Frances Bay
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1919
Died: September 15, 2011
Place of birth: Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
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 like Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and films such as The Wedding Planner and Twins. Her versatile career spanned over 50 films and numerous TV series, earning her awards and nominations. Notably, she appeared in the final episodes of sitcoms Seinfeld, Who’s the Boss?, and Happy Days. Bay was inducted in Canada's Walk of Fame in 2008.
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Filmography
65 movies · 50 TV shows, newest first
7.2
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
7.0
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
20112.0
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
3.2
Bare Knuckles
2010
7.6
The Middle
2009
3.6
Repo Chick
2009
6.0
Edmond
2006
7.1
Hannah Montana
2006
4.4
Ring Around the Rosie
2006
5.6
Annie's Point
2005
8.3
In the Land of Milk and Money
2004
4.9
The Movie Hero
2003
4.9
Kiss The Bride
2002
8.0
Presidio Med
2002
7.0
Bob Patterson
20013.4
Oh, Baby
2001
6.2
Finder's Fee
2001
7.4
My Wife and Kids
2001
5.9
The Wedding Planner
2001
5.9
Stranger Than Fiction
2000
4.1
The Operator
2000
4.5
Inspector Gadget
1999
6.2
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
1999
5.6
Goodbye Lover
1999
8.2
Charmed
1998
6.2
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998
6.8
Forever Love
1998
6.8
The Hughleys
1998
4.6
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
8.0
Style & Substance
1998
4.3
Sparkler
1997
7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
2.6
Changing Habits
1997
6.3
Clueless
1996
6.0
Suddenly Susan
1996
5.5
Never Too Late
1996
6.7
Happy Gilmore
1996
8.0
Rossini's Ghost
1996
7.2
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
4.6
The Paperboy
1994
9.0
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994
7.8
ER
1994
5.7
The Neighbor
1993
6.5
Dave's World
1993
8.4
The X-Files
1993
3.6
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
6.3
Single White Female
1992
7.4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
4.9
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
1992
5.3
Critters 3
1991
7.1
The Commish
1991
5.7
Pacific Station
1991
5.8
The Pit and the Pendulum
1991
NR
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990
8.7
True Colors
1990
7.0
Wild at Heart
1990
6.5
The Grifters
1990
6.5
Arachnophobia
1990
8.3
Twin Peaks
1990
5.2
Class Cruise
1989
7.0
Alien Nation
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
1989
5.9
The Karate Kid Part III
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989
7.4
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
6.1
Twins
1988NR
Police Story
1988
5.0
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
7.0
The Oldest Rookie
1987
5.0
Medium Rare
1987
6.4
Sidekicks
1986
7.7
ALF
1986
7.6
Blue Velvet
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
4.8
Nomads
1986
7.1
Matlock
1986
7.2
Amos
1985
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
3.9
Movers & Shakers
198510.0
The Eagle and The Bear
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.1
Hunter
1984
5.7
E/R
1984
7.2
The Karate Kid
1984
7.0
Second Sight: A Love Story
1984
5.8
Little Red Riding Hood
1983
6.5
A Rose for Emily
1983
5.7
Private School
1983
8.0
Wings
1983
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
7.2
Newhart
1982
7.1
Remington Steele
1982
7.6
Cheers
1982
7.2
Family Ties
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
4.5
Double Exposure
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.8
Fame
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
5.4
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
6.1
Buddy Buddy
1981
7.2
Amy
1981
7.0
A Whale for the Killing
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
6.7
Callie & Son
1981
4.7
The Attic
1980
7.0
Topper
1979
6.8
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
6.9
Hart to Hart
1979
6.3
Foul Play
1978
7.6
Happy Days
1974