Janet Gaynor

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

Known For

The Love Boat

The Oscars

General Electric Theater

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

A Star Is Born

7th Heaven

Yesteryear

All Movies (69)

• Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hooray for Hollywood1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brasileiros em Hollywood1970 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood: The Selznick Years1961 · as Self (uncredited)
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood1960 · as Self
• Bernardine1957 · as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
• Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self (archive footage)
• Three Loves Has Nancy1938 · as Nancy Briggs
• The Young in Heart1938 · as George-Anne Carleton
• A Star Is Born1937 · as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
• Ladies in Love1936 · as Martha Karenye
• Small Town Girl1936 · as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
• The Farmer Takes a Wife1935 · as Molly Larkins
• One More Spring1935 · as Elizabeth Cheney
• Servants' Entrance1934 · as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
• Change of Heart1934 · as Catherine Furness
• Carolina1934 · as Joanna Tate
• Paddy the Next Best Thing1933 · as Paddy Adair
• Adorable1933 · as Marie Christine "Mitzi"
• State Fair1933 · as Margy Frake
• Tess of the Storm Country1932 · as Tess Howland
• The First Year1932 · as Grace Livingston
• Delicious1931 · as Heather Gordon
• Merely Mary Ann1931 · as Mary Ann
• Daddy Long Legs1931 · as Judy Abbott
• The Man Who Came Back1931 · as Angie Randolph
• High Society Blues1930 · as Eleanor Divine
• Sunny Side Up1929 · as Molly Carr
• Christina1929 · as Christina
• Happy Days1929 · as Janet Gaynor
• Lucky Star1929 · as Mary Tucker
• 4 Devils1928 · as Marion
• Street Angel1928 · as Angela
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927 · as The Wife (Indre)
• Two Girls Wanted1927 · as Marianna Wright
• 7th Heaven1927 · as Diane
• With Love and Hisses1927 · as Extra
• The Horse Trader1927 · as (uncredited)
• 45 Minutes from Hollywood1926 · as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• The Stolen Ranch1926 · as Extra
• Lazy Lightning1926 · as (uncredited)
• Martin of the Mounted1926 · as (uncredited)
• The Return of Peter Grimm1926 · as Catherine
• The Midnight Kiss1926 · as Mildred Hastings
• The Blue Eagle1926 · as Rose Kelly
• Don't Shoot1926 · as Girl
• The Man in the Saddle1926 · as Doubtful (uncredited)
• The Galloping Cowboy1926 · as Extra (uncredited)
• The Shamrock Handicap1926 · as Lady Sheila O'Hara
• Fade Away Foster1926 · as (uncredited)
• Skinner's Dress Suit1926 · as Party Guest (Uncredited)
• Ridin' for Love1926 · as Girl
• The Gunless Bad Man1926 · as Gertrude Dowell
• Oh! What a Nurse!1926 · as (uncredited)
• The Johnstown Flood1926 · as Anna Burger
• The Beautiful Cheat1926 · as Extra
• A Punch in the Nose1926 · as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
• Flaming Flappers1925 · as One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
• The Crook Buster1925 · as (uncredited)
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · as Slave Girl (uncredited)
• The Plastic Age1925 · as Co-ed (uncredited)
• The Teaser1925 · as (uncredited)
• The Burning Trail1925 · as (uncredited)
• Dangerous Innocence1925 · as (uncredited)
• The Haunted Honeymoon1925 · as (uncredited)
• Young Ideas1924 · as (uncredited)
• Cupid's Rustler1924 · as (uncredited)
• All Wet1924 · as Extra (uncredited)

All TV Shows (5)

• Yesteryear1982 · as Self
• The Love Boat1977 · as Violet Hooper
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Martha Allen
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Eleanor