Janet Gaynor
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1906-10-06
- Died
- 1984-09-14
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Laura Augusta Gainor · Джанет Гейнор
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (69)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Wife (Indre)
Carolina
1934
as Joanna Tate
A Star Is Born
1937
as Esther Blodgett
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Lucky Star
1929
as Mary Tucker
7th Heaven
1927
as Diane
Small Town Girl
1936
as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Nancy Briggs
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Christina
1929
as Christina
Martin of the Mounted
1926
as (uncredited)
Ladies in Love
1936
as Martha Karenye
Cupid's Rustler
1924
as (uncredited)
Happy Days
1929
as Janet Gaynor
Change of Heart
1934
as Catherine Furness
State Fair
1933
as Margy Frake
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Molly Larkins
One More Spring
1935
as Elizabeth Cheney
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Crook Buster
1925
as (uncredited)
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Molly Carr
With Love and Hisses
1927
as Extra
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Anna Burger
The Plastic Age
1925
as Co-ed (uncredited)
Two Girls Wanted
1927
as Marianna Wright
The Man in the Saddle
1926
as Doubtful (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
Bernardine
1957
as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Delicious
1931
as Heather Gordon
The Gunless Bad Man
1926
as Gertrude Dowell
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
Daddy Long Legs
1931
as Judy Abbott
The Man Who Came Back
1931
as Angie Randolph
The Horse Trader
1927
as (uncredited)
Street Angel
1928
as Angela
Dangerous Innocence
1925
as (uncredited)
Lazy Lightning
1926
as (uncredited)
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Lady Sheila O'Hara
The Stolen Ranch
1926
as Extra
The First Year
1932
as Grace Livingston
Don't Shoot
1926
as Girl
4 Devils
1928
as Marion
Ridin' for Love
1926
as Girl
The Return of Peter Grimm
1926
as Catherine
Servants' Entrance
1934
as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Tess of the Storm Country
1932
as Tess Howland
Merely Mary Ann
1931
as Mary Ann
Oh! What a Nurse!
1926
as (uncredited)
The Blue Eagle
1926
as Rose Kelly
Adorable
1933
as Marie Christine "Mitzi"
The Young in Heart
1938
as George-Anne Carleton
All Wet
1924
as Extra (uncredited)
The Burning Trail
1925
as (uncredited)
The Beautiful Cheat
1926
as Extra
Young Ideas
1924
as (uncredited)
Paddy the Next Best Thing
1933
as Paddy Adair
A Punch in the Nose
1926
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Skinner's Dress Suit
1926
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
as (uncredited)
The Teaser
1925
as (uncredited)
High Society Blues
1930
as Eleanor Divine
The Galloping Cowboy
1926
as Extra (uncredited)
Flaming Flappers
1925
as One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
Fade Away Foster
1926
as (uncredited)
The Midnight Kiss
1926
as Mildred Hastings
About Janet Gaynor
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 no… With 74 credits spanning from 1924 to 2013, Janet Gaynor has appeared in 69 films and 5 TV shows.
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- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) — as The Wife (Indre)
- Carolina (1934) — as Joanna Tate
- A Star Is Born (1937) — as Esther Blodgett
- Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970) — as Self (archive footage)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — as Slave Girl (uncredited)
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