Fay McKenzie
Acting • Born 1918-02-19 – Died 2019-04-16
Biography
Eunice Fay McKenzie was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry in the early 1940s in five horse opera features. She was also known for her collaborations with director Blake Edwards on five occasions. She also appeared on Broadway, radio, and television, having appeared on screen at ten weeks old in 1918. She was still appearing on screen at the time of her death, with her latest project opposite her son Tom Waldman Jr. in the comedy Kill a Better Mousetrap, based on a play by Scott K. Ratner, filmed in the summer of 2018 and not yet released at the time of her death. She was briefly billed as Fay Shannon. She's the actress with the longest movie career ever, (100 years).
Filmography
41 credits
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Movie • 1961
Party Guest (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
Movie • 1939
Letty Morgan
The Big Guy
Movie • 1939
Waitress (uncredited)
Assassin of Youth
Movie • 1938
Linda Clayton
When Love Comes
Movie • 1922
Ruth
Heart of the Rio Grande
Movie • 1942
Alice Bennett
When the Daltons Rode
Movie • 1940
Hannah
Down Mexico Way
Movie • 1941
Maria Elena Alvarado
Swingtime in the Movies
Movie • 1938
Girl from Dallas (uncredited)
Judgment of the Storm
Movie • 1924
Heath Twin
Ghost Town Riders
Movie • 1938
Molly Taylor
Slander House
Movie • 1938
Anna
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Movie • 1936
Stamp Buyer (uncredited)
Remember Pearl Harbor
Movie • 1942
Marcia Porter
The Boss Cowboy
Movie • 1934
Sally Nolan
What a Life
Movie • 1939
Student in Lunchroom
Gunga Din
Movie • 1939
Girl at Party (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Movie • 1939
Guest (uncredited)
Thunderbolt
Movie • 1935
Annie
Sierra Sue
Movie • 1941
Sue Larrabee
Ferocious Pal
Movie • 1934
Girl at Dog Fight
The Singing Sheriff
Movie • 1944
Caroline
Student Tour
Movie • 1934
Student
Irene
Movie • 1926
Irene's Younger Sister
It's a Date
Movie • 1940
Young Girl (uncredited)
Mad Youth
Movie • 1940
Escort Girl
The Party
Movie • 1968
Alice Clutterbuck
Station Content
Movie • 1918
Baby in Arms (uncredited)
Cowboy Serenade
Movie • 1942
Stephanie Lock
Home in Wyomin'
Movie • 1942
Clementine (Clem) Benson
All Women Have Secrets
Movie • 1939
Martha
Arizona Bad Man
Movie • 1935
Girl at Barn Dance
Murder in the Music Hall
Movie • 1946
Singer in Mom's Cafe
Distilled Love
Movie • 1920
Baby
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Movie • 1940
Brooklyn Girl (uncredited)
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Movie • 2006
Self
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Movie • 1924
Sarah Lincoln
Sundown Trail
Movie • 1934
Mickey Moore
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
Mr. Lucky
TV • 1959
The Millionaire
TV • 1955
Ruth Spencer