Frances Bay

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1919-01-23 (92 years old)

Deathday

2011-09-15

Place of Birth

Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

Frances Bay

Biography

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. Marriage and a move to the U.S. led to a hiatus, during which she studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York. Returning to acting at 60, Bay featured in Foul Play and gained recognition in various TV shows...

Acting

1999

1986

Blue Velvet

as Aunt Barbara

2001

1995

2001

Finder's Fee

as Mrs. Darmsetter

1988

Big Top Pee-wee

as Mrs. Haynes

1985

Amos

as Lydia

1988

Twins

as Mother Superior

1996

Happy Gilmore

as Grandma

1986

Nomads

as Bertril

2000

Stranger Than Fiction

as Mrs. Steiner

2010

Bare Knuckles

as Rosie Mcintyre

1979

1978

Foul Play

as Mrs. Russel

1994

The Paperboy

as Mrs. Rosemont

1990

The Grifters

as Arizona Motel Clerk

1991

1982

Double Exposure

as Old Woman

1996

Rossini's Ghost

as Rosalie

1989

Class Cruise

as Grandma

1993

The Neighbor

as Aunt Sylvia

1981

Amy

as Mrs. Lindey

1997

Sparkler

as Raspy

2010

Pickin' and Grinnin'

as Grandma Johnson

1979

Topper

as Mrs. Quincy

1981

Callie & Son

as Mabel Simpson

1989

1990

1980

The Attic

as Librarian

1991

Critters 3

as Mrs. Menges

1990

Arachnophobia

as Evelyn Metcalf

2005

Edmond

as Fortune Teller

2001

Oh, Baby

as Edna Winchester

2005

Annie's Point

as Older Woman

2009

Repo Chick

as Granma De La Chasse

1983

Private School

as Birdie Fallmouth

1992

Single White Female

as Elderly Neighbor

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

1983

A Rose for Emily

as Miss Wyatt

1998

Forever Love

as Martha Craddock

1981

Buddy Buddy

as Female Patient

1987

Medium Rare

as Gertrude

1984

The Karate Kid

as Lady with Dog

1996

Never Too Late

as Elisabeth Kronner

1999

Goodbye Lover

as Old Woman

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Mrs. Lewenowski

1985

Movers & Shakers

as Betty Gritz

1998

Krippendorf's Tribe

as Edith Proxmire

2003

The Movie Hero

as Wise Old Woman

1997

1983

Wings

as Mrs. Timmins

2000

The Operator

as Mrs. Sloan

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