Fay Bainter

Birthday: 1893-12-07
Deathday: 1967-11-20
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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 the same year for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938), winning for the latter. Since then, only nine other actors have won dual nominations in a single year. In 1940 she played Mrs. Gibbs in the film production of the Thornton Wilder play Our Town. In 1945 she played Melissa Frake in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical State Fair. She was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Children's Hour (1961). Finally, in 1962, Fay appeared as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.

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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1939 46 White Banners (1938) Leading Actress Nom 0
1939 46 Jezebel (1938) Supporting Actress Win 0
1962 69 The Children's Hour (1961) Supporting Actress Nom 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
1961-12-19 The Children's Hour Amelia Tilford
1953-05-21 The President's Lady Mrs. Donaldson
1951-10-01 Close to My Heart Mrs. Morrow
1948-10-29 June Bride Paula Winthrop
1948-06-08 Give My Regards to Broadway Fay Norwick
1947-09-01 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Mrs. Mitty
1947-07-30 Deep Valley Ellie Saul
1946-05-05 The Virginian Mrs. Taylor
1946-03-21 The Kid from Brooklyn Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne
1945-08-29 State Fair Melissa Frake
1944-11-23 3 Is a Family Frances Whittaker
1944-11-21 Dark Waters Aunt Emily
1944-03-23 The Heavenly Body Margaret Sibyll
1943-11-23 Cry 'Havoc' Captain Marsh
1943-09-02 Salute to the Marines Jennie Bailey
1943-04-29 Presenting Lily Mars Mrs. Thornway
1943-03-02 The Human Comedy Mrs. Macauley
1942-12-17 Journey for Margaret Trudy Strauss
1942-10-01 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
1942-08-07 The War Against Mrs. Hadley Stella Livingston Hadley
1942-05-29 Mr. Gardenia Jones Emmy Jones
1942-02-05 Woman of the Year Ellen Whitcomb
1941-12-31 Babes on Broadway Miss Jones
1940-07-19 Maryland Charlotte Danfield
1940-05-31 A Bill of Divorcement Margaret "Meg" Fairfield
1940-05-24 Our Town Mrs Gibbs
1940-03-15 Young Tom Edison Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
1939-11-24 Our Neighbors - The Carters
1939-06-23 Daughters Courageous Nancy 'Nan' Masters
1939-04-03 The Lady and the Mob Hattie Leonard
1939-02-25 Yes, My Darling Daughter Ann Murray
1938-11-18 The Shining Hour Hannah Linden
1938-10-14 The Arkansas Traveler Mrs. Martha Allen
1938-07-29 Mother Carey's Chickens Mrs. Margaret Carey
1938-06-23 White Banners Hannah
1938-03-26 Jezebel Aunt Belle Massey
1937-05-09 Make Way for Tomorrow Anita Cooper
1937-04-09 The Soldier and the Lady Strogoff's Mother
1937-03-26 Quality Street Susan Throssel
1934-02-02 This Side of Heaven Francene Turner