Helen Hayes
Known For
Acting
Born
1900-10-09 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died
1993-03-17
Biography
Helen Hayes was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She is the namesake of the annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in the greater Washington, D.C. area since 1984. Perhaps the ultimate respect to be paid to any actor by a producer - of having a theater christened in their name - became a reality for Ms. Hayes in 1955 when the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Broadway theater district was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was torn down in 1982 (along with five other neighboring theaters), the operators of the Little Theatre, another standing theater two blocks away on 44th Street, renamed that house in her name, which it has retained ever since. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Love Boat
as Agatha Winslow
Hawaii Five-O
as Aunt Clara
What's My Line?
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Highway to Heaven
The Oscars
as Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Queen Victoria
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
as Helen Hayes
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Here's Lucy
as Kathleen Brady
Ghost Story
as Miss Gilden
Kraft Television Theatre
as Self - Host
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Bessie Arlington
Omnibus
as Mrs. Dearth
Omnibus
as Mrs. Howard V. Larue III