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Frances Bavier

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 12/14/1902 († 86, 12/06/1989) | Manhattan, New York City (United States of America (USA))
Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. She is best known for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960 to 1970. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. Bavier was known for playing Amy Morgan on It's a Great Life (1954–1956). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. ...

The Day the Earth Stood Still

G

1951 | 3.8/5 | 1h 32min
Drama, Science Fiction
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Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. After ...

The Stooge

G

1952 | 3.3/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. H ...

Man in the Attic

Certification unknown

1953 | 2.9/5 | 1h 22min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, ...

The Andy Griffith Show

TV-G

1960 | 3.7/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Frances Bavier

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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Movies with Frances Bavier as Actress(14)

as Lady with the Cat1974 Benji
as Mrs. Tappe1959 It Started with a Kiss
as Mrs. Solitaire1958 A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Mrs. Hayes1956 The Blessed Midnight
as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)1956 The Bad Seed
as Helen Harley1953 Man in the Attic
as Mrs. Prentiss1952 Bend of the River
as Alice Hatch1952 The Lady Says No
as Mrs. Rogers1952 The Stooge
as Martha Hammond1952 Horizons West
as Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne1952 Sally and Saint Anne
as Mrs. Chamberlain1952 My Wife's Best Friend
as Mrs. Barley, boarder1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Joy - Party Girl (uncredited)1931 Girls About Town

TV Shows/Series with Frances Bavier as Actress(22)

1968 Mayberry R.F.D.
1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Aunt Bee Taylor1960 The Andy Griffith Show
1959 Rawhide
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1957 The Thin Man
as Louise Marlow1957 Perry Mason
as Nancy Thomas1957 Sugarfoot
1957 The Eve Arden Show
as Mrs. Fergusen1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mrs. Amy Morgan1954 It's a Great Life
as Miss Trimingham1953 GE Theater
1953 City Detective
as Henrietta Perkins1953 The Danny Thomas Show
as Mrs. Logan1953 Letter to Loretta
as Aunt Marty1953 Letter to Loretta
as Aunt Meg1953 Letter to Loretta
as Mrs. Hayes1952 Cavalcade of America
1951 Dragnet
as Lou Bloor1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Martha1950 Lux Video Theatre
1950 Lux Video Theatre

Full Name: Frances Bavier
Born: Sunday, 12/14 1902 (December) in Manhattan, New York City (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 12/06 1989 (December) in Siler City (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Frances Bavier frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Dabbs Greer (26x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (21x, Actress)
Vaughn Taylor (19x, Actor)
Claude Akins (18x, Actor)
Harry Townes (18x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (18x, Actress)
Ross Elliott (18x, Actor)
Dayton Lummis (18x, Actor)
Malcolm Atterbury (18x, Actor)
H.M. Wynant (17x, Actor)
Leo Tover (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:169103, Added: 07/08/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024