Actor

Janet Gaynor

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

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2.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 66Series: 4

TMDB ID: 9088

IMDb ID: nm0310980

Known for: Acting

Born: October 6, 1906

Died: September 14, 1984

Age: 77

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1924 - 2013

Years active: 90

Average TMDB rating: 6.8

Wikidata: Q182462

Also known as

Laura Augusta Gainor • Джанет Гейнор

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Biography

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 three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937). She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later.