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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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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Brasileiros em Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1970-01-01 |
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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 | 1937-04-20 |
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Small Town Girl | Katherine 'Kay' Brannan | 1936-04-10 |
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Ladies in Love | Martha Karenye | 1936-10-09 |
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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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Paddy the Next Best Thing | Paddy Adair | 1933-09-01 |
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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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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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Lucky Star | Mary Tucker | 1929-08-18 |
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Sunny Side Up | Molly Carr | 1929-12-25 |
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Happy Days | Janet Gaynor | 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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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Wife (Indre) | 1927-11-04 |
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7th Heaven | Diane | 1927-09-10 |
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Two Girls Wanted | Marianna Wright | 1927-09-11 |
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Ridin' for Love | Girl | 1926-04-17 |
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Skinner's Dress Suit | Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1926-04-18 |
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The Gunless Bad Man | Gertrude Dowell | 1926-03-13 |
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The Galloping Cowboy | Extra (uncredited) | 1926-05-16 |
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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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The Midnight Kiss | Mildred Hastings | 1926-10-10 |
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The Man in the Saddle | Doubtful (uncredited) | 1926-07-11 |
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Lazy Lightning | (uncredited) | 1926-12-12 |
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Don't Shoot | Girl | 1926-08-07 |
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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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The Blue Eagle | Rose Kelly | 1926-09-12 |
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A Punch in the Nose | Bathing Beauty (uncredited) | 1926-01-03 |
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Oh! What a Nurse! | (uncredited) | 1926-03-07 |
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45 Minutes from Hollywood | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1926-12-26 |
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The Stolen Ranch | Extra | 1926-12-26 |
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The Beautiful Cheat | Extra | 1926-02-21 |
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The Haunted Honeymoon | (uncredited) | 1925-03-29 |
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Flaming Flappers | One of the Co-Eds (uncredited) | 1925-12-27 |
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The Plastic Age | Co-ed (uncredited) | 1925-12-15 |
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The Teaser | (uncredited) | 1925-09-06 |
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The Burning Trail | (uncredited) | 1925-05-10 |
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Dangerous Innocence | (uncredited) | 1925-04-12 |
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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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All Wet | Extra (uncredited) | 1924-01-01 |
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Young Ideas | (uncredited) | 1924-07-07 |
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Cupid's Rustler | (uncredited) | 1924-06-01 |
