Fay Wray Picture
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Up 1,980 this week

Fay Wray (1907–2004)

Actress | Camera and Electrical Department | Writer

Canadian-born Fay Wray was brought up in Los Angeles and entered films at an early age. She was barely in her teens when she started working as an extra. She began her career as a heroine in westerns at Universal during the silent era. In 1926 the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers selected 13 young starlets it deemed most likely to succeed in pictures... See full bio »

Born:

Vina Fay Wray
in Cardston, Alberta, Canada

Died:

(age 96) in New York City, New York, USA
Still of Jack Holt and Fay Wray in Dirigible Still of Fay Wray in King Kong Directors Peter Jackson and Rick McKay with actress Fay Wray at the Sardi's after party following the June 2004 NYC premiere of McKay's film, "Broadway: The Golden Age." The evening was Wray's last public appearance before her death in August of 2004 at 96 years of age. Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM, THE, Warner Bros., 1933, **I.V.
22 photos | 6 videos | 101 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Whedon's Much Ado to Kick Off Academy's Summer Film Series Oscars Outdoors
15 May 2013 6:11 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide
Hollywood's Stop-Motion VFX Wizard Dies
7 May 2013 11:32 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide
Coming Soon: "Ray Harryhausen: Master Of The Majicks" Volume 1 By Mike Hankin
27 March 2013 7:36 AM, PDT | CinemaRetro
See all 101 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
The Most Desirable Celebrity Women of All Time
a list of 1,000 people by Notspartacus created 09 Apr 2012
 
image of name
Classic faces...50 beautiful actresses
a list of 50 people by trapp_vonsextus93 created 1 month ago
 
image of name
women in silence
a list of 250 people by quietgiant2 created 14 Jan 2011
 
image of name
Canadian Americans.
a list of 43 people by cookemd created 19 Dec 2011
 
image of name
Joe's pick for the top one hundred beauties on the silver screen.
a list of 100 people by jbj-25-62571 created 11 Apr 2011
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Fay Wray.
4 wins See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActress (118 titles)
1980 Gideon's Trumpet (TV movie)
Edna Curtis
 
1958-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Ethel Harrison / Lorna Thomas / Mignon Germaine
– The Case of the Fatal Fetish (1965) … Mignon Germaine
– The Case of the Watery Witness (1959) … Lorna Thomas
– The Case of the Prodigal Parent (1958) … Ethel Harrison
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Brubaker
– You're So Smart, Why Can't You Be Good? (1964) … Mrs. Brubaker
 
1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Mrs. Edwards
– The Cole Crawford Story (1962) … Mrs. Edwards
 
1957-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Mrs. Bassett / Mrs. Turner
– Money and the Minister (1961) … Mrs. Bassett
– The Iron Horse (1957) … Mrs. Turner
 
1960 The Islanders (TV series)
Mrs. Staunton
– Flight from Terror (1960) … Mrs. Staunton
 
1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Amelia Goodwin
– The Bequest of Arthur Goodwin (1960) … Amelia Goodwin
 
1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Clara
– Who Killed Cock Robin? (1960) … Clara
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Tula Marsh
– The Second Happiest Day (1959) … Tula Marsh
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Allison
– The Promise (1959) … Allison
 
1958-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mrs. Nelson / Mrs. Renshaw
– The Morning After (1959) … Mrs. Nelson
– Dip in the Pool (1958) … Mrs. Renshaw
 
1958 Dragstrip Riot
Norma Martin
 
1958 Summer Love
Beth Daley
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Eddie (1958)
 
1957 Tammy and the Bachelor
Mrs. Deena Brent
 
1955-1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Parr / Myra
– Killer's Pride (1957) … Mrs. Parr
– Holiday in Autumn (1955) … Myra
 
1957 Crime of Passion
Alice Pope
 
1956 Rock, Pretty Baby
Beth Daley
 
1955-1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Mary Collins
– Exit Laughing (1956)
– My Son Is Gone (1955) … Mary Collins
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Agnes Marsh
– In Times Like These (1956) … Agnes Marsh
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Mary Parker
– It's Always Sunday (1956) … Mary Parker
 
