Janet Gaynor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-10-06

Day of death

1984-09-14 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Janet Gaynor

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 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

Known For

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lucky Star

    Lucky Star

  • Bernardine

    Bernardine

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Lazy Lightning

    Lazy Lightning

  • Flaming Flappers

    Flaming Flappers

  • Adorable

    Adorable

  • Delicious

    Delicious

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • 4 Devils

    4 Devils

  • Carolina

    Carolina

  • All Wet

    All Wet

  • Christina

    Christina

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • The Blue Eagle

    The Blue Eagle

  • The Plastic Age

    The Plastic Age

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

  • The Haunted Honeymoon

    The Haunted Honeymoon

  • The Young in Heart

    The Young in Heart

  • Martin of the Mounted

    Martin of the Mounted

  • Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs

  • The Midnight Kiss

    The Midnight Kiss

  • With Love and Hisses

    With Love and Hisses

  • The Beautiful Cheat

    The Beautiful Cheat

  • High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

  • Fade Away Foster

    Fade Away Foster

  • Change of Heart

    Change of Heart

  • Ladies in Love

    Ladies in Love

  • The Galloping Cowboy

    The Galloping Cowboy

  • Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

  • 45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • The Man Who Came Back

    The Man Who Came Back

  • One More Spring

    One More Spring

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • The Return of Peter Grimm

    The Return of Peter Grimm

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • The First Year

    The First Year

  • The Crook Buster

    The Crook Buster

  • Merely Mary Ann

    Merely Mary Ann

  • The Gunless Bad Man

    The Gunless Bad Man

  • Cupid's Rustler

    Cupid's Rustler

  • Sunny Side Up

    Sunny Side Up

  • The Shamrock Handicap

    The Shamrock Handicap

  • Skinner's Dress Suit

    Skinner's Dress Suit

  • A Punch in the Nose

    A Punch in the Nose

  • Two Girls Wanted

    Two Girls Wanted

  • The Horse Trader

    The Horse Trader

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Ridin' for Love

    Ridin' for Love

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • The Man in the Saddle

    The Man in the Saddle

  • Oh! What a Nurse!

    Oh! What a Nurse!

  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

  • Street Angel

    Street Angel

  • Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

  • Servants' Entrance

    Servants' Entrance

  • The Stolen Ranch

    The Stolen Ranch

  • The Burning Trail

    The Burning Trail

  • Don't Shoot

    Don't Shoot

  • Dangerous Innocence

    Dangerous Innocence

  • The Teaser

    The Teaser

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • Paddy the Next Best Thing

    Paddy the Next Best Thing