Fay Bainter

Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (February 1934), the same year she appeared in Dodsworth on Broadway and in the film It Happened One Day (July 1934)

Notable Roles

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Jezebel

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The Children's Hour

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Woman of the Year

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Our Town

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The Heavenly Body

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State Fair

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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Make Way for Tomorrow

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Dark Waters

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Presenting Lily Mars

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Journey for Margaret

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Babes on Broadway

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Deep Valley

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The Soldier and the Lady

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The Human Comedy

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Quality Street

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Cry 'Havoc'

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Young Tom Edison