Frances Bay
Biography
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, durin...
Also Known As
Frances Evelyn Bay , Frances Evelyn Goffman
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Frances Bay's Movies
The Karate Kid
22 Jun 1984
Blue Velvet
19 Sept 1986
Happy Gilmore
16 Feb 1996
Twins
09 Dec 1988
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
03 Jun 1992
Wild at Heart
17 Aug 1990
In the Mouth of Madness
03 Feb 1995
The Wedding Planner
26 Jan 2001
The Karate Kid Part III
16 Jun 1989
Arachnophobia
20 Jul 1990
Inspector Gadget
23 Jul 1999
Single White Female
14 Aug 1992
The Grifters
08 Aug 1990
Critters 3
11 Dec 1991
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
16 Jul 2014
Foul Play
14 Jul 1978
Edmond
14 Jul 2006
Private School
29 Jun 1983
Big Top Pee-wee
22 Jul 1988
The Pit and the Pendulum
27 Jun 1991
Frances Bay's TV Shows
The X-Files
10 Sept 1993
Twin Peaks
08 Apr 1990
Charmed
07 Oct 1998
Seinfeld
05 Jul 1989
ALF
22 Sept 1986
Tales from the Crypt
10 Jun 1989
ER
19 Sept 1994
Quantum Leap
26 Mar 1989
The Middle
30 Sept 2009
Hannah Montana
24 Mar 2006
Cheers
30 Sept 1982
My Wife and Kids
28 Mar 2001
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sept 1984
The Golden Girls
14 Sept 1985
Happy Days
15 Jan 1974
Happy Days
15 Jan 1974
Family Ties
22 Sept 1982
Amazing Stories
29 Sept 1985
Remington Steele
01 Oct 1982
Alien Nation
18 Sept 1989