Frances Bay
Birthday
1919/01/23
Day of death
2011/09/15 (92 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Also know as
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Biography
Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman; January 23, 1919 – September 15, 2011) was a Canadian-American character actress known for playing a variety of quirky elderly women on film and television. In a career that spanned 35 years, she acted in a variety of roles both in film and television. After initial success in radio and stage plays, she became "The Girlfriend to the Canadian Forces" on CBC Radio during World War II, boosting troops' spirits. Marriage and a move to the U.S. led to a hiatus, durin...Read more
Acting
(1999) Inspector Gadget
as Thelma
(1986) Blue Velvet
as Aunt Barbara
(2006) Ring Around the Rosie
as Nanna
(2001) The Wedding Planner
as Dottie
(1995) In the Mouth of Madness
as Mrs. Pickman
(2001) Finder's Fee
as Mrs. Darmsetter
(1988) Big Top Pee-wee
as Mrs. Haynes
(1985) Amos
as Lydia
(1988) Twins
as Mother Superior
(1996) Happy Gilmore
as Grandma
(1986) Nomads
as Bertril
(2000) Stranger Than Fiction
as Mrs. Steiner
(2010) Bare Knuckles
as Rosie Mcintyre
(1979) Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Mrs. Delillo
(1978) Foul Play
as Mrs. Russel
(1994) The Paperboy
as Mrs. Rosemont
(1990) The Grifters
as Arizona Motel Clerk
(1991) The Pit and the Pendulum
as Esmeralda
(1984) Second Sight: A Love Story
as Old Woman
(1982) Double Exposure
as Old Woman
(1996) Rossini's Ghost
as Rosalie
(1989) Class Cruise
as Grandma
(1993) The Neighbor
as Aunt Sylvia
(1981) Amy
as Mrs. Lindey
(1997) Sparkler
as Raspy
(2010) Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Grandma Johnson
(1979) Topper
as Mrs. Quincy
(1992) Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Grandma
(2011) Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Aunt Barbara
(1981) Callie & Son
as Mabel Simpson
(1989) The Karate Kid Part III
as Mrs. Milo
(1981) A Whale for the Killing
as ---
(1990) Wild at Heart
as Madam
(1985) The Eagle and The Bear
as ---
(1980) The Attic
as Librarian
(1991) Critters 3
as Mrs. Menges
(1981) Murder in Texas
as Myra Hill
(1990) Arachnophobia
as Evelyn Metcalf
(2005) Edmond
as Fortune Teller
(2001) Oh, Baby
as Edna Winchester
(1983) Little Red Riding Hood
as Granny
(2005) Annie's Point
as Older Woman
(2009) Repo Chick
as Granma De La Chasse
(1983) Private School
as Birdie Fallmouth
(1992) Single White Female
as Elderly Neighbor
(2014) Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
(1992) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
(1999) The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Mrs. Lewis
(1983) A Rose for Emily
as Miss Wyatt
(1998) Forever Love
as Martha Craddock
(1981) Buddy Buddy
as Female Patient
(1987) Medium Rare
as Gertrude
(1984) The Karate Kid
as Lady with Dog
(1996) Never Too Late
as Elisabeth Kronner
(1999) Goodbye Lover
as Old Woman
(1981) Honky Tonk Freeway
as Mrs. Lewenowski
(1985) Movers & Shakers
as Betty Gritz
(1998) Krippendorf's Tribe
as Edith Proxmire
(2003) The Movie Hero
as Wise Old Woman
(1992) Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
as Iva Ruth McKinney
(1997) Changing Habits
as Midge
(1983) Wings
as Mrs. Timmins
(2002) Presidio Med
as ---
(1982) Cheers
as Mrs. Brubaker
(1982) Family Ties
as Mrs. Florence Menlo
(1989) Seinfeld
as Mabel Choate
(2009) The Middle
as Aunt Ginny
(1982) Remington Steele
as Mother Trust
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Mrs Claus
(1982) T. J. Hooker
as ---
(1986) L.A. Law
as Marian McConnell
(1982) Fame
as ---
(1994) The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
as ---
(1985) The Golden Girls
as Claire
(1981) Simon & Simon
as ---
(1990) Twin Peaks
as Mrs. Tremond
(1989) Tales from the Crypt
as Witch
(1998) Charmed
as Old Phoebe
(1998) Da Vinci's Inquest
as ---
(1991) The Commish
as ---
(1974) Happy Days
as ---
(1996) Clueless
as ---
(1989) Quantum Leap
as Millie Reynolds
(1982) Newhart
as ---
(1993) The X-Files
as Dorothy
(1979) Hart to Hart
as ---
(1982) Cagney & Lacey
as ---
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as Granny
(1986) Sidekicks
as ---
(1989) Alien Nation
as ---
(1986) ALF
as Louise Beaumont
(1984) Hunter
as Emma Parsons
(1998) The Hughleys
as ---
(1990) True Colors
as Tante Sylvia
(1984) E/R
as ---
(1993) Dave's World
as Daisy
(2001) Bob Patterson
as Laurie Evans
(1987) The Oldest Rookie
as ---
(1984) Hunter
as Mrs. Laskey
(2001) My Wife and Kids
as ---
(1986) Matlock
as Samantha Bergstrom
(1994) ER
as Georgia
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as Mrs. Renninger
(1979) Hart to Hart
as Flower Vendor
(1996) Suddenly Susan
as Mrs. Tidgely
(2006) Hannah Montana
as Cathy
(1997) Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")
(1991) Pacific Station
as Celia Linder
(1998) Style & Substance
as Elizabeth Hadley
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Sarah McCoy
(1974) Happy Days
as Grandma Nussbaum
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as Elizabeth Mies