
Born December 7, 1893 — Died April 16, 1968
From Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Fay Okell Bainter
Fay Okell Bainter (December 7, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was an American film and stage actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jezebel (1938) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MGM persuaded her to try films and her movie debut was in This Side of Heaven (Februar...
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Children's Hour
Amelia Tilford

The President's Lady
Mrs. Donaldson

Close to My Heart
Mrs. Morrow

June Bride
Paula Winthrop

Give My Regards to Broadway
Fay Norwick

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Mrs. Mitty

Deep Valley
Ellie Saul

The Virginian
Mrs. Taylor

The Kid from Brooklyn
Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

State Fair
Melissa Frake

3 Is a Family
Frances Whittaker

Dark Waters
Aunt Emily

The Heavenly Body
Margaret Sibyll

Cry 'Havoc'
Captain Marsh

Salute to the Marines
Jennie Bailey

Presenting Lily Mars
Mrs. Thornway

The Human Comedy
Mrs. Macauley

Journey for Margaret
Trudy Strauss

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Elvira Wiggs

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Stella Livingston Hadley

Mr. Gardenia Jones
Emmy Jones

Woman of the Year
Ellen Whitcomb

Babes on Broadway
Miss Jones

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self

Maryland
Charlotte Danfield

A Bill of Divorcement
Margaret "Meg" Fairfield

Our Town
Mrs Gibbs

Young Tom Edison
Mrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison

Our Neighbors - The Carters
Ellen Carter
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Self

Daughters Courageous
Nancy 'Nan' Masters

The Lady and the Mob
Hattie Leonard

Yes, My Darling Daughter
Ann Murray

Breakdowns of 1938
Hannah Parmalee (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Shining Hour
Hannah Linden

The Arkansas Traveler
Mrs. Martha Allen

Mother Carey's Chickens
Mrs. Margaret Carey

White Banners
Hannah

Jezebel
Aunt Belle Massey

Make Way for Tomorrow
Anita Cooper

The Soldier and the Lady
Strogoff's Mother

Quality Street
Susan Throssel

This Side of Heaven
Francene Turner