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Frances Evelyn Bay was a Canadian-American character actress. In a career that spanned 35 years, she acted in a variety of roles both in film and television. Bay was inducted in Canada's Walk of Fame in 2008.
Birth Name
Frances Goffman
Born
Thursday, 23 January 1919
Died
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont) / Mrs. Tremond/Chalfont | 2014 |
| Pickin' & Grinnin' | Grandma Johnson | 2010 |
| Medium Rare | Gertrude | 2010 |
| Bare Knuckles | Rosie Mcintyre | 2010 |
| The Middle | Aunt Ginny | 2009 |
| Repo Chick | Grandma De La Chasse | 2009 |
| The Movie Hero | Wise Old Woman | 2006 |
| Hannah Montana | Cathy | 2006 |
| Ring Around the Rosie | Nanna | 2006 |
| The Red Scarf | Vivian Barry | 2006 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont) / Mrs. Tremond/Chalfont | 2014 |
| Pickin' & Grinnin' | Grandma Johnson | 2010 |
| Medium Rare | Gertrude | 2010 |
| Bare Knuckles | Rosie Mcintyre | 2010 |
| The Middle | Aunt Ginny | 2009 |
| Repo Chick | Grandma De La Chasse | 2009 |
| The Movie Hero | Wise Old Woman | 2006 |
| Hannah Montana | Cathy | 2006 |
| Ring Around the Rosie | Nanna | 2006 |
| The Red Scarf | Vivian Barry | 2006 |
| My Name Is Earl | Old Lady in Nursing Home | 2005 |
| Edmond | Fortune Teller | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Aunt Joyce | 2005 |
| Annie's Point | Older Woman | 2005 |
| In the Land of Milk and Money | Grandma Shallot | 2004 |
| Kiss the Bride | Grandma Julia | 2002 |
| Presidio Med | Joan Hart | 2002 |
| Bob Patterson | Laurie Evans | 2001 |
| Oh, Baby | Edna Winchester | 2001 |
| The Wedding Planner | Dottie | 2001 |
| Finder's Fee | Mrs. Darmsetter | 2001 |
| Stranger Than Fiction | Mrs. Steiner | 2000 |
| The Operator | Mrs. Sloan | 2000 |
| A Day in a Life | Rosa | 2000 |
| Inspector Gadget | Thelma | 1999 |
| Passions | Evil Old Lady | 1999 |
| The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Mrs. Lewis | 1999 |
| Goodbye Lover | Old Woman | 1999 |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Viola McKnight | 1998 |
| Charmed | Old Phoebe | 1998 |
| Forever Love | Martha Craddock | 1998 |
| The Hughleys | Mrs. Fitch | 1998 |
| Krippendorf's Tribe | Edith Proxmire | 1998 |
| Style & Substance | Elizabeth | 1998 |
| Players | Mrs. Davis | 1997 |
| Sparkler | Raspy | 1997 |
| C-16: FBI | Miss Wilson | 1997 |
| Port Charles | Leah Cochrane / Leah Cochrane (credit only) | 1997 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift") | 1997 |
| Changing Habits | Midge | 1997 |
| Clueless | Opal | 1996 |
| Suddenly Susan | Mrs. Tidgely | 1996 |
| Life with Roger | Aunt Charlotte | 1996 |
| Never Too Late | Elisabeth Kronner | 1996 |
| Happy Gilmore | Grandma | 1996 |
| Rossini's Ghost | Elder Rosalie / Rosalie | 1996 |
| Courthouse | Kate Downey | 1995 |
| The Crew | Mrs. Henderson | 1995 |
| In the Mouth of Madness | Mrs. Pickman | 1995 |
| The Marshal | Granny | 1995 |
| Platypus Man | Bella | 1995 |
| The Paperboy | Mrs. Rosemont | 1994 |
| The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Vivian's Aunt Francine | 1994 |
| ER | Georgia | 1994 |
| The Neighbor | Aunt Sylvia | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Elderly Swiss Jeweler | 1993 |
| Dave's World | Daisy | 1993 |
| Phenom | Mrs. Long | 1993 |
| The X-Files | Dorothy | 1993 |
| By Way of the Stars | Annie Pyle | 1992 |
| The Ben Stiller Show | Gertrude | 1992 |
| Inside Monkey Zetterland | Grandma | 1992 |
| Single White Female | Elderly Neighbor | 1992 |
| Down the Shore | Miss Suzette | 1992 |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont) | 1992 |
| Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive | Iva Ruth McKinney | 1992 |
| The Commish | Ardith Cannon | 1991 |
| Pacific Station | Celia Linder | 1991 |
| Critters 3 | Mrs. Menges | 1991 |
| The Pit and the Pendulum | Esmeralda | 1991 |
| Baby Talk | Evvie | 1991 |
