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Frances Bay (1919–2011)

Actress

Cute, tiny, and prolific little old lady character actress Frances Bay worked constantly in both films and TV shows alike after making her debut at a very late age in life with a small part in the comedy Foul Play in 1978. She frequently portrayed eccentric elderly women and good-hearted grandmothers in all kinds of pictures and television programs... See full bio »

Born:

Frances Goffman
in Mannville, Alberta, Canada

Died:

(age 92) in Tarzana, California, USA
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2009-2011 The Middle (TV series)
Aunt Ginny
– The Math Class (2011) … Aunt Ginny
– A Simple Christmas (2010) … Aunt Ginny
– Thanksgiving II (2010) … Aunt Ginny
– Errand Boy (2010) … Aunt Ginny
– Halloween (2010) … Aunt Ginny
See all 11 episodes »
 
2010 Bare Knuckles
Rosie Mcintyre
 
2010 Pickin' & Grinnin'
Grandma Johnson
 
2010 Short on Time (short)
Edith
 
2009 Repo Chick
Grandma De La Chasse
 
2009 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Aunt Joyce
– Elevator Love Letter (2009) … Aunt Joyce (uncredited)
 
2007 Cavemen (TV series)
Mrs. Winston
– Pilot (2007) … Mrs. Winston
 
2006 Hannah Montana (TV series)
Cathy
– Debt It Be (2006) … Cathy
 
2006 Ring Around the Rosie (video)
Nanna
 
2006 The Red Scarf (short)
Vivian Barry
 
2005 Edmond
Fortune Teller
 
2005 Oh, Baby (TV movie)
Maggie Winchester
 
2005 Annie's Point (TV movie)
Older Woman
 
2004 In the Land of Milk and Money
Grandma Shallot
 
2003 A Freudian Image (short)
Anna Freud
 
2003 The Movie Hero
Wise Old Woman
 
2002 Kiss the Bride
Grandma Julia Sposato
 
2002 Presidio Med (TV series)
Joan Hart
– This Baby's Gonna Fly (2002) … Joan Hart
 
2002 My Wife and Kids (TV series)
– Make Over (2002) (uncredited)
 
2002 Charmed (TV series)
Old Phoebe
– The Three Faces of Phoebe (2002) … Old Phoebe
 
2001 Bob Patterson (TV series)
Laurie Evans
– Awards Bob (2001) … Laurie Evans
 
2001 Finder's Fee
Mrs. Darmsetter
 
2001 Passions (TV series)
Evil Old Lady
– Episode #1.497 (2001) … Evil Old Lady
 
2001 ER (TV series)
Georgia
– Witch Hunt (2001) … Georgia
 
2001 The Wedding Planner
Dottie
 
2001 Cookies for Harry (short)
Harry's Wife
 
1998-2000 The Hughleys (TV series)
Mrs. Fitch
– Body Double (2000) … Mrs. Fitch
– She's a Brickhouse (2000) … Mrs. Fitch
– The Curse of the Coyote Man (1999) … Mrs. Fitch
– Young Guns (1999) … Mrs. Fitch
– G.E.D. (1999) … Mrs. Fitch
See all 8 episodes »
 
2000 Stranger Than Fiction
Mrs. Steiner
 
2000 The Operator
Mrs. Sloan
 
2000 A Day in a Life
Rosa
 
1999 The Storyteller (video short)
Storyteller
 
1999 Da Vinci's Inquest (TV series)
Viola McKnight
– A Nice Home in the Country (1999) … Viola McKnight
 
1999 Inspector Gadget
Thelma
 
1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (TV movie)
Mrs. Lewis
 
1998 Forever Love (TV movie)
Martha Craddock
 
1998 Style & Substance (TV series)
Elizabeth John
– Chelsea's Ex (1998) … Elizabeth John
 
1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
Mildred Grayson
– The Gift (1998) … Mildred Grayson
 
