Janet Gaynor
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...
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...
Known For
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Wife (Indre)
A Star Is Born
as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
7th Heaven
as Diane
Cast Credits
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
Bernardine
as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Nancy Briggs
The Young in Heart
as George-Anne Carleton
A Star Is Born
as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Ladies in Love
as Martha Karenye
Small Town Girl
as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly Larkins
One More Spring
as Elizabeth Cheney
Servants' Entrance
as Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
Change of Heart
as Catherine Furness
Carolina
as Joanna Tate
Paddy the Next Best Thing
as Paddy Adair
Adorable
as Marie Christine "Mitzi"
State Fair
as Margy Frake
Tess of the Storm Country
as Tess Howland
The First Year
as Grace Livingston
Delicious
as Heather Gordon
Merely Mary Ann
as Mary Ann
Daddy Long Legs
as Judy Abbott
The Man Who Came Back
as Angie Randolph
High Society Blues
as Eleanor Divine
Sunny Side Up
as Molly Carr
Christina
as Christina
Happy Days
as Janet Gaynor
Lucky Star
as Mary Tucker
4 Devils
as Marion
Street Angel
as Angela
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Wife (Indre)
Two Girls Wanted
as Marianna Wright