Frances Bay

Frances Bay

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...

Known For

Blue Velvet

as Aunt Barbara

Happy Gilmore

as Grandma

The Karate Kid

as Lady with Dog

Cast Credits

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

Pickin' and Grinnin'

as Grandma Johnson

Bare Knuckles

as Rosie Mcintyre

Repo Chick

as Granma De La Chasse

Edmond

as Fortune Teller

Annie's Point

as Older Woman

The Movie Hero

as Wise Old Woman

Oh, Baby

as Edna Winchester

Finder's Fee

as Mrs. Darmsetter

Stranger Than Fiction

as Mrs. Steiner

The Operator

as Mrs. Sloan

Goodbye Lover

as Old Woman

Forever Love

as Martha Craddock

Krippendorf's Tribe

as Edith Proxmire

Sparkler

as Raspy

Never Too Late

as Elisabeth Kronner

Happy Gilmore

as Grandma

Rossini's Ghost

as Rosalie

The Paperboy

as Mrs. Rosemont

The Neighbor

as Aunt Sylvia