Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Acting • Born 1906-10-06 – Died 1984-09-14

Acting1Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Filmography

74 credits
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Movie • 1927

The Wife (Indre)

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Movie • 1937

Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester

Street Angel

Street Angel

Movie • 1928

Angela

The Haunted Honeymoon

The Haunted Honeymoon

Movie • 1925

(uncredited)

The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

Movie • 1938

George-Anne Carleton

Cupid's Rustler

Cupid's Rustler

Movie • 1924

(uncredited)

A Punch in the Nose

A Punch in the Nose

Movie • 1926

Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy

Movie • 1938

Nancy Briggs

State Fair

State Fair

Movie • 1933

Margy Frake

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

Movie • 1927

Diane

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

Movie • 1929

Molly Carr

One More Spring

One More Spring

Movie • 1935

Elizabeth Cheney

Lucky Star

Lucky Star

Movie • 1929

Mary Tucker

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

Movie • 1936

Katherine 'Kay' Brannan

Bernardine

Bernardine

Movie • 1957

Mrs. Ruth Wilson

The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

Movie • 1931

Angie Randolph

Delicious

Delicious

Movie • 1931

Heather Gordon

The Blue Eagle

The Blue Eagle

Movie • 1926

Rose Kelly

4 Devils

4 Devils

Movie • 1928

Marion

Happy Days

Happy Days

Movie • 1929

Janet Gaynor

The Burning Trail

The Burning Trail

Movie • 1925

(uncredited)

Ladies in Love

Ladies in Love

Movie • 1936

Martha Karenye

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Movie • 1935

Molly Larkins

Paddy the Next Best Thing

Paddy the Next Best Thing

Movie • 1933

Paddy Adair

Adorable

Adorable

Movie • 1933

Marie Christine "Mitzi"

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

Movie • 1931

Judy Abbott

Change of Heart

Change of Heart

Movie • 1934

Catherine Furness

Carolina

Carolina

Movie • 1934

Joanna Tate

Tess of the Storm Country

Tess of the Storm Country

Movie • 1932

Tess Howland

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Movie • 1961

Self (uncredited)

The Shamrock Handicap

The Shamrock Handicap

Movie • 1926

Lady Sheila O'Hara

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

Movie • 1926

Anna Burger

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

Movie • 2013

Self (archive footage)

High Society Blues

High Society Blues

Movie • 1930

Eleanor Divine

The Return of Peter Grimm

The Return of Peter Grimm

Movie • 1926

Catherine

Servants' Entrance

Servants' Entrance

Movie • 1934

Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand

45 Minutes from Hollywood

45 Minutes from Hollywood

Movie • 1926

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

With Love and Hisses

With Love and Hisses

Movie • 1927

Extra

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Movie • 1960

Self

Oh! What a Nurse!

Oh! What a Nurse!

Movie • 1926

(uncredited)

Merely Mary Ann

Merely Mary Ann

Movie • 1931

Mary Ann

Christina

Christina

Movie • 1929

Christina

Dangerous Innocence

Dangerous Innocence

Movie • 1925

(uncredited)

The Teaser

The Teaser

Movie • 1925

(uncredited)

The Beautiful Cheat

The Beautiful Cheat

Movie • 1926

Extra

The First Year

The First Year

Movie • 1932

Grace Livingston

The Stolen Ranch

The Stolen Ranch

Movie • 1926

Extra

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Movie • 1940

Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Movie • 1975

Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Movie • 1925

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Two Girls Wanted

Two Girls Wanted

Movie • 1927

Marianna Wright

The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age

Movie • 1925

Co-ed (uncredited)

Flaming Flappers

Flaming Flappers

Movie • 1925

One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)

The Crook Buster

The Crook Buster

Movie • 1925

(uncredited)

The Gunless Bad Man

The Gunless Bad Man

Movie • 1926

Gertrude Dowell

Ridin' for Love

Ridin' for Love

Movie • 1926

Girl

Fade Away Foster

Fade Away Foster

Movie • 1926

(uncredited)

The Galloping Cowboy

The Galloping Cowboy

Movie • 1926

Extra (uncredited)

The Man in the Saddle

The Man in the Saddle

Movie • 1926

Doubtful (uncredited)

Don't Shoot

Don't Shoot

Movie • 1926

Girl

The Midnight Kiss

The Midnight Kiss

Movie • 1926

Mildred Hastings

Martin of the Mounted

Martin of the Mounted

Movie • 1926

(uncredited)

The Horse Trader

The Horse Trader

Movie • 1927

(uncredited)

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

Movie • 1924

(uncredited)

All Wet

All Wet

Movie • 1924

Extra (uncredited)

Hooray for Hollywood

Hooray for Hollywood

Movie • 1976

Self (archive footage)

Lazy Lightning

Lazy Lightning

Movie • 1926

(uncredited)

Skinner's Dress Suit

Skinner's Dress Suit

Movie • 1926

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Movie • 1970

Self (archive footage)

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

TV • 1953

Martha Allen

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Eleanor

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

TV • 1977

Violet Hooper

Yesteryear

Yesteryear

TV • 1982

Self