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Janet Gaynor

Actor
Born October 6, 1906Died September 14, 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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Sunrise
  • A Star Is Born

Known For

  • Sunrise
  • A Star Is Born
  • 7th Heaven
  • Street Angel
  • The Young in Heart
  • Lucky Star
  • State Fair
  • Three Loves Has Nancy
  • The Farmer Takes a Wife
  • Delicious
  • The First Year

Filmography

1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Violet Hooper
1957
Bernardine · as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Martha Allen
1950
The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · 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 Lester
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)
1927
7th Heaven · as Diane
1927
1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood · as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1926
The Stolen Ranch · as Extra
1926
Lazy Lightning · as Cast
1926
The Blue Eagle · as Rose Kelly
1926
The Shamrock Handicap · as Lady Sheila O'hara
1926
Skinner's Dress Suit · as Party Guest
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)

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