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
Kay Stanley
 
1955 Queen Bee
Sue McKinnon
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Grace
– There's No Forever (1955) … Grace
 
1955 The Cobweb
Edna Devanal
 
1953-1955 The Pride of the Family (TV series)
Catherine Morrison
– Albie and the New Catherine (1954) … Catherine Morrison
– Albie the Clown (1954) … Catherine Morrison
– Income Tax Collector (1953) … Catherine Morrison
– Albie's Dishwasher (1953) … Catherine Morrison
– Portrait Story (1953) … Catherine Morrison
See all 6 episodes »
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– One Nation Indivisable (1953)
 
1953 Small Town Girl
Mrs. Gordon Kimbell
 
1953 Treasure of the Golden Condor
Annette, Marquise de St. Malo
 
1942 Not a Ladies' Man
Hester Hunter
 
1941 Melody for Three
Mary Stanley
 
1941 Adam Had Four Sons
Molly Stoddard
 
1940 Wildcat Bus
Ted Dawson
 
1939 Navy Secrets
Carol Mathews - Posing as Carol Evans
 
1938 Smashing the Spy Ring
Eleanor Dunlap
 
1938 The Jury's Secret
Linda Ware
 
1937 Murder in Greenwich Village
Kay Cabot aka Lucky
 
1937 It Happened in Hollywood
Gloria Gay
 
1936 They Met in a Taxi
Mary Trenton
 
1936 Roaming Lady
Joyce Reid
 
1936 When Knights Were Bold
Lady Rowena
 
1935 White Lies
Joan Mitchell
 
1935 Come Out of the Pantry
Hilda Beach-Howard
 
1935 Alias Bulldog Drummond
Ann Manders
 
1935 The Clairvoyant
Rene
 
1934 Mills of the Gods
Jean Hastings
 
1934 Woman in the Dark
Louise Loring
 
1934 Cheating Cheaters
Nan Brockton
 
1934 The Richest Girl in the World
Sylvia
 
1934 The Affairs of Cellini
Angela
 
1934 Black Moon
Gail Hamilton
 
1934 Viva Villa!
Teresa
 
1934 Once to Every Woman
Mary Fanshane
 
1934 The Countess of Monte Cristo
Janet Krueger
 
1934 Madame Spy
Marie Franck
 
1933 Master of Men
Kay Walling
 
1933 The Bowery
Lucy Calhoun
 
1933 One Sunday Afternoon
Virginia Brush
 
1933 Enemies of Society
Cynthia Glennon
 
1933 Shanghai Madness
Wildeth Christie
 
1933 The Woman I Stole
Vida Carew
 
1933 Ann Carver's Profession
Ann Carver Graham
 
1933 Below the Sea
Diana Templeton
 
1933 King Kong
Ann Darrow
 
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum
Charlotte Duncan
 
1933 The Vampire Bat
Ruth Bertin
 
1932 The Most Dangerous Game
Eve
 
1932 Doctor X
Joanne Xavier
 
1932 Stowaway
Mary Foster
 
1931 The Unholy Garden
Camille de Jonghe
 
1931 The Lawyer's Secret
Kay Roberts
 
1931 The Finger Points
Marcia Collins
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Fay Wray
 
1931 Dirigible
Helen Pierce
 
1931 Three Rogues
Lee Carleton
 
1931 The Conquering Horde
Taisie Lockhart
 
1930 Captain Thunder
Ynez
 
1930 The Sea God
Daisy
 
1930 Galas de la Paramount
Sweetheart - Episode 'Dream Girl'
 
1930 The Border Legion
Joan Randall
 
1930 The Texan
Consuelo
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
Sweetheart (Dream Girl)
 
1930 Behind the Make-Up
Marie Gardoni
 
1929 Pointed Heels
Lora Nixon
 
1929 The Four Feathers
Ethne Eustace
 
1929 Thunderbolt
Ritzy
 
1928 The Wedding March
Mitzi/Mitzerl Schrammell
 
1928 The First Kiss
Anna Lee
 
1928 Street of Sin
Elizabeth
 
1928 The Legion of the Condemned
Christine Charteris
 
1928 The Honeymoon
Mitzi
 
1927 Spurs and Saddles
Mildred Orth
 
1927 A One Man Game
Roberta
 
1927 Loco Luck
Molly Vernon
 
1926 Lazy Lightning
Lila Rogers
 
1926 The Show Cowpuncher (short)
 
1926 The Saddle Tramp (short)
 
1926 The Wild Horse Stampede
Jessie Hayden
 
1926 Don't Shoot (short)
Nancy Burton
 
1926 The Man in the Saddle
Pauline Stewart
 
1926 Don Key (Son of Burro) (short)
 
1926 One Wild Time (short)
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Slave Girl (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1925 Should Sailors Marry? (short) (uncredited)
 
1925 Moonlight and Noses (short)
Miss Sniff, the Professor's Daughter
 
1925 A Lover's Oath (uncredited)
 
1925 Your Own Back Yard (short)
Woman in Quarrelsome Couple
 
1925 Unfriendly Enemies (short)
The Girl
 
1925 No Father to Guide Him (short)
Beach House Cashier (uncredited)
 
