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Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Acting 1893-12-07 Los Angeles, California, USA

Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (February 1934), the same year she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway and in the film It Happened One Day (July 1934). Bainter quickly achieved success, and in 1938 she became the first performer nominated in …

Known For

The Children's Hour
MOV ⭐ 7.7
The Children's Hour 1961
Quality Street
MOV ⭐ 5.8
Quality Street 1937
Jezebel
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Jezebel 1938
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
MOV ⭐ 6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
Make Way for Tomorrow
MOV ⭐ 7.5
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
Woman of the Year
MOV ⭐ 6.9
Woman of the Year 1942
The Human Comedy
MOV ⭐ 6.2
The Human Comedy 1943
Babes on Broadway
MOV ⭐ 6.6
Babes on Broadway 1941
Young Tom Edison
MOV ⭐ 5.9
Young Tom Edison 1940
Our Town
MOV ⭐ 5.9
Our Town 1940
Cry 'Havoc'
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Cry 'Havoc' 1943
Presenting Lily Mars
MOV ⭐ 6.4
Presenting Lily Mars 1943
Deep Valley
MOV ⭐ 5.6
Deep Valley 1947
State Fair
MOV ⭐ 6.6
State Fair 1945
The Heavenly Body
MOV ⭐ 5.6
The Heavenly Body 1944
Dark Waters
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Dark Waters 1944
The Soldier and the Lady
MOV ⭐ 7.3
The Soldier and the Lady 1937
Journey for Margaret
MOV ⭐ 6.7
Journey for Margaret 1942
Salute to the Marines
MOV ⭐ 7.2
Salute to the Marines 1943
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
MOV ⭐ 5.3
The War Against Mrs. Hadley 1942