Janet Gaynor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 6, 1906
- Died
- September 14, 1984
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Filmography
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood 1970
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years 1961
as Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 1960
as Self
Bernardine 1957
as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self (archive footage)
Three Loves Has Nancy 1938
as Nancy Briggs
The Young in Heart 1938
as George-Anne Carleton
A Star Is Born 1937
as Esther Blodgett
Ladies in Love 1936
as Martha Karenye
Small Town Girl 1936
as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Molly Larkins
One More Spring 1935
as Elizabeth Cheney
Servants' Entrance 1934
as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Change of Heart 1934
as Catherine Furness
Carolina 1934
as Joanna Tate
Paddy the Next Best Thing 1933
as Paddy Adair
Adorable 1933
as Marie Christine "Mitzi"
State Fair 1933
as Margy Frake
Tess of the Storm Country 1932
as Tess Howland
The First Year 1932
as Grace Livingston
Delicious 1931
as Heather Gordon
Merely Mary Ann 1931
as Mary Ann
Daddy Long Legs 1931
as Judy Abbott
The Man Who Came Back 1931
as Angie Randolph
High Society Blues 1930
as Eleanor Divine
Sunny Side Up 1929
as Molly Carr
Christina 1929
as Christina
Happy Days 1929
as Janet Gaynor
Lucky Star 1929
as Mary Tucker
4 Devils 1928
as Marion
Street Angel 1928
as Angela
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927
as The Wife
Two Girls Wanted 1927
as Marianna Wright
7th Heaven 1927
as Diane
With Love and Hisses 1927
as Extra
- The Horse Trader
The Horse Trader 1927
as (uncredited)
The Stolen Ranch 1926
as Extra
45 Minutes from Hollywood 1926
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Lazy Lightning 1926
as (uncredited)
Martin of the Mounted 1926
as (uncredited)
The Return of Peter Grimm 1926
as Catherine
The Midnight Kiss 1926
as Mildred Hastings
The Blue Eagle 1926
as Rose Kelly
Don't Shoot 1926
as Girl
The Man in the Saddle 1926
as Doubtful (uncredited)
The Galloping Cowboy 1926
as Extra (uncredited)
The Shamrock Handicap 1926
as Lady Sheila O'Hara
- Fade Away Foster
Fade Away Foster 1926
as (uncredited)
Skinner's Dress Suit 1926
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Ridin' for Love 1926
as Girl
- The Gunless Bad Man
The Gunless Bad Man 1926
as Gertrude Dowell
Oh! What a Nurse! 1926
as (uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood 1926
as Anna Burger
The Beautiful Cheat 1926
as Extra
A Punch in the Nose 1926
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Flaming Flappers 1925
as One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
The Crook Buster 1925
as (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
The Plastic Age 1925
as Co-ed (uncredited)
The Teaser 1925
as (uncredited)
The Burning Trail 1925
as (uncredited)
Dangerous Innocence 1925
as (uncredited)
The Haunted Honeymoon 1925
as (uncredited)
Young Ideas 1924
as (uncredited)
Cupid's Rustler 1924
as (uncredited)
All Wet 1924
as Extra (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.