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Fay Okell Bainter 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.
Birth Name
Fay Okell Bainter
Born
Thursday, 07 December 1893
Died
Tuesday, 16 April 1968
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self / (archive footage) | 1988 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mrs. Benet | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mary Caulfield | 1962 |
| The Children's Hour | Mrs. Amelia Tilford / Amelia Tilford | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Sister Mike | 1961 |
| Thriller | Geraldine Redfern | 1960 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Sister Josephine | 1959 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Dr. Harriet Robey | 1958 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self / (archive footage) | 1988 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mrs. Benet | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mary Caulfield | 1962 |
| The Children's Hour | Mrs. Amelia Tilford / Amelia Tilford | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Sister Mike | 1961 |
| Thriller | Geraldine Redfern | 1960 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Sister Josephine | 1959 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Dr. Harriet Robey | 1958 |
| Matinee Theatre | Ruth | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Emily Grundy | 1955 |
| The Elgin Hour | Grandmother | 1954 |
| The President's Lady | Mrs. Donelson / Mrs. Donaldson | 1953 |
| Eye Witness | Narrator | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Mrs. Allison | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Mrs. Pine | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Jenny | 1951 |
| Close to My Heart | Mrs. Morrow | 1951 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Sarah Yorke Jackson | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Innkeeper's Wife / Mrs. Hughes / Mrs. Grier / Annie Keeney | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Bella Fleace | 1950 |
| Suspense | Natalie MacLaird | 1949 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Morgan / Aunt Valerie | 1948 |
| June Bride | Paula Winthrop | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Rose / Olivia Grayne | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Actress | 1948 |
| Give My Regards to Broadway | Fay Norwick | 1948 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Mrs. Eunice Mitty / Mrs. Mitty | 1947 |
| Deep Valley | Ellie Saul | 1947 |
| Kraft Theatre | Mrs. Sears | 1947 |
| The Virginian | Mrs. Taylor | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne | 1946 |
| State Fair | Melissa Frake | 1945 |
| Three Is a Family | Frances Whittaker | 1944 |
| Dark Waters | Aunt Emily | 1944 |
| The Heavenly Body | Margaret Sibyll | 1944 |
| The Human Comedy | Mrs. Macauley | 1944 |
| Cry 'Havoc' | Captain Marsh | 1943 |
| Salute to the Marines | Jennie Bailey | 1943 |
| Presenting Lily Mars | Mrs. Thornway | 1943 |
| Journey for Margaret | Trudy Strauss | 1942 |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Mrs. Elvira Wiggs | 1942 |
| The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Stella Hadley / Stella Livingston Hadley | 1942 |
| Mister Gardenia Jones | Emmy Jones | 1942 |
| Woman of the Year | Ellen Whitcomb | 1942 |
| Babes on Broadway | Miss Jones | 1941 |
| Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self - Presenter of 1939 Oscars for Supporting Roles / Herself | 1940 |
| Maryland | Charlotte Danfield | 1940 |
| A Bill of Divorcement | Margaret 'Meg' Fairfield / Margaret "Meg" Fairfield | 1940 |
| Our Town | Mrs. Gibbs / Mrs Gibbs | 1940 |
| Young Tom Edison | Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison | 1940 |
| Our Neighbors - The Carters | Ellen Carter | 1939 |
| Daughters Courageous | Nancy 'Nan' Masters / Nan Masters | 1939 |
| The Lady and the Mob | Hattie Leonard | 1939 |
| Yes, My Darling Daughter | Ann Murray | 1939 |
| Breakdowns of 1938 | Hannah Parmalee (White Banners outtakes) | 1938 |
| The Shining Hour | Hannah Linden | 1938 |
| The Arkansas Traveler | Mrs. Martha Allen | 1938 |
| Mother Carey's Chickens | Mrs. Margaret Carey | 1938 |
| Jezebel | Aunt Belle Massey | 1938 |
| White Banners | Hannah | 1938 |
| Make Way for Tomorrow | Anita Cooper | 1937 |
| The Soldier and the Lady | Strogoff's Mother | 1937 |
| Quality Street | Susan Throssel | 1937 |
| This Side of Heaven | Francene Turner | 1934 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1962 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
