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Overview
Mini Biography:
Janet Gaynor was born Laura Gainor on October 6, 1906, in Philadelphia... moreTrivia:
Measurements: 31 1/2-24 1/2-30 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Beyonce Signs On For A Star Is Born Film (From HollyScoop. 11 December 2008, 3:48 AM, PST)
AMPAS Hopes to Block Sale of Gaynor's Oscar
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 October 2002)
Filmography
Actress:
- "The Love Boat" .... Violet Hooper (1 episode, 1981)
... aka "El crucero del amor" (Argentina) (Uruguay) [es]
... aka "La croisière s'amuse" (France) [fr]
... aka "Love Boat" (West Germany) [de]
... aka "To ploio tis agapis" (Greece) [el]
... aka "Vacaciones en el mar" (Spain) [es]
- Frugal Pair, The/Doc's Dismissal/The Girl Next Door (1981) TV episode .... Violet Hooper - "General Electric Theater" .... Martha Allen (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
... aka "Se parhaiten nauraa..." (Finland) [fi]
- The Flying Wife (1959) TV episode .... Martha Allen - Bernardine (1957) .... Mrs. Ruth Wilson
... aka Bernardine - flicka med melodi (Sweden) [sv]
... aka El sueño que yo viví (Chile) [es]
... aka La donna del sogno (Italy) [it]
... aka Pidä huolta heilastani (Finland) [fi]
... aka To koritsi ton oneiron mou (Greece) [el] - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Eleanor (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- Two Dozen Roses (1954) TV episode .... Eleanor - "Medallion Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
- Dear Cynthia (1953) TV episode - The Young in Heart (1938) .... George-Anne Carleton
... aka Den letsindige familie (Denmark) [da]
... aka Koko perhe hummaamassa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Quattro in paradiso (Italy) [it] - Three Loves Has Nancy (1938) .... Nancy Briggs
... aka Tre mand om en pige (Denmark) [da]
... aka Tyttö ja 3 kosijaa (Finland) [fi] - A Star Is Born (1937) .... Esther Victoria Blodgett, aka Vicki Lester
... aka Skandal i Hollywood (Finland: Swedish title: TV title) (Sweden) [sv]
... aka È nata una stella (Italy) [it]
... aka Det hände i Hollywood (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Ein Stern geht auf (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Ein Stern ist geboren (Austria) [de]
... aka Ha nacido una estrella (Spain) [es]
... aka Hollywood (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Hollywood bag kulisserne (Denmark) [da]
... aka Nace una estrella (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Narodziny gwiazdy (Poland) [pl]
... aka Tähti on syntynyt (Finland: TV title) [fi]
... aka Tähti on syttynyt (Finland: video title) [fi]
... aka Tapahtuipa Hollywoodissa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Une étoile est née (Belgium: French title) [fr] - Ladies in Love (1936) .... Martha Kerenye
... aka Gynaikes erotevmenes (Greece) [el]
... aka Jóvenes enamoradas (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Liebe - nicht genügend (Austria) [de]
... aka Quatre femmes à la recherche du bonheur (France) [fr]
... aka Ragazze innamorate (Italy) [it]
... aka Rakastuneita naisia (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tre piger flytter sammen (Denmark) [da] - Small Town Girl (1936) .... Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
... aka One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
... aka Kleinstadtmädel (Austria) (Germany) [de]
... aka La petite provinciale (France) [fr]
... aka La provinciale (Italy) [it]
... aka La provinciana (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Storbyen frister (Denmark) [da]
... aka Una chica de provincias (Spain) [es] - The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) .... Molly Larkins
... aka Amor Singelo (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Contrastes (Spain) [es] - One More Spring (1935) .... Elizabeth Cheney
... aka Ritornerà primavera (Italy) [it] - Servants' Entrance (1934) .... Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
... aka Chiaro di luna (Italy) [it]
... aka Entrée de service (France) [fr] - Change of Heart (1934) .... Catherine Furness
... aka El primer amor (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Primo amore (Italy) [it] - Carolina (1934) .... Joanna Tate
... aka House of Connelly (UK)
... aka Joanna (Italy) [it] - Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) .... Paddy Adair
... aka Adorabile (Italy) [it] - Adorable (1933) .... Princess Marie Christine, aka Mitzi
... aka I pringipissa diaskedazei (Greece) [el]
... aka La principessa innamorata (Italy) [it] - State Fair (1933) .... Margy Frake
... aka Jahrmarkt der Liebe (Austria) [de]
... aka Jahrmarktsrummel (Germany) [de]
... aka La feria de la vida (Spain) [es]
... aka Lykkens karrusel (Denmark) [da]
... aka Montagne russe (Italy) [it] - Tess of the Storm Country (1932) .... Tess Howland
- The First Year (1932) .... Grace Livingston
... aka Il primo anno (Italy) [it] - Delicious (1931) .... Heather Gordon
... aka Blekitna Rapsodja (Poland) [pl]
... aka Deliciosa (Spain) [es]
... aka Delicious (Denmark) [da]
... aka La piccola emigrante (Italy) [it]
... aka Zwei Herzen über Bord (Austria) [de] - Merely Mary Ann (1931) .... Mary Ann
... aka Kys mig godnat! (Denmark) [da]
... aka La casetta sulla spiaggia (Italy) [it] - Daddy Long Legs (1931) .... Judy Abbott
... aka Papà gambalunga (Italy) [it] - The Man Who Came Back (1931) .... Angie Randolph
... aka Rinascita (Italy) [it]
... aka Vgalmenoi ap' to vorvoro (Greece) [el] - High Society Blues (1930) .... Eleanor Divine
... aka Aristokratiki melodia (Greece) [el]
... aka Un sogno che vive (Italy) [it] - Sunnyside Up (1929) .... Molly Carr
... aka Hab' Sonne im Herzen (Austria) [de]
... aka Il sorriso della vita (Italy) [it] - Christina (1929) .... Christina
... aka La veglia della fiamma (Italy) [it] - Lucky Star (1929) .... Mary Tucker
... aka Estrellas dichosas (Spain) [es]
... aka La stella della fortuna (Italy) [it]
... aka Solstrålen (Sweden) [sv] - 4 Devils (1928) .... Marion
... aka 4 djävlar (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Die vier Teufel (Austria) [de]
... aka I quattro diavoli (Italy) [it]
... aka Oi tessares diavoloi (Greece) [el]
... aka Quatre diables (France) [fr]
... aka Vier Teufel (Germany) [de] - Street Angel (1928) .... Angela
... aka Anjo da Rua (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Der Engel der Straße (Austria) [de]
... aka El ángel de la calle (Spain) [es]
... aka Engel der Straße (Germany) [de] - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) .... The Wife
... aka Sunrise (USA: short title)
... aka Aurora (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Sonnenaufgang (Austria) (Germany) [de]
... aka Amanecer (Spain) [es]
... aka Auringonnousu (Finland) [fi]
... aka Aurora (Italy) [it]
... aka L'aurore (France) [fr]
... aka Litauische Geschichten (Belgium: German title) [de]
... aka Safak (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Wschód slonca (Poland) [pl] - Two Girls Wanted (1927) .... Marianna Wright
- The Horse Trader (1927) (uncredited)
... aka Il mercante di cavalli (Italy) [it] - 7th Heaven (1927) .... Diane
... aka Im siebenten Himmel (Austria) (Germany) [de]
... aka El 7º cielo (Spain: DVD title) [es]
... aka El séptimo cielo (Spain) [es]
... aka L'heure suprême (France) [fr]
... aka Pariser Unterwelt (Austria) [de]
... aka Sétimo Céu (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Settimo cielo (Italy) [it]
... aka Yedinci cennet (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr] - 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926) (uncredited)
... aka Väter der Klamotte: Diese Dame ist ein Kerl (West Germany: TV title) [de] - The Stolen Ranch (1926) (uncredited)
- Lazy Lightning (1926) (uncredited)
... aka Fulmine pigro (Italy) [it] - Martin of the Mounted (1926) (uncredited)
... aka Martin delle guardie a cavallo (Italy) [it] - The Return of Peter Grimm (1926) .... Catherine
- The Midnight Kiss (1926) .... Mildred Hastings
- The Blue Eagle (1926) .... Rose Kelly
... aka A Águia Azul (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Bis zur Entscheidung (Austria) [de]
... aka El águila azul (Spain) [es]
... aka L'aquila azzurra (Italy) [it]
... aka Sinitakkeja (Finland) [fi] - Pep of the Lazy J (1926) (uncredited) .... June Adams
- The Man in the Saddle (1926) (uncredited)
... aka Der Mann ohne Furcht (Austria) [de] - The Fire Barrier (1926) (uncredited)
... aka Barriera di fuoco (Italy) [it]
... aka La barrière de feu (Switzerland: French title) [fr] - The Shamrock Handicap (1926) .... Lady Sheila O'Hara
... aka 1732
... aka La corsa a ostacoli di Shamrock (Italy) [it]
... aka La hoja de trébol (Spain) [es] - Fade Away Foster (1926) (uncredited)
- Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) (uncredited)
... aka Charleston Boy (Finland) [fi]
... aka El traje de etiqueta (Spain) [es] - Oh What a Nurse! (1926) (uncredited)
... aka Vaya una enfermera (Spain) [es] - The Johnstown Flood (1926) .... Anna Burger
- The Beautiful Cheat (1926) (uncredited)
- A Punch in the Nose (1926) (uncredited) .... Bathing Beauty
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (unconfirmed) (uncredited) .... Slave Girl
... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
... aka Ben Hur (Austria: reissue title) (Germany) (Germany: reissue title) [de]
... aka Ben Hur (Greece) [el]
... aka Ben Hur (Spain) [es]
... aka Ben Hur (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr] - Flaming Flappers (1925) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
- The Crook Buster (1925) (uncredited)
... aka Il cacciatore di imbroglioni (Italy) [it] - The Plastic Age (1925) (uncredited) .... Co-ed
... aka Días de colegial (Spain) [es] - The Teaser (1925) (uncredited)
... aka Amores de niña (Spain) [es] - The Burning Trail (1925) (uncredited)
- Dangerous Innocence (1925) (uncredited)
... aka El peligro de la inocencia (Spain) [es] - The Haunted Honeymoon (1925) (uncredited)
... aka Billy Gets Married - All Wet (1924) (uncredited)
... aka Trempé jusqu'aux os (France) [fr] - Young Ideas (1924) (uncredited)
- Cupid's Rustler (1924) (uncredited)
Soundtrack:
- Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) (performer: "Wah! Hoo!")
... aka Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Cenas de uma Família (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Esperando a Mr. Bridge (Spain) [es]
... aka Herra ja rouva Bridge (Finland) [fi]
... aka Mar V'Geveret Bridge (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (France) [fr]
... aka Mr. & Mrs. Bridge - Cenas de uma Família (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Mr. e Mrs. Bridge (Portugal) [pt]
... aka O kyrios kai i kyria Bridge (Greece) [el]
... aka Pan i pani Bridge (Poland) [pl] - A Star Is Born (1937) (performer: "Wah! Hoo!")
... aka Skandal i Hollywood (Finland: Swedish title: TV title) (Sweden) [sv]
... aka È nata una stella (Italy) [it]
... aka Det hände i Hollywood (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Ein Stern geht auf (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Ein Stern ist geboren (Austria) [de]
... aka Ha nacido una estrella (Spain) [es]
... aka Hollywood (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Hollywood bag kulisserne (Denmark) [da]
... aka Nace una estrella (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Narodziny gwiazdy (Poland) [pl]
... aka Tähti on syntynyt (Finland: TV title) [fi]
... aka Tähti on syttynyt (Finland: video title) [fi]
... aka Tapahtuipa Hollywoodissa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Une étoile est née (Belgium: French title) [fr] - State Fair (1933) ("Romantic" (1933) (uncredited))
... aka Jahrmarkt der Liebe (Austria) [de]
... aka Jahrmarktsrummel (Germany) [de]
... aka La feria de la vida (Spain) [es]
... aka Lykkens karrusel (Denmark) [da]
... aka Montagne russe (Italy) [it] - Delicious (1931) (performer: "SOMEBODY FROM SOMEWHERE", "KATINKITSHA")
... aka Blekitna Rapsodja (Poland) [pl]
... aka Deliciosa (Spain) [es]
... aka Delicious (Denmark) [da]
... aka La piccola emigrante (Italy) [it]
... aka Zwei Herzen über Bord (Austria) [de] - Sunnyside Up (1929) (performer: "SUNNY SIDE UP", "IF I HAD A TALKING PICTURE OF YOU") ("(I'M A DREAMER) AREN'T WE ALL?")
... aka Hab' Sonne im Herzen (Austria) [de]
... aka Il sorriso della vita (Italy) [it] - Happy Days (1929/I) (performer: "We'll Build a Little World of Our Own")
... aka Giorni felici (Italy) [it]
... aka Tanzbeine aus Hollywood (Austria) [de]
Self:
- "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series .... Herself
... aka "Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film" (USA: video box title)
... aka "I istoria tou Hollywood" (Greece) [el] - The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Herself - Co-presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Director
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Herself
... aka Hollywood: Los años de Selznick (Venezuela) [es] - Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV) .... Herself
- The 29th Annual Academy Awards (1957) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Picture
- "Person to Person" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode #2.6 (1954) TV episode .... Herself - The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor
- Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941) .... Herself
... aka Wampas Baby Stars (USA: short title) - La ciudad de cartón (1934) .... Herself
... aka Cardboard City
... aka Hollywood, ciudad de cartón - Happy Days (1929/I) .... Herself
... aka Giorni felici (Italy) [it]
... aka Tanzbeine aus Hollywood (Austria) [de] - WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926 (1926) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
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"Biography"
- Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself - A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Herself
- Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Herself
- Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Herself
- Land of Liberty (1939)
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) .... Herself
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