Janet Gaynor
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Janet Gaynor was an American actress. She began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era.
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Filmography 40
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
A Star Is Born
7th Heaven
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Street Angel
Lucky Star
The Young in Heart
State Fair
45 Minutes from Hollywood
With Love and Hisses
Small Town Girl
Sunny Side Up
The Plastic Age
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Three Loves Has Nancy
The Johnstown Flood
The Blue Eagle
Adorable
Change of Heart
Ladies in Love
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
The Shamrock Handicap
All Wet
The Man Who Came Back
One More Spring
Bernardine
4 Devils
Delicious
The Stolen Ranch
Happy Days
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Daddy Long Legs
Skinner's Dress Suit
Carolina
The Teaser
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Tess of the Storm Country
Young Ideas74 credits on file
Television 5
The Love Boat
The Oscars
General Electric Theater
YesteryearAwards 2
In their orbit 1
Connected to Janet 6
About this person
Janet Gaynor was an American actress. She began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. In 1929, she became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in 7th Heaven, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Street Angel (1928), the only occasion an actress won one Oscar for multiple film roles. Her success continued into the sound film era; for A Star Is Born (1937), she received a second Best Actress Academy Award nomination.
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