Fay Bainter
Filmography

Fay Bainter

Section Title: Filmography
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1934	This Side of Heaven	Francene Turner

1937	Quality Street	Susan Throssel

1937	The Soldier and the Lady	Strogoff's Mother

1937	Make Way for Tomorrow	Anita Cooper

1938	White Banners	Hannah Parmalee	Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actress

1938	Jezebel	Aunt Belle	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

1938	Mother Carey's Chickens	Mrs. Margaret Carey

1938	The Arkansas Traveler	Mrs. Martha Allen

1938	The Shining Hour	Hannah Linden

1939	Yes, My Darling Daughter	Ann "Annie" Murray

1939	The Lady and the Mob	Hattie Leonard

1939	Daughters Courageous	Nancy "Nan" Masters

1939	Our Neighbors – The Carters	Ellen Carter

1940	Young Tom Edison	Mrs. Samuel (Nancy) Edison

1940	Our Town	Mrs. Julia Hersey Gibbs

1940	A Bill of Divorcement	Margaret "Meg" Fairfield

1940	Maryland	Charlotte Danfield

1941	Babes on Broadway	Miss "Jonesy" Jones

1942	Woman of the Year	Ellen Whitcomb

1942	The War Against Mrs. Hadley	Stella Hadley

1942	Journey for Margaret	Trudy Strauss

1942	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch	Mrs. Elvira Wiggs

1943	The Human Comedy	Mrs. Macauley

1943	Presenting Lily Mars	Mrs. Thornway

1943	Salute to the Marines	Jennie Bailey

1943	Cry 'Havoc'	Captain Alice Marsh

1944	The Heavenly Body	Margaret Sibyll

1944	Dark Waters	Aunt Emily

1944	Three Is a Family	Frances Whittaker

1945	State Fair	Melissa Frake

1946	The Kid from Brooklyn	Mrs. E. Winthrop LeMoyne

1946	The Virginian	Mrs. Taylor

1947	Deep Valley	Ellie Saul

1947	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Mrs. Eunice Mitty

1948	Give My Regards to Broadway	Fay Norwick

1948	June Bride	Paula Winthrop

1951	Close to My Heart	Mrs. Morrow

1953	The President's Lady	Mrs. Donaldson

1961	The Children's Hour	Mrs. Amelia Tilford	Laurel Award for Top Female Supporting Performance (2nd place) Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

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In 1938, Bainter was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938).

final_sentence: In 1938, Bainter was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actress, for White Banners (1938), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Jezebel (1938).