Janet Gaynor
Acting
1906-10-06 · 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(74)
movieClassic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage) · 2013 · 5.5
tvYesteryear
as Self · 1982 · 0.0
tvThe Love Boat
as Violet Hooper · 1977 · 6.3
movieHooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 1976 · 8.0
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975 · 6.3
movieBrasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 1970 · 0.0
movieHollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited) · 1961 · 4.4
movieHedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self · 1960 · 6.0
movieBernardine
as Mrs. Ruth Wilson · 1957 · 7.6
tvThe Oscars
as Self · 1953 · 7.0
tvGeneral Electric Theater
as Martha Allen · 1953 · 6.8
tvLux Video Theatre
as Eleanor · 1950 · 6.7
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage) · 1940 · 6.5
movieThree Loves Has Nancy
as Nancy Briggs · 1938 · 4.2
movieThe Young in Heart
as George-Anne Carleton · 1938 · 6.6
movieA Star Is Born
as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester · 1937 · 7.2
movieLadies in Love
as Martha Karenye · 1936 · 6.5
movieSmall Town Girl
as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan · 1936 · 6.0
movieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly Larkins · 1935 · 6.2
movieOne More Spring
as Elizabeth Cheney · 1935 · 6.2
movieServants' Entrance
as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand · 1934 · 8.0
movieChange of Heart
as Catherine Furness · 1934 · 6.3
movieCarolina
as Joanna Tate · 1934 · 6.7
moviePaddy the Next Best Thing
as Paddy Adair · 1933 · 3.0