Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 6, 1906 (119 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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| 2013 | Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensoredas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | Yesteryearas Self | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Violet Hooper | |
| 1976 | Hooray for Hollywoodas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | Brasileiros em Hollywoodas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Yearsas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1957 | Bernardineas Mrs. Ruth Wilson | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Martha Allen | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Eleanor | |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancyas Nancy Briggs | |
| 1938 | The Young in Heartas George-Anne Carleton | |
| 1937 | A Star Is Bornas Esther Blodgett | |
| 1936 | Ladies in Loveas Martha Karenye | |
| 1936 | Small Town Girlas Katherine 'Kay' Brannan | |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wifeas Molly Larkins | |
| 1935 | One More Springas Elizabeth Cheney | |
| 1934 | Servants' Entranceas Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand | |
| 1934 | Change of Heartas Catherine Furness | |
| 1934 | Carolinaas Joanna Tate | |
| 1933 | Paddy the Next Best Thingas Paddy Adair | |
| 1933 | Adorableas Marie Christine "Mitzi" | |
| 1933 | State Fairas Margy Frake | |
| 1932 | Tess of the Storm Countryas Tess Howland | |
| 1932 | The First Yearas Grace Livingston | |
| 1931 | Deliciousas Heather Gordon | |
| 1931 | Merely Mary Annas Mary Ann | |
| 1931 | Daddy Long Legsas Judy Abbott | |
| 1931 | The Man Who Came Backas Angie Randolph | |
| 1930 | High Society Bluesas Eleanor Divine | |
| 1929 | Sunny Side Upas Molly Carr | |
| 1929 | Christinaas Christina | |
| 1929 | Happy Daysas Janet Gaynor | |
| 1929 | Lucky Staras Mary Tucker | |
| 1928 | 4 Devilsas Marion | |
| 1928 | Street Angelas Angela | |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humansas The Wife (Indre) | |
| 1927 | Two Girls Wantedas Marianna Wright | |
| 1927 | 7th Heavenas Diane | |
| 1927 | With Love and Hissesas Extra | |
| 1927 | The Horse Traderas (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | The Stolen Ranchas Extra | |
| 1926 | 45 Minutes from Hollywoodas Hotel Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Lazy Lightningas (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Martin of the Mountedas (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | The Return of Peter Grimmas Catherine | |
| 1926 | The Midnight Kissas Mildred Hastings | |
| 1926 | The Blue Eagleas Rose Kelly | |
| 1926 | Don't Shootas Girl | |
| 1926 | The Man in the Saddleas Doubtful (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | The Galloping Cowboyas Extra (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | The Shamrock Handicapas Lady Sheila O'Hara | |
| 1926 | Fade Away Fosteras (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Skinner's Dress Suitas Party Guest (Uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Ridin' for Loveas Girl | |
| 1926 | The Gunless Bad Manas Gertrude Dowell | |
| 1926 | Oh! What a Nurse!as (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | The Johnstown Floodas Anna Burger | |
| 1926 | The Beautiful Cheatas Extra | |
| 1926 | A Punch in the Noseas Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Flaming Flappersas One of the Co-Eds (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | The Crook Busteras (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christas Slave Girl (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | The Plastic Ageas Co-ed (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | The Teaseras (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | The Burning Trailas (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Dangerous Innocenceas (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | The Haunted Honeymoonas (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | Young Ideasas (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | Cupid's Rustleras (uncredited) | |
| 1924 | All Wetas Extra (uncredited) |
