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Janet Gaynor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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…
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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
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2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1982
Yesteryear
TV show Self
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Violet Hooper
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1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Movie Self
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1957
Bernardine
Movie Mrs. Ruth Wilson
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1953
The Oscars
TV show Self
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show Martha Allen
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show Eleanor
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1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie Nancy Briggs
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1938
The Young in Heart
Movie George-Anne Carleton
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1937
A Star Is Born
Movie Esther Blodgett
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1936
Ladies in Love
Movie Martha Karenye
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1936
Small Town Girl
Movie Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
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1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie Molly Larkins
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1935
One More Spring
Movie Elizabeth Cheney
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1934
Servants' Entrance
Movie Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
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1934
Change of Heart
Movie Catherine Furness
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1934
Carolina
Movie Joanna Tate
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1933
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Movie Paddy Adair
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1933
Adorable
Movie Marie Christine "Mitzi"
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1933
State Fair
Movie Margy Frake
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1932
Tess of the Storm Country
Movie Tess Howland
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1932
The First Year
Movie Grace Livingston
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1931
Delicious
Movie Heather Gordon
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1931
Merely Mary Ann
Movie Mary Ann
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1931
Daddy Long Legs
Movie Judy Abbott
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1931
The Man Who Came Back
Movie Angie Randolph
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1930
High Society Blues
Movie Eleanor Divine
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1929
Sunny Side Up
Movie Molly Carr
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1929
Christina
Movie Christina
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1929
Happy Days
Movie Janet Gaynor
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1929
Lucky Star
Movie Mary Tucker
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1928
4 Devils
Movie Marion
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1928
Street Angel
Movie Angela
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1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie The Wife (Indre)
