Person Details
Birthday: 1906-10-06 07:08:48
Death: 1984-09-14 07:08:48
Aliases: Laura Augusta Gainor , Джанет Гейнор
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 35
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) EleanorA Star Is Born
(1937) Esther Blodgett / Vicki LesterSunrise: A Song of Two Humans
(1927) The Wife (Indre)The Oscars
(1953) SelfBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(1925) Slave Girl (uncredited)And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014) Self (archive footage)Street Angel
(1928) Angela7th Heaven
(1927) DianeActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
1982 | Self | |
1977 | Violet Hooper | |
1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
1961 | Self (uncredited) | |
1960 | Self | |
1957 | Mrs. Ruth Wilson | |
1953 | Self | |
Martha Allen | ||
1950 | Eleanor | |
1940 | Self (archive footage) | |
1938 | Nancy Briggs | |
George-Anne Carleton | ||
1937 | Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester | |
1936 | Martha Karenye | |
Katherine 'Kay' Brannan | ||
1935 | Molly Larkins | |
Elizabeth Cheney | ||
1934 | Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand | |
Catherine Furness | ||
Joanna Tate | ||
1933 | Paddy Adair | |
Marie Christine "Mitzi" | ||
Margy Frake | ||
1932 | Tess Howland | |
Grace Livingston | ||
1931 | Heather Gordon | |
Mary Ann | ||
Judy Abbott | ||
Angie Randolph | ||
1930 | Eleanor Divine | |
1929 | Molly Carr | |
Christina | ||
Herself | ||
Mary Tucker | ||
1928 | Marion | |
Angela | ||
1927 | The Wife (Indre) | |
Marianna Wright | ||
Diane | ||
Extra | ||
(uncredited) | ||
1926 | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | |
Extra | ||
(uncredited) | ||
Catherine | ||
Mildred Hastings | ||
Rose Kelly | ||
Girl | ||
Doubtful (uncredited) | ||
Extra (uncredited) | ||
Lady Sheila O'Hara | ||
(uncredited) | ||
Girl | ||
Gertrude Dowell | ||
N/A | ||
Anna Burger | ||
Extra | ||
Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | ||
1925 | One of the Co-Eds (uncredited) | |
(uncredited) | ||
Slave Girl (uncredited) | ||
Co-ed (uncredited) | ||
N/A | ||
(uncredited) | ||
N/A | ||
(uncredited) | ||
1924 | (uncredited) | |
(uncredited) | ||
Extra (uncredited) | ||
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