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Helen Hayes (I) (1900–1993)

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Known as "The First lady of the American Theater", Helen Hayes had a legendary career on stage and in films and television that spanned over eighty years. A child actress in the first decade of the 20th century, by the time she turned twenty in 1920 she was well on her way to a landmark career on the American stage... See full bio »

Born:

Helen Hayes Brown
in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died:

(age 92) in Nyack, New York, USA
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1985 Glitter (TV series)
Betsy
– The Tribute (1985) … Betsy
 
1985 Murder with Mirrors (TV movie)
Miss Jane Marple
 
1984 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Estelle Wicks
– Highway to Heaven: Part 1 (1984) … Estelle Wicks
– Highway to Heaven: Part 2 (1984) … Estelle Wicks
 
1983 A Caribbean Mystery (TV movie)
Miss Jane Marple
 
1982 Love, Sidney (TV series)
Mrs. Clovis
– Pro and Cons (1982) … Mrs. Clovis
 
1982 Murder Is Easy (TV movie)
Lavinia Fullerton
 
1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
Agatha Winslow
– No Girls for Doc/Marriage of Convenience/The Caller/The Witness (1980) … Agatha Winslow
 
1978 A Family Upside Down (TV movie)
Emma Long
 
1977 Candleshoe
Lady St.Edmund
 
1976 Victory at Entebbe (TV movie)
Etta Grossman-Wise
 
1976 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV mini-series)
Dr. McCartney
 
1975 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Aunt Clara
– Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever (1975) … Aunt Clara
 
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Hettie
 
1972-1974 The Snoop Sisters (TV series)
Ernesta Snoop
– Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) … Ernesta Snoop
– The Devil Made Me Do It! (1974) … Ernesta Snoop
– Fear Is a Free-Throw (1974) … Ernesta Snoop
– Corpse and Robbers (1973) … Ernesta Snoop
– The Female Instinct (1972) … Ernesta Snoop
 
1974 Herbie Rides Again
Mrs. Steinmetz
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Miss Gilden
– Alter-Ego (1972) … Miss Gilden (as Miss Helen Hayes)
 
1972 Harvey (TV movie)
Veta Louise Simmons
 
1972 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Mrs. Kathleen Brady
– Lucy and the Little Old Lady (1972) … Mrs. Kathleen Brady
 
1971 Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (TV movie)
Sophie Tate Curtis
 
1970 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Multiple Roles
– Helen Hayes Remembers (1970) … Multiple Roles
 
1970 Airport
Ada Quonsett
 
1970 The Front Page (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1969 Arsenic and Old Lace (TV movie)
Abby Brewster
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Mrs. Wilson
– The Pride of the Lioness (1967) … Mrs. Wilson
 
1963 The Christophers (TV series)
– What One Bootmaker Did (1963)
 
1960 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Baroness Nadedja von Meck
– The Music of Romance (1960) … Baroness Nadedja von Meck
 
1959-1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Madame Ranevskaya / Mother Hildebrand
– The Velvet Glove (1960) … Mother Hildebrand
– The Cherry Orchard (1959) … Madame Ranevskaya
 
1960 Cradle Song (TV movie)
The Vicaress
 
1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV series)
Cornelia Van Gorder
– The Bat (1960) … Cornelia Van Gorder
 
1954-1959 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Mother Seraphim / Mrs. Austin
– One Red Rose for Christmas (1959) … Mother Seraphim
– One Red Rose for Christmas (1958) … Mother Seraphim
– Welcome Home (1954) … Mrs. Austin
 
1959 Third Man on the Mountain
Tourist (uncredited)
 
1959 Ah, Wilderness! (TV movie)
Essie
 
1952-1958 Omnibus (TV series)
Bessie Arlington / Mrs. Kirby / Mrs. McThing
– Mrs. McThing (1958) … Mrs. McThing
– The Christmas Tie (1956) … Bessie Arlington
– Dear Brutus (1956)
– Mom and Leo (1953)
– The Happy Journey (1953) … Mrs. Kirby
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1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Gilling
– Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper (1957) … Mrs. Gilling
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Sister Theresa
– Four Women in Black (1957) … Sister Theresa
 
1956 Anastasia
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Mrs. Antrobus
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1955) … Mrs. Antrobus
 
1954-1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Abby Brewster / Fanny Cavendish
– Arsenic and Old Lace (1955) … Abby Brewster
– The Royal Family (1954) … Fanny Cavendish
 
