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Frances Elizabeth Bavier was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960 to 1970. 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.
Birth Name
Frances Elizabeth Bavier
Born
Sunday, 14 December 1902
Died
Wednesday, 06 December 1989
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Aunt Bea / Aunt Bee | 2021 |
| The Sixties | Aunt Bee Taylor | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Aunt Bee / Self | 2008 |
| Benji | Lady with the Cat | 1974 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Aunt Bee Taylor / Aunt Bea | 1968 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Aunt Bee / Aunt Bee Taylor | 1964 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Aunt Bee Taylor / Aunt Bee | 1960 |
| It Started with a Kiss | Mrs. Tappe | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ellen Ferguson | 1959 |
| A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | Mrs. Solitaire | 1958 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Aunt Bea / Aunt Bee | 2021 |
| The Sixties | Aunt Bee Taylor | 2013 |
| Pioneers of Television | Aunt Bee / Self | 2008 |
| Benji | Lady with the Cat | 1974 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Aunt Bee Taylor / Aunt Bea | 1968 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Aunt Bee / Aunt Bee Taylor | 1964 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Aunt Bee Taylor / Aunt Bee | 1960 |
| It Started with a Kiss | Mrs. Tappe | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ellen Ferguson | 1959 |
| A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | Mrs. Solitaire | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Hortense Fenwick | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Mrs. Wallace | 1958 |
| Colgate Theatre | 1958 | |
| Perry Mason | Louise Marlow | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Sara Doone | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Sister Joseph | 1957 |
| The Eve Arden Show | Nora / Nora the Housekeeper | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Nancy Thomas | 1957 |
| The Bad Seed | Woman in Dinner Party | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mrs. Fergusen | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Abner's Mother-In-Law | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Abigail | 1955 |
| Soldiers of Fortune | Amelia Lilly | 1955 |
| It's a Great Life | Mrs. Amy Morgan / Amy Morgan | 1954 |
| Duffy's Tavern | Mrs. Fletcher | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Amy Jackson / Martha Chapman | 1954 |
| Man in the Attic | Helen Harley | 1953 |
| Colonel Humphrey Flack | Old Woman | 1953 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Helen Collins / Thelma | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Henrietta Perkins | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Aunt Marty / Aunt Meg / Mrs. Logan | 1953 |
| City Detective | Olive / Mrs. Blake / Louella | 1953 |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | 1953 | |
| General Electric Theater | Miss Trimingham | 1953 |
| My Wife's Best Friend | Mrs. Chamberlain | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Mrs. Hayes | 1952 |
| Horizons West | Martha Hammond | 1952 |
| Sally and Saint Anne | Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne | 1952 |
| Bend of the River | Mrs. Prentiss | 1952 |
| The Lady Says No | Aunt Alice Hatch / Alice Hatch | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | Sarah Cummings | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Hazel Howard | 1951 |
| The Stooge | Mrs. Rogers | 1951 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Mrs. Barley / Mrs. Barley, boarder | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Martha Carver | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Martha | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Aunt Maggie Sawtelle | 1949 |
| O, My Darling Clementine | Mrs. Asbury - talent show tryout | 1943 |
| Girls About Town | Joy - Party Girl | 1931 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1967 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy | Won |
