This page will contain external links about Janet Gaynor, as they become available.Janet GaynorJanet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 - September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1928 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. Janet GaynorBorn Laura Gainor in Philadelphia, her family moved west to San Francisco when she was a child. Upon graduating from high school, Gaynor decided to pursue a career in acting. For two years, she supported herself with odd jobs in Los Angeles while taking minor roles in films. Finally, in 1926, she was cast in the lead role in a silent film called The Johnstown Flood, the same year she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars. Her outstanding performance won her the attention of producers, who cast her in a series of films. Within one year, Gaynor was one of Hollywood's leading ladies. Her performances in Seventh Heaven (the first of twelve movies she would make with Charles Farrell) and both Sunrise and Street Angel (in 1927, also with Charles Farrell) earned her the first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1928. It was the only time in Oscar history that this prestigious award was given for multiple roles. The award was given on the basis of the actor's total work over the year, and not just for one particular performance. Gaynor was one of only a handful of leading ladies who made a successful transition to sound movies over the next decade. In 1937, she was again nominated for an Academy Award, this time for her role in A Star Is Born. Soon after, she left film for almost twenty years, returning one last time in 1957 in Bernardine. She died in 1984 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. Filmography
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She died in 1984 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. The award was given on the basis of the actor's total work over the year, and not just for one particular performance. Half-American, of Spanish descent, she's been working as a model since she was 10. It was the only time in Oscar history that this prestigious award was given for multiple roles. Reika Hashimoto (橋本麗香, Hashimoto Reika) (born 25 December 1980 in Tokyo) is a famous Japanese model and actress. Her performances in Seventh Heaven (the first of twelve movies she would make with Charles Farrell) and both Sunrise and Street Angel (in 1927, also with Charles Farrell) earned her the first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1928. Adorable Reika (Fansite in Spanish) (http://ar.atspace.org/). Within one year, Gaynor was one of Hollywood's leading ladies. 美丽人生 (Beautiful Life, Chinese fan forum) (http://life.yiyi.cn/). Her outstanding performance won her the attention of producers, who cast her in a series of films. Reika Hashimoto's IMDb listing (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368068/). Finally, in 1926, she was cast in the lead role in a silent film called The Johnstown Flood, the same year she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars. 橋本麗香・オフィシャルサイト (Reika Hashimoto Official Site) (http://neontetra.co.jp/reika/). For two years, she supported herself with odd jobs in Los Angeles while taking minor roles in films. Casio. Upon graduating from high school, Gaynor decided to pursue a career in acting. KFC. Born Laura Gainor in Philadelphia, her family moved west to San Francisco when she was a child. Skinguard (Johnson). Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 - September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1928 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. ANESSA (Shinseidō). 1957 Bernardine. Bireleys (Asahi Iinryō). 1938 The Young in Heart. PRO－file (TV-Asahi, until 2004). 1938 Three Loves Has Nancy. Wonderful (ワンダフル), TBS, 1996). 1937 A Star Is Born. Beefighter Kabuto (as Sophie Villeneuve, produced by Tōho, 1996). 1936 Small Town Girl/One Horse Town. Xia ying xian zong (侠影仙踪) (starring Zhou Jie and Sun Fei Fei, China, 2004). 1936 Ladies in Love. Jiang shan mei ren (江山美人) (starring Eric Suen, China, 2004). 1935 One More Spring. Ren ren do shuo wo ai ni (人人都说我爱你) (starring Zhang Lei, China, 2003). 1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife. Mokuyō no kaidan (Thursday's Ghost Tales) (Fuji Television (Japan), 1996). 1934 Servant's Entrance. Synchronicity (starring Masanobu Andō, director Makoto Tezuka, scheduled for 2005). 1934 La Ciudad de Carton. SURVIVE STYLE 5＋ (co-starring Tadanobu Asano, director Gen Sekiguchi, 2004). 1934 Change of Heart. Hero? Tenshi ni aeba... (Hero? If I could meet an angel...) (starring Takashi Hagino, director Kōsuke Tsurumi, 2004). 1934 Carolina. Mōju vs Issunbōshi (starring Tetsurō Tamba, director Teruo Ishii, 2001). 1933 State Fair. Jikken eiga (Experimental Cinema) (starring Masatoshi Nagase, director Makoto Tezuka, 1999). 1933 Paddy the Next Best Thing. Hakuchi (The Innocent) (starring Tadanobu Asano, director Makoto Tezuka, 1999). 1933 Adorable. 1932 Tess of the Storm Country. 1932 The First Year. 1931 Merely Mary Ann. 1931 The Man Who Came Back. 1931 Delicious. 1931 Daddy Long Legs. 1930 High Society Blues. 1929 Sunny Side Up. 1929 Lucky Star. 1929 Happy Days. 1929 Christina. 1928 Street Angel. 1928 Four Devils. 1927 Two Girls Wanted. 1927 Sunrise (Academy Award for Best Actress). 1927 Seventh Heaven (Academy Award for Best Actress). 1926 The Shamrock Handicap. 1926 The Return of Peter Grimm. 1926 The Midnight Kiss. 1926 The Johnstown Flood. 1926 The Blue Eagle. |