1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Frances Parry
– Side by Side (1954) … Frances Parry
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
– Battle Hymn (1953) … Harriet Beecher Stowe
 
1952 My Son John
Lucille Jefferson
 
1951 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Dark Fleece (1951)
– The Lucky Touch (1951)
– Not a Chance (1951)
 
1950-1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Gwenny Bean / Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
– Mary of Scotland (1951) … Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
– The Late Christopher Bean (1950) … Gwenny Bean
 
1951 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Queen Victoria
– Victoria Regina (1951) … Queen Victoria
 
1950 The Prudential Family Playhouse (TV series)
Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett
– The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1950) … Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett
 
1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story
Vanessa Paris
 
1934 What Every Woman Knows
Maggie Wylie
 
1934 Crime Without Passion
Extra in hotel lobby (uncredited)
 
1933 Night Flight
Simone Fabian
 
1933 Another Language
Stella 'Stell' Hallam
 
1933 The White Sister
Angela Chiaromonte
 
1932 The Son-Daughter
Lian Wha
 
1932 A Farewell to Arms
Catherine Barkley
 
1931 Arrowsmith
Leora Arrowsmith
 
1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Madelon Claudet
 
1928 The Dancing Town (short)
Leading Role
 
1917 The Weavers of Life
Peggy
 
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1934 What Every Woman Knows (performer: "Loch Lomond" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (55 titles)
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– The Lion Reigns Supreme (1992) … Herself
– The Lion's Roar (1992) … Herself
 
1987-1991 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) … Herself
– The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) … Herself
 
1990 The 50th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1970-1990 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 July 1990 (1990) … Herself
– Episode dated 29 September 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 March 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Herself
 
1988 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1986 Liberty Weekend (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1986 The 40th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter & Performer
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Herself - Honoree
 
1981 Hopper's Silence (documentary)
Herself
 
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1980 The 34th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Honorary Award Recipient
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 June 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1978 The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Humphrey Bogart (1977) … Herself
– Gary Cooper (1977) … Herself
 
1974 Herbie Day at Disneyland (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1973 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Vincent Price (1973) … Herself
 
1972 Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1969-1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.8 (1970) … Herself
– Episode #2.31 (1969) … Herself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.45 (1970) … Herself
 
1968 13 Stars for Channel 13 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 January 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1951-1965 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Harriet Breecher Stowe
– Episode #19.7 (1965) … Harriet Breecher Stowe
– Episode #17.34 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #9.9 (1955) … Herself
– Episode #8.24 (1955) … Herself
– Episode #5.11 (1951) … Herself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1951-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 7 June 1964 (1964) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 14 April 1957 (1957) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 1 July 1951 (1951) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1963 Talent Scouts (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 July 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1963 The 17th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1962 The 16th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1961 The 15th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1961 The Challenge of Ideas (documentary short)
Herself - Narrator
 
1960 Directions (TV series)
Herself
– Pilot (1960) … Herself
 
1960 The 14th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Herself
– A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) … Herself
 
1957-1958 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 October 1958 (1958) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 April 1957 (1957) … Herself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.138 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1957 The 11th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1956 The Walter Winchell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 The 10th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Performance by Leading Actor/Actress in a Play
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Salute to George Abbott (1955) … Herself - Actress
 
1955 A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #2.20 (1955) … Herself
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1954 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Herself
– Helen Hayes Show (1954) … Herself
 
1953 Christmas with the Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Herself
 
1951 Longines Chronoscope (TV series)
Herself - Member, Committee on Women in the Armed Forces
– Episode dated 12 November 1951 (1951) … Herself - Member, Committee on Women in the Armed Forces
 
1950 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1950) … Herself
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Herself
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2005 Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (video documentary)
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Catherine Barkley (uncredited)
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Mrs. Steinmetz
 
1981 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1958-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
 
1934 This Side of Heaven
Herself - Actress in Film Clip from 'Another Language' (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1988) Novel: "Where The Truth Lies: A Novel Of Glamour And Murder In Hollywood" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 8 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Miss Helen Hayes

Height:

5' (1.52 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[at age 73] The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. See more »

Trivia:

Won three Tony Awards, two Best Actress (Dramatic) awards -- one in 1947 for "Happy Birthday," an award that was shared with Ingrid Bergman for "Joan of Lorraine," another in 1958, for "Time Remembered" -- and a third, Special Tony Award in 1980, namely: The Lawrence Langer Memorial Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre... See more »

Nickname:

First Lady of the American Theater See more »

Star Sign:

Libra