Frances Bavier
Age: N/A | From: Manhattan, New York, USA
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Aliases: Frances Elizabeth Bavier
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 7
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960–70. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films, as well as playing a range of supporting roles on television. Career highlights include her turn as Mrs. Barley in the classic 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In 1955, she played the rough and tough "Aunt Maggie" Sawtelle, a frontier Ma Barker-type character, in the Lone Ranger episode "Sawtelle's Saga End". In the episode, she fights with Tonto while the Lone Ranger battles with her nephew. At the conclusion, Tonto says that he would like to trade opponents next time. In 1957, she played Nora Martin, mother to Eve Arden's character on The Eve Arden Show, despite the fact that Arden was only 6 or 7 years younger than Bavier. That same year, Bavier guest-starred in the eighth episode of Perry Mason as Louise Marlow in "The Case of the Crimson Kiss". She was in an episode of Make Room for Daddy, which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode led to The Andy Griffith Show, and Bavier was cast in the new role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her famous role during the run of the show. As a New York City actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked, yet after playing Bee for eight seasons, she was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D., for two additional seasons.
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Louise Marlow
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Martha
Sugarfoot
(1957) Nancy Thomas
Cavalcade of America
(1952) Mrs. Hayes
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Mrs. Fergusen
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951) Mrs. Barley, boarder
Benji
(1974) Lady with the Cat
Letter to Loretta
(1953) Aunt MegActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Lady with the Cat | |
| 1968 | Aunt Bee Taylor | |
| 1964 | N/A | |
| 1960 | Aunt Bee Taylor | |
| 1959 | Mrs. Tappe | |
| N/A | ||
| 1958 | Mrs. Solitaire | |
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | Louise Marlow | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nancy Thomas | ||
| 1956 | Mrs. Hayes | |
| Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited) | ||
| 1955 | Mrs. Fergusen | |
| 1954 | Mrs. Amy Morgan | |
| 1953 | Helen Harley | |
| Henrietta Perkins | ||
| Mrs. Logan | ||
| Aunt Marty | ||
| Aunt Meg | ||
| N/A | ||
| Miss Trimingham | ||
| 1952 | Martha Hammond | |
| Mrs. Chamberlain | ||
| Mrs. Hayes | ||
| Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne | ||
| Mrs. Prentiss | ||
| Alice Hatch | ||
| 1951 | Lou Bloor | |
| N/A | ||
| Mrs. Rogers | ||
| Mrs. Barley, boarder | ||
| 1950 | Martha | |
| N/A | ||
| 1931 | Joy - Party Girl (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
