tess of the Storm Country · as Tess Howland |
| 1932 | The First Year · as Grace Livingston |
| 1931 | Delicious · as Heather Gordon |
| 1931 | Daddy Long Legs · as Judy Abbott |
| 1931 | The Man Who Came Back · as Angie Randolph |
| 1929 | Sunny Side Up · as Molly Carr |
| 1929 | Lucky Star · as Mary Tucker |
| 1928 | Street Angel · as Angela |
| 1927 | Sunrise · as The Wife (indre)On Plex |
| 1927 | 7th Heaven · as Diane |
| 1927 | With Love and Hisses · as Extra |
| 1926 | 45 Minutes from Hollywood · as Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Stolen Ranch · as Extra |
| 1926 | Lazy Lightning · as (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Blue Eagle · as Rose Kelly |
| 1926 | The Shamrock Handicap · as Lady Sheila O'hara |
| 1926 | Skinner's Dress Suit · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Johnstown Flood · as Anna Burger |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ · as Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Plastic Age · as Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes to... · as Self |
| 2003 | Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film · as Self |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema · as Self |
| 1990 | Classic Movie Bloopers · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Hooray for Hollywood · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1980 | Hollywood · as Self |
| 1978 | The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self |
| 1971 | The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywood · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Hollywood My Home Town · as Self |
| 1960 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood · as Self |
| 1957 | The 29th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1953 | Person to Person · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1953 | The 25th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1952 | Today · as Self |
| 1929 | Happy Days · as Janet Gaynor |