1925 Madame Sans Jane (short)
 
1925 Chasing the Chaser (short)
Nursemaid
 
1925 Thundering Landlords (short)
 
1925 Isn't Life Terrible? (short)
Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)
 
1925 What Price Goofy? (short)
Concerned Girl with Perfume (uncredited)
 
1925 Sure-Mike! (short)
Salesgirl at Department Store
 
1925 The Coast Patrol
Beth Slocum
 
1924 Just a Good Guy (short)
 
1923 Gasoline Love (short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary) (still photographer: courtesy of)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1944 This Is the Life (play: Agatha is 22)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1925 Isn't Life Terrible? (short) (in memoriam - 2005 alternate version)
 
2005 King Kong (dedicated to the memory of)
 
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2010 Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! (video)
Herself (voice)
 
2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Clara Bow: Hollywood's Silent Sexpot (2002) … Herself
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
1989 La parada (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Herself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Birth of a Titan (1987) … Herself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1953 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Pat O'Brien (1953) … Herself
 
1941 Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (documentary short)
Herself
 
1941 Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (documentary short)
Herself
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (short)
Herself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (short)
Herself
 
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Herself
 
1926 WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926 (short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2011 Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory (video documentary short)
Herself (1993)
 
2011 German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie (TV documentary)
Ann Darrow (uncredited)
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Herself - 1997 Interview
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series)
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 50,000,000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong (documentary)
Herself
 
1988 Méliès 88: Rêve d'artiste (TV short)
Ann Darrow (uncredited)
 
1980 SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (TV documentary)
Ann Darrow
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1976 Murder by Death
Screaming Door Bell (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Herself
 
1971 Kinkón (short)
Ann Darrow
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young
Woman's Scream (voice) (uncredited)
 
1933 The Son of Kong
Screaming voice (voice) (uncredited)
 

Related Videos

The Vampire Bat -- When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism... Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 4: Episode 14 -- A mother is shocked to learn that her daughter is having an affair with a married man. Melody for Three -- Dr. Christian takes an interest in a young boy, a violin prodigy, whose mother is a divorced music teacher...
See all 6 »
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in the following Broadway productions: See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 15 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[2004] Right after The Wedding March everything happened at once. Sound was coming in, and color was being used for the first time. It was very exciting to be a part of it. See more »

Trivia:

She spent time with and became friends with Peter Jackson, a major fan, while he was in the process of developing his remake of 'King Kong'. Before she passed on, Wray also met and became friendly with Naomi Watts, whom she also approved to play the part that Wray originated, 'Ann Darrow'. See more »

Nickname:

Queen of the Bs See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo