Janet Gaynor

Actor

Born: October 6, 1906
Died: September 14, 1984 (age 77)
From: 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…

Filmography (69)

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013)
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
Self
Bernardine (1957)
Mrs. Ruth Wilson
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
Self (archive footage)
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
Nancy Briggs
The Young in Heart (1938)
George-Anne Carleton
A Star Is Born (1937)
Esther Blodgett
Ladies in Love (1936)
Martha Karenye
Small Town Girl (1936)
Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
Molly Larkins
One More Spring (1935)
Elizabeth Cheney
Servants' Entrance (1934)
Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Change of Heart (1934)
Catherine Furness
Carolina (1934)
Joanna Tate
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)
Paddy Adair
Adorable (1933)
Marie Christine "Mitzi"
State Fair (1933)
Margy Frake
Tess of the Storm Country (1932)
Tess Howland
The First Year (1932)
Grace Livingston
Delicious (1931)
Heather Gordon
Merely Mary Ann (1931)
Mary Ann
Daddy Long Legs (1931)
Judy Abbott
The Man Who Came Back (1931)
Angie Randolph
High Society Blues (1930)
Eleanor Divine
Sunny Side Up (1929)
Molly Carr
Christina (1929)
Christina