Janet Gaynor
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Oct 06 1906• Died Sep 14 1984
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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 succ…
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The Love Boat
Violet Hooper
The Oscars
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Eleanor
General Electric Theater
Martha Allen
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Wife (Indre)
A Star Is Born
Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Slave Girl (uncredited)
The Young in Heart
George-Anne Carleton
Small Town Girl
Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
The Plastic Age
Co-ed (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
One More Spring
Elizabeth Cheney
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Molly Larkins
Ladies in Love
Martha Karenye
Yesteryear
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Nancy Briggs
Change of Heart
Catherine Furness
The Johnstown Flood
Anna Burger
7th Heaven
Diane
Happy Days
Janet Gaynor
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Christina
Christina
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Carolina
Joanna Tate
Adorable
Marie Christine "Mitzi"
Lucky Star
Mary Tucker
Street Angel
Angela
State Fair
Margy Frake
Sunny Side Up
Molly Carr
Delicious
Heather Gordon
The Teaser
(uncredited)
All Wet
Extra (uncredited)
The Return of Peter Grimm
Catherine
Bernardine
Mrs. Ruth Wilson
The Shamrock Handicap
Lady Sheila O'Hara
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
With Love and Hisses
Extra
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
Skinner's Dress Suit
Party Guest (Uncredited)
4 Devils
Marion
The Man Who Came Back
Angie Randolph
Lazy Lightning
(uncredited)
Daddy Long Legs
Judy Abbott
The Stolen Ranch
Extra
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess Howland
The Burning Trail
(uncredited)
The Haunted Honeymoon
(uncredited)
The Man in the Saddle
Doubtful (uncredited)
The Blue Eagle
Rose Kelly
Servants' Entrance
Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Young Ideas
(uncredited)
Merely Mary Ann
Mary Ann
Martin of the Mounted
(uncredited)
The Galloping Cowboy
Extra (uncredited)
Oh! What a Nurse!
(uncredited)
Two Girls Wanted
Marianna Wright
The First Year
Grace Livingston
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Don't Shoot
Girl
The Gunless Bad Man
Gertrude Dowell
A Punch in the Nose
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
The Beautiful Cheat
Extra
Cupid's Rustler
(uncredited)
The Crook Buster
(uncredited)
Dangerous Innocence
(uncredited)
Ridin' for Love
Girl
High Society Blues
Eleanor Divine
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Paddy Adair
The Midnight Kiss
Mildred Hastings
Flaming Flappers
One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
The Horse Trader
(uncredited)
Fade Away Foster
(uncredited)