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Frances Bay

Television Actress / Film Actress | * 01/23/1919 († 92, 09/15/2011) | Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)

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. Bay was inducted in Canada's Walk of Fame in 2008.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, paediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary cont ...

The Wedding Planner

PG-13

2001 | 3.0/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can ...

Happy Gilmore

PG-13

1996 | 3.3/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy
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John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, ...

Inspector Gadget

PG

1999 | 2.2/5 | 1h 18min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
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The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child. ...

Blue Velvet

R

1986 | 3.8/5 | 2h
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Frances Bay

Canada's Walk of Fame
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Movies with Frances Bay as Actress(59)

as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Aunt Barbara2011 Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Grandma Johnson2010 Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Rosie Mcintyre2010 Bare Knuckles
as Grandma De La Chasse2009 Repo Chick
as Nanna2006 Ring Around the Rosie
as Edna Winchester2005 Oh, Baby
as Older Woman2005 Annie's Point
as Fortune Teller2005 Edmond
as Wise Old Woman2003 The Movie Hero
as Dottie2001 The Wedding Planner
as Mrs. Darmsetter2001 Finder's Fee
as Mrs. Steiner2000 Stranger Than Fiction
as Thelma1999 Inspector Gadget
as Mrs. Lewis1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Martha Craddock1998 Forever Love
as Old Woman1998 Goodbye Lover
as Edith Proxmire1998 Krippendorf's Tribe
as Raspy1997 Sparkler
as Rosalie1996 Rossini's Ghost
as Elisabeth Kronner1996 Never Too Late
as Grandma Gilmore1996 Happy Gilmore
as Mrs. Pickman1995 In the Mouth of Madness
as Mrs. Rosemont1994 The Paperboy
as Aunt Sylvia1993 The Neighbor
as Iva Ruth McKinney1992 Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
as Elderly Neighbor1992 Single White Female
as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Grandma1992 Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Esmeralda1991 The Pit and the Pendulum
as Mrs. Menges1991 Critters 3
as Madam1990 Wild at Heart
as Evelyn Metcalf1990 Arachnophobia
as Arizona Motel Clerk1990 The Grifters
as Mrs. Milo1989 The Karate Kid Part III
as Grandma1989 Class Cruise
as Mother Superior1988 Twins
as Mrs. Haynes1988 Big Top Pee-wee
as Gertrude1987 Medium Rare
as Aunt Barbara1986 Blue Velvet
as Bertril1986 Nomads
as Lydia1985 Amos
as Betty Gritz1985 Movers & Shakers
as Lady with Dog1984 The Karate Kid
as Old Woman1984 Second Sight: A Love Story
as Granny1983 Little Red Riding Hood
as Miss Wyatt1983 A Rose for Emily
as Birdie Fallmouth1983 Private School
as Old Woman1982 Double Exposure
1981 A Whale for the Killing
as Mabel Simpson1981 Callie & Son
as Female Patient1981 Buddy Buddy
as Mrs. Lewenowski1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
as Myra Hill1981 Murder in Texas
as Mrs. Lindey1981 Amy
as Librarian1980 The Attic
as Mrs. Quincy1979 Topper
as Mrs. Delillo1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Mrs. Russel1978 Foul Play

TV Shows/Series with Frances Bay as Actress(45)

as Aunt Ginny2009 The Middle
as Cathy2006 Hannah Montana
2002 Presidio Med
as Laurie Evans2001 Bob Patterson
2001 My Wife and Kids
1998 Da Vinci's Inquest
as Elizabeth Hadley1998 Style & Substance
as Old Phoebe1998 Charmed
1998 The Hughleys
as Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1996 Clueless
1994 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
as Georgia1994 ER
as Dorothy1993 The X-Files
1993 Dave's World
1991 The Commish
as Tante Sylvia1990 True Colors
as Mrs. Tremond1990 Twin Peaks
as Millie Reynolds1989 Quantum Leap
1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Mabel Choate1989 Seinfeld
1989 Alien Nation
1987 The Oldest Rookie
as Marian McConnell1986 L.A. Law
as Louise Beaumont1986 ALF
1986 Matlock
1986 Sidekicks
as Claire1985 The Golden Girls
as Mrs Claus1985 Amazing Stories
as Emma Parsons1984 Hunter
as Mrs. Laskey1984 Hunter
1984 E/R
1982 Cheers
1982 T. J. Hooker
as Mrs. Florence Menlo1982 Family Ties
1982 Newhart
1982 Fame
1982 St. Elsewhere
as Mother Trust1982 Remington Steele
1982 Cagney & Lacey
as Granny1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
1981 Simon & Simon
1981 Hill Street Blues
1979 Hart to Hart
1974 Happy Days

Full Name: Frances Bay
Born: Thursday, 01/23 1919 (January) in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Died: Thursday, 09/15 2011 (September) in Tarzana (aged: 92)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Employer: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Frances Bay frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (32x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Robert Costanzo (17x, Actor)
Richard McGonagle (17x, Actor)
David Lynch (16x, Crew)
Earl Boen (16x, Actor)
John Hostetter (15x, Actor)
Al Ruscio (15x, Actor)
Kenneth Tigar (15x, Actor)
Tony Plana (13x, Actor)
Walter Olkewicz (13x, Actor)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
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