Janet Gaynor
Acting
Born: 1906-10-06 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1984-09-14
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 wi
🎬 Movies (30)
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)
The Young in Heart
1938
George-Anne Carleton
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
Nancy Briggs
A Star Is Born
1937
Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Small Town Girl
1936
Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
Ladies in Love
1936
Martha Karenye
One More Spring
1935
Elizabeth Cheney
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Molly Larkins
Change of Heart
1934
Catherine Furness
Carolina
1934
Joanna Tate
Servants' Entrance
1934
Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
State Fair
1933
Margy Frake
Paddy the Next Best Thing
1933
Paddy Adair
Adorable
1933
Marie Christine "Mitzi"
Tess of the Storm Country
1932
Tess Howland
The First Year
1932
Grace Livingston
The Man Who Came Back
1931
Angie Randolph
Delicious
1931
Heather Gordon
Daddy Long Legs
1931
Judy Abbott
Merely Mary Ann
1931
Mary Ann
High Society Blues
1930
Eleanor Divine
Sunny Side Up
1929
Molly Carr
Lucky Star
1929
Mary Tucker
