Janet Gaynor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 6, 1906
- Died
- September 14, 1984 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Gaynor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Yesteryear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Violet Hooper · 1 ep
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Bernardine
Movie · as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
General Electric Theater
TV · as Martha Allen · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Eleanor · 1 ep
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Young in Heart
Movie · as George-Anne Carleton
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie · as Nancy Briggs
A Star Is Born
Movie · as Esther Blodgett
Small Town Girl
Movie · as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
Ladies in Love
Movie · as Martha Karenye
One More Spring
Movie · as Elizabeth Cheney
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie · as Molly Larkins
Change of Heart
Movie · as Catherine Furness
Carolina
Movie · as Joanna Tate
Servants' Entrance
Movie · as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
State Fair
Movie · as Margy Frake
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Movie · as Paddy Adair
Adorable
Movie · as Marie Christine "Mitzi"
Tess of the Storm Country
Movie · as Tess Howland
The First Year
Movie · as Grace Livingston
The Man Who Came Back
Movie · as Angie Randolph
Delicious
Movie · as Heather Gordon
Daddy Long Legs
Movie · as Judy Abbott
Merely Mary Ann
Movie · as Mary Ann
High Society Blues
Movie · as Eleanor Divine
Sunny Side Up
Movie · as Molly Carr
Lucky Star
Movie · as Mary Tucker
Happy Days
Movie · as Janet Gaynor
Christina
Movie · as Christina
Street Angel
Movie · as Angela
4 Devils
Movie · as Marion
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie · as The Wife
7th Heaven
Movie · as Diane
With Love and Hisses
Movie · as Extra
Two Girls Wanted
Movie · as Marianna Wright
The Horse Trader
Movie · as (uncredited)
A Punch in the Nose
Movie · as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
The Blue Eagle
Movie · as Rose Kelly
The Shamrock Handicap
Movie · as Lady Sheila O'Hara
The Johnstown Flood
Movie · as Anna Burger
The Return of Peter Grimm
Movie · as Catherine
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Movie · as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Oh! What a Nurse!
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Beautiful Cheat
Movie · as Extra
The Stolen Ranch
Movie · as Extra
The Gunless Bad Man
Movie · as Gertrude Dowell
Ridin' for Love
Movie · as Girl
Fade Away Foster
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Galloping Cowboy
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
The Man in the Saddle
Movie · as Doubtful (uncredited)
Don't Shoot
Movie · as Girl
The Midnight Kiss
Movie · as Mildred Hastings
Martin of the Mounted
Movie · as (uncredited)
Lazy Lightning
Movie · as (uncredited)
Skinner's Dress Suit
Movie · as Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Haunted Honeymoon
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Burning Trail
Movie · as (uncredited)
Dangerous Innocence
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Teaser
Movie · as (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Movie · as Slave Girl (uncredited)
The Plastic Age
Movie · as Co-ed (uncredited)
Flaming Flappers
Movie · as One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
The Crook Buster
Movie · as (uncredited)
Cupid's Rustler
Movie · as (uncredited)
Young Ideas
Movie · as (uncredited)
All Wet
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)