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
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6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Eleanor
A Star Is Born
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7

A Star Is Born

(1937) Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
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8

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

(1927) The Wife (Indre)
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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7

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

(1925) Slave Girl (uncredited)
And the Oscar Goes To...
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7

And the Oscar Goes To...

(2014) Self (archive footage)
Street Angel
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7

Street Angel

(1928) Angela
7th Heaven
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7

7th Heaven

(1927) Diane

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
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)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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