| Over My Dead Body | Sister Dempsey | 1990 |
| The Grifters | Arizona Motel Clerk | 1990 |
| True Colors | Aunt Sylvia | 1990 |
| Wild at Heart | Madam | 1990 |
| Arachnophobia | Evelyn Metcalf | 1990 |
| Equal Justice | Florence Evans | 1990 |
| Normal Life | Mrs. Schnabel | 1990 |
| Avonlea | Winifred Ward | 1990 |
| Class Cruise | Grandma | 1989 |
| Dragnet | Sadie McGuire | 1989 |
| Twin Peaks | Mrs. Tremond | 1989 |
| Alien Nation | Mrs. Gillirue | 1989 |
| Life Goes On | Eleanor / Sarah | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Mabel Choate | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Witch | 1989 |
| The Karate Kid Part III | Mrs. Milo | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Millie Reynolds | 1989 |
| Generations | Emily Fober | 1989 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Victoria's Grandmother | 1989 |
| Twins | Mother Superior | 1988 |
| Empty Nest | Sylvia / Agnes | 1988 |
| Big Top Pee-wee | Mrs. Haynes | 1988 |
| The Oldest Rookie | Mrs. Zimmer | 1987 |
| Houston Knights | Sandhurst's Mother | 1987 |
| Convicted: A Mother's Story | Ma Barker | 1987 |
| LBJ: The Early Years | Effie Pattillo | 1987 |
| Street Legal | Patricia Peters | 1987 |
| The Cavanaughs | Widow Kelsey | 1986 |
| My Sister Sam | Lady at Airport | 1986 |
| ALF | Louise Beaumont | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Marian McConnell | 1986 |
| Easy Street | Mrs. Walker | 1986 |
| Nomads | Bertril | 1986 |
| Matlock | Rose Hayes / Samantha Bergstrom | 1986 |
| Sidekicks | Sarah | 1986 |
| The Eagle and the Bear | 1986 | |
| Blue Velvet | Aunt Barbara | 1986 |
| Amos | Lydia | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Mrs. Santa Claus | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Claire | 1985 |
| Movers & Shakers | Betty Gritz | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Sarah McCoy | 1984 |
| Who's the Boss? | Candy | 1984 |
| Hunter | Mrs. Laskey / Emma Parsons | 1984 |
| E/R | Mrs. Gordon | 1984 |
| The Karate Kid | Lady with Dog | 1984 |
| Second Sight: A Love Story | Old Woman | 1984 |
| The New Mike Hammer | Female Patient | 1984 |
| Riptide | Librarian | 1984 |
| A Rose for Emily | Miss Wyatt | 1983 |
| Private School | Birdie Fallmouth | 1983 |
| At Ease | Assistant Librarian | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Mrs. Renninger | 1982 |
| Newhart | Mrs. Henderson | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Mother Trust | 1982 |
| Cheers | Mrs. Brubaker | 1982 |
| Family Ties | Mrs. Florence Menlo | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Granny | 1982 |
| Double Exposure | Old Woman | 1982 |
| T.J. Hooker | Mrs. Greene | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Mrs. Timmins | 1982 |
| Fame | Grandma George | 1982 |
| Buddy Buddy | Female Patient | 1981 |
| Simon & Simon | Agnes Rich | 1981 |
| Father Murphy | Alma Hubbard | 1981 |
| Callie & Son | Mabel Simpson | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Edna Kiss | 1981 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | Mrs. Lewenowski | 1981 |
| Murder in Texas | Myra Hill | 1981 |
| Amy | Mrs. Lindey | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Elizabeth Mies | 1981 |
| The Attic | Librarian / The Librarian | 1980 |
| Topper | Mrs. Quincy | 1979 |
| Chilly Scenes of Winter | Mrs. Delillo | 1979 |
| Hart to Hart | Flower Vendor / Cleaning Lady | 1979 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Aunt Hortense | 1979 |
| Foul Play | Mrs. Russel | 1978 |
| CHiPs | Ruth | 1977 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Madame Zarona | 1977 |
| The Tony Randall Show | Flora McGill | 1976 |
| Alice | Granny Annie | 1976 |
| Family | Sonia Violett | 1976 |
| The Jeffersons | Mrs. Watson | 1975 |
| Happy Days | Grandma Nussbaum | 1974 |
| Kojak | Lady at Chapel | 1973 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Maid | 1970 |