1998 Goodbye Lover
Old Woman
 
1998 C-16: FBI (TV series)
Miss Wilson
– The Art of War (1998) … Miss Wilson
 
1996-1998 Seinfeld (TV series)
Mrs. Choate / Mabel
– The Finale (1998) … Mrs. Choate
– The Cadillac (1996) … Mrs. Choate
– The Rye (1996) … Mabel
 
1998 Clueless (TV series)
Opal
– Friends (1998) … Opal
 
1998 Krippendorf's Tribe
Edith Proxmire
 
1997 Players (TV series)
Mrs. Davis
– Three of a Con (1997) … Mrs. Davis
 
1997 Sparkler
Raspy
 
1997 Changing Habits
Midge
 
1997 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Elderly Swiss Jeweler
– Murder in the Air (1997) … Elderly Swiss Jeweler
 
1997 Life with Roger (TV series)
Aunt Charlotte
– The Boxer Rebellion (1997) … Aunt Charlotte
 
1997 Suddenly Susan (TV series)
Mrs. Tidgely
– What a Card (1997) … Mrs. Tidgely
 
1997 Mitzi & Joe
Mitzi
 
1996 Never Too Late
Elisabeth Kronner
 
1996 Avonlea (TV series)
Winifred Ward
– After the Ball Is Over (1996) … Winifred Ward
 
1996 Happy Gilmore
Grandma
 
1996 Rossini's Ghost (TV movie)
Elder Rosalie
 
1995 Courthouse (TV series)
Kate Downey
– Injustice for All (1995) … Kate Downey
 
1995 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Sarah McCoy
– Home Care (1995) … Sarah McCoy
 
1995 The Crew (TV series)
Mrs. Henderson
– The Sugar Shack (1995) … Mrs. Henderson
 
1995 The Commish (TV series)
Ardith Cannon
– Off Broadway: Part 2 (1995) … Ardith Cannon
 
1995 The Marshal (TV series)
Granny
– Snow Orchid (1995) … Granny
 
1995 Platypus Man (TV series)
Bella
– Sweet Denial (1995) … Bella
 
1994 In the Mouth of Madness
Mrs. Pickman
 
1994 The X-Files (TV series)
Dorothy
– Excelsis Dei (1994) … Dorothy
 
1994 The Paper Boy
Mrs. Rosemont
 
1994 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (TV series)
Vivian's Aunt Francine
– Alex, Then and N.O.W. (1994) … Vivian's Aunt Francine
 
1994 Dave's World (TV series)
Daisy
– Lost Weekend (1994) … Daisy
 
1994 Phenom (TV series)
Mrs. Long
– What's in a Vow? (1994) … Mrs. Long
 
1993 The Neighbor
Aunt Sylvia
 
1992-1993 Empty Nest (TV series)
Agnes / Sylvia
– The Fracas in Vegas (1993) … Agnes
– Charley for President (1992) … Sylvia
 
1993 Street Legal (TV series)
Patricia Peters
– Pride and Prejudice (1993) … Patricia Peters
 
1992 By Way of the Stars (TV mini-series)
Annie Pyle
 
1991-1992 Life Goes On (TV series)
Eleanor / Sarah
– Love Letters (1992) … Sarah
– Arthur (1991) … Eleanor
 
1992 The Ben Stiller Show (TV series)
Gertrude
– ZooTV at Night … Gertrude
 
1992 Down the Shore (TV series)
Miss Suzette
– My Left Feet (1992) … Miss Suzette
 
1992 Inside Monkey Zetterland
Grandma
 
1992 Middle Ages (TV series)
– The Pig in the Python (1992)
 
1992 Single White Female
Elderly Neighbor
 
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
 
1992 L.A. Law (TV series)
Marian McConnell
– Silence of the Lambskins (1992) … Marian McConnell
 
1992 Who's the Boss? (TV series)
Candy
– Savor the Veal: Part 2 (1992) … Candy
– Savor the Veal: Part 3 (1992) … Candy
 
1992 Baby Talk (TV series)
– Wedding Bell Blahs (1992)
 
1992 Quantum Leap (TV series)
Millie Reynolds
– Moments to Live - May 4, 1985 (1992) … Millie Reynolds
 
1992 Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (TV movie)
Iva Ruth McKinney
 
