Fay Wray
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1907-09-15
- Died
- 2004-08-08
- Place of birth
- Cardston, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as
- Фэй Рэй · Фэй Рей · 菲伊·雷 · Vina Fay Wray
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Fay Wray (born Vina Fay Wray; September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international stardom as an actress in horror film roles, leading to many considering her as the first "scream queen".
After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars". This led to Wray being signed to Paramount Pictures as a teenager, where she made more than a dozen films. After leaving Paramount, she signed deals with various film companies, being cast in her first horror film roles. For RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., she starred in the film with which she is most identified, King Kong (1933). After the success of King Kong, Wray appeared in more minor film roles and on television, leading to her final role in 1980.
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Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Ethel Harrison / Lorna Thomas / Mignon Germaine
Wagon Train
1957
as Mrs. Edwards
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mrs. White
Hawaiian Eye
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Clara Moore
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mrs. Renshaw / Mrs. Nelson
TV Shows (18)
Perry Mason
1957
as Ethel Harrison / Lorna Thomas / Mignon Germaine
Wagon Train
1957
as Mrs. Edwards
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Mrs. White
Hawaiian Eye
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Clara Moore
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Mrs. Renshaw / Mrs. Nelson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Agnes Marsh
Studio 57
1954
as Mary Collins
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Cavalcade of America
1952
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mary Parker
The Eleventh Hour
1962
The Islanders
1960
as Mrs. Staunton
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Edna Curtis
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Turner / Mrs. Bassett
The Pride of the Family
1953
as Catherine Morrison
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987
as Self
Movies (119)
King Kong
1933
as Ann Darrow
Murder by Death
1976
as Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Woman's Scream (uncredited)
Black Moon
1934
as Gail Hamilton
The Most Dangerous Game
1932
as Eve Trowbridge
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Queen Bee
1955
as Sue McKinnon
Thunderbolt
1929
as Ritzy
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Ted Dawson
The Son of Kong
1933
as Screaming voice (uncredited)
Crime of Passion
1956
as Alice Pope
Roaming Lady
1936
as Joyce Reid
Doctor X
1932
as Joanne Xavier
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Pointed Heels
1929
as Lora Nixon
Dragstrip Riot
1958
as Norma Martin
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
Lazy Lightning
1926
as Lila Rogers
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
as Self (archive footage)
King Kong: Monster and Myth
2024
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Navy Secrets
1939
as Carol Mathews, alias Carol Stevens
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Charlotte Duncan
The Cobweb
1955
as Edna Devanal
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Your Own Back Yard
1925
as Woman in Quarrelsome Couple
Gideon's Trumpet
1980
as Edna Curtis
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Angela
Captain Thunder
1930
as Ynez
Dirigible
1931
as Helen Pierce
Small Town Girl
1953
as Mrs. Gordon Kimbell
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Kay Stanley
Tammy and the Bachelor
1957
as Mrs. Brent
Viva Villa!
1934
as Teresa
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Fay Wray
The Bowery
1933
as Lucy Calhoun
They Met in a Taxi
1936
as Mary Trenton
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Kay Cabot aka Lucky
Sweet Daddy
1924
as Lady in Car
Adam Had Four Sons
1941
as Molly Stoddard
The Vampire Bat
1933
as Ruth Bertin
Universal Horror
1998
as Self - Interviewee
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1934
as Janet Kruegar
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
as Ann
The Honeymoon
1929
as Mitzi
The Richest Girl in the World
1934
as Sylvia Lockwood
Hollywood Blue
1970
as (archive footage)
Treasure of the Golden Condor
1953
as Annette, Marquise de St. Malo
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
as Beth Daley
Madame Spy
1934
as Marie Franck
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
as Gloria Gay
The Legion of the Condemned
1928
as Christine Charteris
Shanghai Madness
1933
as Wildeth Christie
Mills of the Gods
1934
as Jean Hastings
Once to Every Woman
1934
as Fanshawe
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Rene (archive footage)
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938
as Eleanor Dunlap
Woman in the Dark
1934
as Louise Loring
The Sea God
1930
as Daisy
Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Nan Brockton
The Clairvoyant
1935
as Rene
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Linda Ware
The Unholy Garden
1931
as Camille de Jonghe
The Texan
1930
as Consuelo
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
as Kay Roberts
Melody for Three
1941
as Mary Stanley
The Wedding March
1928
as Mitzi / Mitzerl Schrammell
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
2005
as Ann Darrow (archive footage)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
Three Rogues
1931
as Lee Carleton
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Sweetheart
Summer Love
1958
as Beth Daley
The Coast Patrol
1925
as Beth Slocum
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Wild Horse Stampede
1926
as Jessie Hayden
Chasing the Chaser
1925
as Nursemaid
Moonlight and Noses
1925
as Miss Sniff, the Professor's Daughter
The Four Feathers
1929
as Ethne Eustace
The First Kiss
1928
as Anna Lee
Unfriendly Enemies
1925
as The Girl
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925
as Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)
No Father to Guide Him
1925
as Beach House Cashier (uncredited)
Behind the Make-Up
1930
as Marie Gardoni
The Border Legion
1930
as Joan Randall
Bulldog Jack
1935
as Ann Manders
Spurs and Saddles
1927
as Mildred Orth
Stowaway
1932
as Mary Foster
The Man in the Saddle
1926
as Pauline Stewart
Below the Sea
1933
as Diana
One Sunday Afternoon
1933
as Virginia Brush
Loco Luck
1927
as Molly Vernon
Madame Sans Jane
1925
as The Girl
The Conquering Horde
1931
as Taisie Lockhart
A Lover's Oath
1925
One Wild Time
1926
The Big Brain
1933
as Cynthia Glennon
The Finger Points
1931
as Marcia Collins
What Price Goofy?
1925
as Concerned Girl with Perfume (uncredited)
Not a Ladies' Man
1942
as Hester Hunter
Master of Men
1933
as Kay Walling
The Show Cowpuncher
1926
The Street of Sin
1928
as Elizabeth
The Woman I Stole
1933
as Vida Carew
White Lies
1935
as Joan Mitchell
Don't Shoot
1926
as Nancy Burton
Kinkón
1971
as Ann Darrow
Just a Good Guy
1924
as Girl Entering Taxi
Sure-Mike!
1925
as Salesgirl at Department Store
In the Grease
1925
as School Girl
The Last Stop
1956
as Leah
A One Man Game
1927
as Roberta
When Knights Were Bold
1936
as Lady Rowena
Four Square Steve
1926
as Milly
Come Out of the Pantry
1935
as Hilda Beech Howard
Thundering Landlords
1925
as The Wife
The Saddle Tramp
1926
About Fay Wray
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fay Wray (born Vina Fay Wray; September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international stardom as an actress in horror film roles, leading to many considering her as the first "scream queen". After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars". This led to Wray being signed to Paramount Pictures as a teenager, where she made more than a dozen films. After l… With 137 credits spanning from 1924 to 2024, Fay Wray has appeared in 119 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fay Wray Movies
- King Kong (1933) — as Ann Darrow
- Murder by Death (1976) — as Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) — as Woman's Scream (uncredited)
- Black Moon (1934) — as Gail Hamilton
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) — as Eve Trowbridge
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