Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Acting

Birthday

1906/10/06

Day of death

1984/09/14 (77 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Laura Augusta Gainor, Джанет Гейнор

Biography

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 wi...Read more

Acting
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8

(1927) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

as The Wife (Indre)

A Star Is Born
7.1

(1937) A Star Is Born

as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester

Street Angel
7.0

(1928) Street Angel

as Angela

The Haunted Honeymoon
0.0

(1925) The Haunted Honeymoon

as (uncredited)

The Young in Heart
6.6

(1938) The Young in Heart

as George-Anne Carleton

Cupid's Rustler
0.0

(1924) Cupid's Rustler

as (uncredited)

A Punch in the Nose
0.0

(1926) A Punch in the Nose

as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2

(1938) Three Loves Has Nancy

as Nancy Briggs

State Fair
6.3

(1933) State Fair

as Margy Frake

7th Heaven
7.4

(1927) 7th Heaven

as Diane

Sunny Side Up
7.3

(1929) Sunny Side Up

as Molly Carr

One More Spring
5.7

(1935) One More Spring

as Elizabeth Cheney

Lucky Star
7.5

(1929) Lucky Star

as Mary Tucker

Small Town Girl
6.2

(1936) Small Town Girl

as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan

Bernardine
7.0

(1957) Bernardine

as Mrs. Ruth Wilson

The Man Who Came Back
3.5

(1931) The Man Who Came Back

as Angie Randolph

Delicious
6.2

(1931) Delicious

as Heather Gordon

The Blue Eagle
5.1

(1926) The Blue Eagle

as Rose Kelly

4 Devils
7.0

(1928) 4 Devils

as Marion

Happy Days
6.0

(1929) Happy Days

as Herself

The Burning Trail
0.0

(1925) The Burning Trail

as (uncredited)

Ladies In Love
5.8

(1936) Ladies In Love

as Martha Karenye

The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.1

(1935) The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Molly Larkins

Paddy the Next Best Thing
1.0

(1933) Paddy the Next Best Thing

as Paddy Adair

Adorable
3.7

(1933) Adorable

as Marie Christine "Mitzi"

Daddy Long Legs
4.0

(1931) Daddy Long Legs

as Judy Abbott

Change of Heart
6.2

(1934) Change of Heart

as Catherine Furness

Carolina
6.0

(1934) Carolina

as Joanna Tate

Tess of the Storm Country
6.0

(1932) Tess of the Storm Country

as Tess Howland

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Self (uncredited)

The Shamrock Handicap
5.1

(1926) The Shamrock Handicap

as Lady Sheila O'Hara

The Johnstown Flood
6.8

(1926) The Johnstown Flood

as Anna Burger

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
5.5

(2013) Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

High Society Blues
0.0

(1930) High Society Blues

as Eleanor Divine

The Return of Peter Grimm
0.0

(1926) The Return of Peter Grimm

as Catherine

Servants' Entrance
0.0

(1934) Servants' Entrance

as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand

45 Minutes from Hollywood
5.0

(1926) 45 Minutes from Hollywood

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

With Love and Hisses
6.1

(1927) With Love and Hisses

as Extra

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
6.0

(1960) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as Self

Oh! What a Nurse!
0.0

(1926) Oh! What a Nurse!

as (uncredited)

Merely Mary Ann
0.0

(1931) Merely Mary Ann

as Mary Ann

Christina
0.0

(1929) Christina

as Christina

Dangerous Innocence
0.0

(1925) Dangerous Innocence

as (uncredited)

The Teaser
1.0

(1925) The Teaser

as (uncredited)

The Beautiful Cheat
0.0

(1926) The Beautiful Cheat

as Extra

The First Year
0.0

(1932) The First Year

as Grace Livingston

The Stolen Ranch
5.8

(1926) The Stolen Ranch

as Extra

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7

(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

(1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Two Girls Wanted
0.0

(1927) Two Girls Wanted

as Marianna Wright

The Plastic Age
5.9

(1925) The Plastic Age

as Co-ed (uncredited)

And the Oscar Goes To...
7.0

(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

Flaming Flappers
0.0

(1925) Flaming Flappers

as One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)

The Crook Buster
0.0

(1925) The Crook Buster

as (uncredited)

0.0

(1926) The Gunless Bad Man

as Gertrude Dowell

0.0

(1926) Ridin' for Love

as Girl

0.0

(1926) Fade Away Foster

as (uncredited)

The Galloping Cowboy
0.0

(1926) The Galloping Cowboy

as Extra (uncredited)

The Man in the Saddle
0.0

(1926) The Man in the Saddle

as Doubtful (uncredited)

Don't Shoot
0.0

(1926) Don't Shoot

as Girl

The Midnight Kiss
0.0

(1926) The Midnight Kiss

as Mildred Hastings

Martin of the Mounted
0.0

(1926) Martin of the Mounted

as (uncredited)

0.0

(1927) The Horse Trader

as (uncredited)

Young Ideas
0.0

(1924) Young Ideas

as (uncredited)

All Wet
5.2

(1924) All Wet

as Extra (uncredited)

Hooray for Hollywood
0.0

(1976) Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Martha Allen

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Eleanor

The Oscars
6.9

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Violet Hooper

Yesteryear
0.0

(1982) Yesteryear

as Self