Janet Gaynor
Known For
Acting
Born
1906-10-06 in 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Gaynor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Known For
The Love Boat
as Violet Hooper
The Oscars
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
as Eleanor
Happy Days
as Janet Gaynor
Christina
as Christina
Carolina
as Joanna Tate
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Wife (Indre)
General Electric Theater
as Martha Allen
Ladies in Love
as Martha Karenye
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
State Fair
as Margy Frake
Two Girls Wanted
as Marianna Wright
Yesteryear
as Self
The Plastic Age
as Co-ed (uncredited)
All Wet
as Extra (uncredited)
Lucky Star
as Mary Tucker
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
7th Heaven
as Diane