Janet Gaynor
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday6 October 1906
Died14 September 1984 (age 77)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits74
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…
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Yesteryear
1982 · Self
The Love Boat
1977 · Violet Hooper
Hooray for Hollywood
1976 · Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960 · Self
Bernardine
1957 · Mrs. Ruth Wilson
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Martha Allen
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Eleanor
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 · Nancy Briggs
The Young in Heart
1938 · George-Anne Carleton
A Star Is Born
1937 · Esther Blodgett
Ladies in Love
1936 · Martha Karenye
Small Town Girl
1936 · Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 · Molly Larkins
One More Spring
1935 · Elizabeth Cheney
Servants' Entrance
1934 · Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Change of Heart
1934 · Catherine Furness
Carolina
1934 · Joanna Tate
Paddy the Next Best Thing
1933 · Paddy Adair
Adorable
1933 · Marie Christine "Mitzi"
State Fair
1933 · Margy Frake
Tess of the Storm Country
1932 · Tess Howland
The First Year
1932 · Grace Livingston
Delicious
1931 · Heather Gordon
Merely Mary Ann
1931 · Mary Ann
Daddy Long Legs
1931 · Judy Abbott
The Man Who Came Back
1931 · Angie Randolph
High Society Blues
1930 · Eleanor Divine
Sunny Side Up
1929 · Molly Carr
Christina
1929 · Christina
Happy Days
1929 · Janet Gaynor
Lucky Star
1929 · Mary Tucker
4 Devils
1928 · Marion
Street Angel
1928 · Angela
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · The Wife (Indre)
Two Girls Wanted
1927 · Marianna Wright
7th Heaven
1927 · Diane
With Love and Hisses
1927 · Extra
The Horse Trader
1927 · (uncredited)
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Stolen Ranch
1926 · Extra
Lazy Lightning
1926 · (uncredited)
Martin of the Mounted
1926 · (uncredited)
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