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
Acted in 62
1970s
- 1977
1950s
- 1957
Bernardine
Mrs. Ruth Wilson
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Martha Allen · 1 episode
- 1950
1930s
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
Ladies in Love
Martha Karenye
Small Town Girl
Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
- 1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Molly Larkins
One More Spring
Elizabeth Cheney
- 1934
Servants' Entrance
Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Change of Heart
Catherine Furness
Carolina
Joanna Tate
- 1933
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Paddy Adair
Adorable
Marie Christine "Mitzi"
State Fair
Margy Frake
- 1932
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess Howland
The First Year
Grace Livingston
- 1931
Delicious
Heather Gordon
Merely Mary Ann
Mary Ann
Daddy Long Legs
Judy Abbott
The Man Who Came Back
Angie Randolph
- 1930
High Society Blues
Eleanor Divine
1920s
- 1929
Sunny Side Up
Molly Carr
Christina
Christina
Happy Days
Janet Gaynor
Lucky Star
Mary Tucker
- 1928
4 Devils
Marion
Street Angel
Angela
- 1927
Two Girls Wanted
Marianna Wright
With Love and Hisses
Extra
- 1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Stolen Ranch
Extra
Lazy Lightning
(uncredited)
Martin of the Mounted
(uncredited)
The Return of Peter Grimm
Catherine
The Midnight Kiss
Mildred Hastings
The Blue Eagle
Rose Kelly
Don't Shoot
Girl
The Man in the Saddle
Doubtful (uncredited)
The Galloping Cowboy
Extra (uncredited)
The Shamrock Handicap
Lady Sheila O'Hara
Skinner's Dress Suit
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Ridin' for Love
Girl
Oh! What a Nurse!
(uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood
Anna Burger
The Beautiful Cheat
Extra
A Punch in the Nose
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
- 1925
Flaming Flappers
One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
The Crook Buster
(uncredited)
The Teaser
(uncredited)
The Burning Trail
(uncredited)
Dangerous Innocence
(uncredited)
The Haunted Honeymoon
(uncredited)
- 1924
Young Ideas
(uncredited)
Cupid's Rustler
(uncredited)
All Wet
Extra (uncredited)
Appearances10
2010s
- 2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1982
Yesteryear
Self · 1 episode
- 1980
Hollywood
Self · 2 episodes
1970s
- 1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
- 1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
- 1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1950s
- 1953
1940s
- 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)