1991 Critters 3
Mrs. Menges
 
1991 Matlock (TV series)
Samantha Bergstrom / Rose Hayes
– The Defense (1991) … Rose Hayes
– The Trial: Part 2 (1991) … Samantha Bergstrom
– The Trial: Part 1 (1991) … Samantha Bergstrom
 
1991 Pacific Station (TV series)
Celia Linder
– A Man's Best Friend (1991) … Celia Linder
 
1991 The Pit and the Pendulum
Esmeralda
 
1988-1991 Hunter (TV series)
Mrs. Laskey / Miss Emma Parsons
– Fatal Obsession: Part 1 (1991) … Mrs. Laskey
– Fatal Obsession: Part 2 (1991) … Mrs. Laskey
– The Bogota Million (1988) … Miss Emma Parsons
 
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
– The Christmas Mystery (1990)
 
1990 True Colors (TV series)
Aunt Sylvia
– Occasional Wife (1990) … Aunt Sylvia
 
1990 Over My Dead Body (TV series)
Sister Dempsey
– Pilot (1990) … Sister Dempsey
 
1990 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Mrs. Tremond
– Episode #2.2 (1990) … Mrs. Tremond
 
1990 The Grifters
Arizona Motel Clerk
 
1990 Arachnophobia
Evelyn Metcalf
 
1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Witch
– Judy, You're Not Yourself Today (1990) … Witch
 
1990 Wild at Heart
Madam
 
1990 Equal Justice (TV series)
Florence Evans
– Sugar Blues (1990) … Florence Evans
 
1990 Normal Life (TV series)
Mrs. Schnabel
– P.O.V. (1990) … Mrs. Schnabel
 
1990 ALF (TV series)
Virginia Russell
– When I'm 64 (1990) … Virginia Russell
 
1990 Alien Nation (TV series)
Mrs. Gillirue
– Spirit of '95 (1990) … Mrs. Gillirue
 
1989 Dragnet (TV series)
Sadie McGuire
– Where's Sadie? … Sadie McGuire
 
1989 Newhart (TV series)
Mrs. Henderson
– Don't Worry Be Pregnant (1989) … Mrs. Henderson
 
1989 The Cavanaughs (TV series)
Widow Kelsey
– The Cavanaugh Curse (1989) … Widow Kelsey
 
1989 The Karate Kid, Part III
Mrs. Milo
 
1988 Twins
Mother Superior
 
1988 Police Story: Monster Manor (TV movie)
Mary
 
1988 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Claire
– The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo (1988) … Claire
 
1988 Big Top Pee-wee
Mrs. Haynes
 
1988 Houston Knights (TV series)
– Vigilante (1988)
 
1987 The Oldest Rookie (TV series)
Mrs. Zimmer
– Ike and Son (1987) … Mrs. Zimmer
 
1987 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Mrs. Renninger
– Ewe Can't Go Home Again (1987) … Mrs. Renninger
 
1987 My Sister Sam (TV series)
– Another Saturday Night (1987)
 
1987 Convicted: A Mother's Story (TV movie)
 
1987 LBJ: The Early Years (TV movie)
Effie Pattillo
 
1987 Medium Rare
 
1986 Sidekicks (TV series)
Sarah
– Grey Belts (1986) … Sarah
 
1986 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Female Patient
– Requiem for Billy (1986) … Female Patient
 
1986 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Agnes Rich
– The Case of Don Diablo (1986) … Agnes Rich
 
1986 Blue Velvet
Aunt Barbara
 
1986 Riptide (TV series)
Librarian
– The Play's the Thing (1986) … Librarian
 
1986 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Elizabeth Mies
– Larry of Arabia (1986) … Elizabeth Mies
 
