Fay Bainter (1893-1968)
35.2 TOPICAL actor score · #899 of 1,977 actors
Fay Bainter (1893-1968) has a TOPICAL actor score of 35.2 - ranked 899 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and prime. They've won 1 acting honour from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Their best ten-year run was 1937-1946. Best films: Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Woman of the Year (1942), Jezebel (1938).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours83
Prime48
Their movies15
Credits25
Career standing48
- Acting honours1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Prime1937-1946
- Credits38 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 12 scored films (2 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 51 languages
Fay Bainter's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 714 | Jezebel | 1938 | 6 |
| 1,132 | Woman of the Year | 1942 | 3 |
| 1,226 | The Children's Hour | 1961 | 5 |
| 1,628 | Make Way for Tomorrow | 1937 | 3 |
| 2,978 | Our Town | 1940 | 3 |
| 3,196 | The Human Comedy | 1943 | 5 |
| 5,105 | State Fair | 1945 | 6 |
| 5,463 | Quality Street | 1937 | 4 |
| 5,501 | White Banners | 1938 | 2 |
| 5,613 | The President's Lady | 1953 | 4 |
| 6,215 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | 1942 | 1 |
| 6,595 | 3 Is a Family | 1944 | 3 |