Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter.
One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed t...
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
As The Wife (Indre)
A Star Is Born
As Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester
Street Angel
As Angela
The Haunted Honeymoon
As (uncredited)
The Young in Heart
As George-Anne Carleton
A Punch in the Nose
As Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Cupid's Rustler
As (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
As Nancy Briggs
State Fair
As Margy Frake
7th Heaven
As Diane
Sunny Side Up
As Molly Carr
One More Spring
As Elizabeth Cheney
Lucky Star
As Mary Tucker
Small Town Girl
As Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
Bernardine
As Mrs. Ruth Wilson
Delicious
As Heather Gordon
The Man Who Came Back
As Angie Randolph
The Blue Eagle
As Rose Kelly
4 Devils
As Marion
Happy Days
As Herself
The Burning Trail
As (uncredited)
Ladies In Love
As Martha Karenye
The Farmer Takes a Wife
As Molly Larkins
Paddy the Next Best Thing
As Paddy Adair
Adorable
As Marie Christine "Mitzi"
Daddy Long Legs
As Judy Abbott
Change of Heart
As Catherine Furness
Carolina
As Joanna Tate
Tess of the Storm Country
As Tess Howland
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
As Self (uncredited)
The Shamrock Handicap
As Lady Sheila O'Hara
The Johnstown Flood
As Anna Burger
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
As Self (archive footage)
High Society Blues
As Eleanor Divine
The Return of Peter Grimm
As Catherine
Servants' Entrance
As Hedda Nilsson aka Helga Brand
45 Minutes from Hollywood
As Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
As Self
With Love and Hisses
As Extra
Oh! What a Nurse!
As (uncredited)
Merely Mary Ann
As Mary Ann
Christina
As Christina
Dangerous Innocence
As (uncredited)
The Teaser
As (uncredited)
The Beautiful Cheat
As Extra
The First Year
As Grace Livingston
The Stolen Ranch
As Extra
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
As Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As Self (archive footage)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
As Slave Girl (uncredited)
Two Girls Wanted
As Marianna Wright
The Plastic Age
As Co-ed (uncredited)
And the Oscar Goes To...
As Self (archive footage)
Flaming Flappers
As One of the Co-Eds (uncredited)
The Galloping Cowboy
As Extra (uncredited)
The Crook Buster
As (uncredited)
The Gunless Bad Man
As Gertrude Dowell
Don't Shoot
As Girl
The Horse Trader
As (uncredited)
The Midnight Kiss
As Mildred Hastings
Fade Away Foster
As (uncredited)
Martin of the Mounted
As (uncredited)
Ridin' for Love
As Girl
The Man in the Saddle
As Doubtful (uncredited)
Young Ideas
As (uncredited)
All Wet
As Extra (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
As Martha Allen
Lux Video Theatre
As Eleanor
The Oscars
As Self
The Love Boat
As Violet Hooper
Yesteryear
As Self