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. After initial success in radio and stage plays, she became "The Girlfriend to the Canadian Forces" on CBC Radio during World War II, boosting troops' spirits. Marr...
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Inspector Gadget
As Thelma
Blue Velvet
As Aunt Barbara
Ring Around the Rosie
As Nanna
The Wedding Planner
As Dottie
In the Mouth of Madness
As Mrs. Pickman
Finder's Fee
As Mrs. Darmsetter
Big Top Pee-wee
As Mrs. Haynes
Amos
As Lydia
Twins
As Mother Superior
Happy Gilmore
As Grandma
Nomads
As Bertril
Stranger Than Fiction
As Mrs. Steiner
Bare Knuckles
As Rosie Mcintyre
Chilly Scenes of Winter
As Mrs. Delillo
Foul Play
As Mrs. Russel
The Paperboy
As Mrs. Rosemont
The Grifters
As Arizona Motel Clerk
The Pit and the Pendulum
As Esmeralda
Second Sight: A Love Story
As Old Woman
Double Exposure
As Old Woman
Rossini's Ghost
As Rosalie
Class Cruise
As Grandma
The Neighbor
As Aunt Sylvia
Amy
As Mrs. Lindey
Sparkler
As Raspy
Pickin' and Grinnin'
As Grandma Johnson
Topper
As Mrs. Quincy
Inside Monkey Zetterland
As Grandma
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
As Aunt Barbara
Callie & Son
As Mabel Simpson
The Karate Kid Part III
As Mrs. Milo
A Whale for the Killing
Wild at Heart
As Madam
The Eagle and The Bear
The Attic
As Librarian
Critters 3
As Mrs. Menges
Murder in Texas
As Myra Hill
Arachnophobia
As Evelyn Metcalf
Edmond
As Fortune Teller
Oh, Baby
As Edna Winchester
Little Red Riding Hood
As Granny
Annie's Point
As Older Woman
Repo Chick
As Granma De La Chasse
Private School
As Birdie Fallmouth
Single White Female
As Elderly Neighbor
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
As Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
As Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
As Mrs. Lewis
A Rose for Emily
As Miss Wyatt
Forever Love
As Martha Craddock
Buddy Buddy
As Female Patient
Medium Rare
As Gertrude
The Karate Kid
As Lady with Dog
Never Too Late
As Elisabeth Kronner
Goodbye Lover
As Old Woman
Honky Tonk Freeway
As Mrs. Lewenowski
Movers & Shakers
As Betty Gritz
Krippendorf's Tribe
As Edith Proxmire
The Movie Hero
As Wise Old Woman
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
As Iva Ruth McKinney
Changing Habits
As Midge
Wings
As Mrs. Timmins
Presidio Med
Family Ties
As Mrs. Florence Menlo
Cheers
As Mrs. Brubaker
Seinfeld
As Mabel Choate
The Middle
As Aunt Ginny
Remington Steele
As Mother Trust
Amazing Stories
As Mrs Claus
T. J. Hooker
L.A. Law
As Marian McConnell
Fame
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
The Golden Girls
As Claire
Simon & Simon
Twin Peaks
As Mrs. Tremond
Tales from the Crypt
As Witch
Charmed
As Old Phoebe
Da Vinci's Inquest
The Commish
Happy Days
Clueless
Quantum Leap
As Millie Reynolds
Newhart
Hart to Hart
The X-Files
As Dorothy
Cagney & Lacey
Faerie Tale Theatre
As Granny
Sidekicks
Alien Nation
ALF
As Louise Beaumont
Hunter
As Emma Parsons
The Hughleys
True Colors
As Tante Sylvia
E/R
Dave's World
As Daisy
Bob Patterson
As Laurie Evans
The Oldest Rookie
My Wife and Kids
Matlock
As Samantha Bergstrom
ER
As Georgia
St. Elsewhere
As Mrs. Renninger
Suddenly Susan
As Mrs. Tidgely
Hannah Montana
As Cathy
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
As Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")
Pacific Station
As Celia Linder
Style & Substance
As Elizabeth Hadley
Murder, She Wrote
As Sarah McCoy
Hill Street Blues
As Elizabeth Mies