1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Mrs. Greene
– Taps for Officer Remy (1986) … Mrs. Greene
 
1986 Cheers (TV series)
Mrs. Enid Brubaker
– Take My Shirt... Please? (1986) … Mrs. Enid Brubaker
 
1986 Nomads
Bertril
 
1985 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Mrs. McRae
– Episode #1.359 (1985) … Mrs. McRae
– Episode #1.357 (1985) … Mrs. McRae
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Mrs. Santa Claus
– Santa '85 (1985) … Mrs. Santa Claus
 
1985 Amos (TV movie)
Lydia
 
1985 Movers & Shakers
Betty Gritz
 
1985 Fame (TV series)
Grandma George
– Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (1985) … Grandma George
 
1985 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Edna Kiss
– Violation (1985) … Edna Kiss
 
1985 The Eagle and the Bear (TV movie)
 
1984 The President of Love (TV movie)
Herbina Plum
 
1984 E/R (TV series)
Mrs. Gordon
– A Cold Night in Chicago (1984) … Mrs. Gordon
 
1984 Family Ties (TV series)
Mrs. Menlo
– Keaton and Son (1984) … Mrs. Menlo
 
1984 The Karate Kid
Lady with Dog
 
1984 Alice (TV series)
Granny Annie
– Mel Spins His Wheels (1984) … Granny Annie
 
1982-1984 Happy Days (TV series)
Grandma Nussbaum
– Passages: Part 2 (1984) … Grandma Nussbaum
– Going Steady (1982) … Grandma Nussbaum
– Grandma Nussbaum (1982) … Grandma Nussbaum
 
1984 Second Sight: A Love Story (TV movie)
Old Woman
 
1983 Remington Steele (TV series)
Mother Trust
– Scene Steelers (1983) … Mother Trust
 
1983 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Granny
– Little Red Riding Hood (1983) … Granny
 
1983 Lottery! (TV series)
– Charleston: The Spenders (1983)
 
1983 A Rose for Emily (short)
Miss Wyatt
 
1983 Private School
Birdie Fallmouth
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Timmins
– Wings (1983) … Mrs. Timmins
 
1983 Double Exposure
Old Woman
 
1982 Father Murphy (TV series)
Alma Hubbard
– Eighty-Eight Keys to Happiness (1982) … Alma Hubbard
 
1981 Buddy Buddy
Female Patient
 
1981 Dream On!
 
1981 Callie & Son (TV movie)
Mabel Simpson
 
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
Mrs. Lewenowski
 
1981 Murder in Texas (TV movie)
Myra Hill
 
1981 Flamingo Road (TV series)
– Hurricane (1981)
 
1981 Amy
Mrs. Lindey
 
1981 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Aunt Hortense
– The Return of Hughie Hogg (1981) … Aunt Hortense
 
1981 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Mrs. Watson
– My Hero (1981) … Mrs. Watson
 
1979-1980 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Cleaning Lady / Flower Vendor
– What Murder? (1980) … Cleaning Lady
– With This Gun, I Thee Wed (1979) … Flower Vendor
 
1980 The Attic
Librarian
 
1979 Topper (TV movie)
Mrs. Quincy
 
1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter
Mrs. Delillo
 
1979 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Madame Zarona
– The Big Hex of Little Lulu (1979) … Madame Zarona
 
1978 Foul Play
Mrs. Russel
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2012 Futurestates (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– Life Begins at Rewirement (2012) (dedicatee)
 
2012 The Middle (TV series) (in loving memory of - 1 episode)
– The Map (2012) (in loving memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1977 Christmastime with Mister Rogers (TV special)
Mrs. Hamilton
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 

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I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain ... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that -- I didn't realize it at the time -- I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of. I think that's true of a lot of actors. See more »

Trivia:

In keeping with her Jewish faith, Bay was buried within 24 hours at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius