1906-10-06 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Gaynor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored | Self (archive footage) | 2013-01-29 |
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Hooray for Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1976-01-01 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | 1961-12-31 |
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self | 1960-01-10 |
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Bernardine | Mrs. Ruth Wilson | 1957-07-24 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-31 |
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Three Loves Has Nancy | Nancy Briggs | 1938-09-02 |
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The Young in Heart | George-Anne Carleton | 1938-07-06 |
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A Star Is Born | Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester | 1937-04-27 |
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Ladies In Love | Martha Karenye | 1936-10-09 |
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Small Town Girl | Katherine 'Kay' Brannan | 1936-04-10 |
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The Farmer Takes a Wife | Molly Larkins | 1935-07-05 |
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One More Spring | Elizabeth Cheney | 1935-02-15 |
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Servants' Entrance | Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand | 1934-09-25 |
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Change of Heart | Catherine Furness | 1934-05-18 |
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Carolina | Joanna Tate | 1934-02-02 |
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Adorable | Marie Christine "Mitzi" | 1933-05-18 |
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State Fair | Margy Frake | 1933-02-10 |
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Paddy the Next Best Thing | Paddy Adair | 1933-09-01 |
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The First Year | Grace Livingston | 1932-07-30 |
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Tess of the Storm Country | Tess Howland | 1932-11-20 |
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Delicious | Heather Gordon | 1931-12-27 |
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Daddy Long Legs | Judy Abbott | 1931-06-05 |
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The Man Who Came Back | Angie Randolph | 1931-01-11 |
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Merely Mary Ann | Mary Ann | 1931-09-06 |
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High Society Blues | Eleanor Divine | 1930-03-23 |
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Christina | Christina | 1929-12-15 |
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Sunny Side Up | Molly Carr | 1929-12-25 |
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Lucky Star | Mary Tucker | 1929-08-18 |
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Happy Days | Herself | 1929-09-16 |
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Street Angel | Angela | 1928-04-09 |
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4 Devils | Marion | 1928-10-03 |
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With Love and Hisses | Extra | 1927-08-28 |
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The Horse Trader | (uncredited) | 1927-08-20 |
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7th Heaven | Diane | 1927-09-10 |
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Wife (Indre) | 1927-11-04 |
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Two Girls Wanted | Marianna Wright | 1927-09-11 |
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Don't Shoot | Girl | 1926-08-07 |
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The Galloping Cowboy | Extra (uncredited) | 1926-05-16 |
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The Gunless Bad Man | Gertrude Dowell | 1926-03-13 |
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The Midnight Kiss | Mildred Hastings | 1926-10-10 |
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Ridin' for Love | Girl | 1926-04-17 |
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Martin of the Mounted | (uncredited) | 1926-12-11 |
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Fade Away Foster | (uncredited) | 1926-04-24 |
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A Punch in the Nose | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | 1926-01-03 |
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The Man in the Saddle | Doubtful (uncredited) | 1926-07-11 |
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The Stolen Ranch | Extra | 1926-12-26 |
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The Blue Eagle | Rose Kelly | 1926-09-12 |
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45 Minutes from Hollywood | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1926-12-26 |
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The Return of Peter Grimm | Catherine | 1926-12-07 |
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The Johnstown Flood | Anna Burger | 1926-02-28 |
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The Shamrock Handicap | Lady Sheila O'Hara | 1926-05-02 |
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Oh! What a Nurse! | (uncredited) | 1926-03-07 |
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The Beautiful Cheat | Extra | 1926-02-21 |
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Flaming Flappers | One of the Co-Eds (uncredited) | 1925-12-27 |
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The Haunted Honeymoon | (uncredited) | 1925-03-29 |
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The Plastic Age | Co-ed (uncredited) | 1925-12-15 |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 1925-12-25 |
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The Crook Buster | (uncredited) | 1925-12-26 |
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The Teaser | (uncredited) | 1925-09-06 |
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Dangerous Innocence | (uncredited) | 1925-04-12 |
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The Burning Trail | (uncredited) | 1925-05-10 |
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All Wet | Extra (uncredited) | 1924-01-01 |
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Cupid's Rustler | (uncredited) | 1924-06-01 |
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Young Ideas | (uncredited) | 1924-07-07 |
