Janet Gaynor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

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

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • High Society Blues

    High Society Blues

  • The Young in Heart

    The Young in Heart

  • The Return of Peter Grimm

    The Return of Peter Grimm

  • Fade Away Foster

    Fade Away Foster

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • 45 Minutes from Hollywood

    45 Minutes from Hollywood

  • The Plastic Age

    The Plastic Age

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • The First Year

    The First Year

  • Paddy the Next Best Thing

    Paddy the Next Best Thing

  • The Galloping Cowboy

    The Galloping Cowboy

  • The Blue Eagle

    The Blue Eagle

  • One More Spring

    One More Spring

  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Servants' Entrance

    Servants' Entrance

  • The Crook Buster

    The Crook Buster

  • The Gunless Bad Man

    The Gunless Bad Man

  • The Burning Trail

    The Burning Trail

  • Carolina

    Carolina

  • Dangerous Innocence

    Dangerous Innocence

  • Street Angel

    Street Angel

  • Change of Heart

    Change of Heart

  • Cupid's Rustler

    Cupid's Rustler

  • Merely Mary Ann

    Merely Mary Ann

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

  • Bernardine

    Bernardine

  • The Midnight Kiss

    The Midnight Kiss

  • A Punch in the Nose

    A Punch in the Nose

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • Martin of the Mounted

    Martin of the Mounted

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Don't Shoot

    Don't Shoot

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • Christina

    Christina

  • Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs

  • The Beautiful Cheat

    The Beautiful Cheat

  • Ridin' for Love

    Ridin' for Love

  • Lazy Lightning

    Lazy Lightning

  • Adorable

    Adorable

  • Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • Ladies in Love

    Ladies in Love

  • The Teaser

    The Teaser

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • With Love and Hisses

    With Love and Hisses

  • All Wet

    All Wet

  • Delicious

    Delicious

  • Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

  • The Man Who Came Back

    The Man Who Came Back

  • Flaming Flappers

    Flaming Flappers

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Sunny Side Up

    Sunny Side Up

  • The Haunted Honeymoon

    The Haunted Honeymoon

  • 4 Devils

    4 Devils

  • Oh! What a Nurse!

    Oh! What a Nurse!

  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

  • Two Girls Wanted

    Two Girls Wanted

  • The Shamrock Handicap

    The Shamrock Handicap

  • The Horse Trader

    The Horse Trader

  • The Stolen Ranch

    The Stolen Ranch

  • The Man in the Saddle

    The Man in the Saddle