Fay Wray

Known For: Acting
Born: September 15, 1907
Place of Birth: Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Died: August 8, 2004

Fay Wray

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fay Wray (born Vina Fay Wray; September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international stardom as an actress in horror film roles, leading to many considering her as the first "scream queen". After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars". This led to Wray being signed to Paramount Pictures as a teenager, where she made more than a dozen films. After leaving Paramount, she signed deals with various film companies, being cast in her first horror film roles. For RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., she starred in the film with which she is most identified, King Kong (1933). After the success of King Kong, Wray appeared in more minor film roles and on television, leading to her final role in 1980. Descripti…

Filmography

King Kong: Monster and Myth

2024 · Self - Actress (archive footage)

Return to Jurassic Park

2011 · Self (archive footage)

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

2008 · Self (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007 · Self (archive footage)

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

2005 · Ann Darrow (archive footage)

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003 · Self

Universal Horror

1998 · Self - Interviewee

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

1998 · Self

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 · Self

Halloween Monster Bash

1991 · Rene (archive footage)

Hollywood Uncensored

1987 · Self (archive footage)

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

1987 · Self

Gideon's Trumpet

1980 · Edna Curtis

The Horror Show

1979 · (archive footage)

Murder by Death

1976 · Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Kinkón

1971 · Ann Darrow

Hollywood Blue

1970 · (archive footage)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Mrs. White

The Eleventh Hour

1962

The Islanders

1960 · Mrs. Staunton

Hawaiian Eye

1959

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Clara Moore

Summer Love

1958 · Beth Daley

Dragstrip Riot

1958 · Norma Martin

Perry Mason

1957 · Ethel Harrison, Lorna Thomas, Mignon Germaine

Wagon Train

1957 · Mrs. Edwards

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957 · Mrs. Brent

Crime of Passion

1956 · Alice Pope

Rock, Pretty Baby

1956 · Beth Daley

The Last Stop

1956 · Leah

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955 · Kay Stanley

Queen Bee

1955 · Sue McKinnon

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Agnes Marsh

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Mary Parker

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Mrs. Renshaw, Mrs. Nelson

The Cobweb

1955 · Edna Devanal

Studio 57

1954 · Mary Collins

The Pride of the Family

1953 · Catherine Morrison

Small Town Girl

1953 · Mrs. Gordon Kimbell

Treasure of the Golden Condor

1953 · Annette, Marquise de St. Malo

General Electric Theater

1953 · Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Bassett

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

Cavalcade of America

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Edna Curtis

Mighty Joe Young

1949 · Woman's Scream (uncredited)

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

This Is the Life

1944 · Theatre Play

Not a Ladies' Man

1942 · Hester Hunter

Melody for Three

1941 · Mary Stanley

Adam Had Four Sons

1941 · Molly Stoddard

Wildcat Bus

1940 · Ted Dawson

Navy Secrets

1939 · Carol Mathews, alias Carol Stevens

Smashing the Spy Ring

1938 · Eleanor Dunlap

The Jury's Secret

1938 · Linda Ware

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937 · Kay Cabot aka Lucky

It Happened in Hollywood

1937 · Gloria Gay

They Met in a Taxi

1936 · Mary Trenton

Roaming Lady

1936 · Joyce Reid

When Knights Were Bold

1936 · Lady Rowena

White Lies

1935 · Joan Mitchell

Come Out of the Pantry

1935 · Hilda Beech Howard

Bulldog Jack

1935 · Ann Manders

The Clairvoyant

1935 · Rene

Mills of the Gods

1934 · Jean Hastings

Woman in the Dark

1934 · Louise Loring

Cheating Cheaters

1934 · Nan Brockton

The Richest Girl in the World

1934 · Sylvia Lockwood

The Affairs of Cellini

1934 · Angela

Black Moon

1934 · Gail Hamilton

Viva Villa!

1934 · Teresa

Once to Every Woman

1934 · Fanshawe

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934 · Janet Kruegar

Madame Spy

1934 · Marie Franck

The Son of Kong

1933 · Screaming voice (uncredited)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Master of Men

1933 · Kay Walling

The Bowery

1933 · Lucy Calhoun

One Sunday Afternoon

1933 · Virginia Brush

The Big Brain

1933 · Cynthia Glennon

Shanghai Madness

1933 · Wildeth Christie

The Woman I Stole

1933 · Vida Carew

Ann Carver's Profession

1933 · Ann

King Kong

1933 · Ann Darrow

Below the Sea

1933 · Diana

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 · Charlotte Duncan

The Vampire Bat

1933 · Ruth Bertin

The Most Dangerous Game

1932 · Eve Trowbridge

Doctor X

1932 · Joanne Xavier

Stowaway

1932 · Mary Foster

The Unholy Garden

1931 · Camille de Jonghe

The Lawyer's Secret

1931 · Kay Roberts

The Finger Points

1931 · Marcia Collins

The Stolen Jools

1931 · Fay Wray

Three Rogues

1931 · Lee Carleton

The Conquering Horde

1931 · Taisie Lockhart

Dirigible

1931 · Helen Pierce

Captain Thunder

1930 · Ynez

The Sea God

1930 · Daisy

The Border Legion

1930 · Joan Randall

The Texan

1930 · Consuelo

Paramount on Parade

1930 · Sweetheart

Behind the Make-Up

1930 · Marie Gardoni

The Honeymoon

1929 · Mitzi

Pointed Heels

1929 · Lora Nixon

Thunderbolt

1929 · Ritzy

The Four Feathers

1929 · Ethne Eustace

The Wedding March

1928 · Mitzi / Mitzerl Schrammell

The First Kiss

1928 · Anna Lee

The Street of Sin

1928 · Elizabeth

The Legion of the Condemned

1928 · Christine Charteris

Spurs and Saddles

1927 · Mildred Orth

A One Man Game

1927 · Roberta

Loco Luck

1927 · Molly Vernon

Lazy Lightning

1926 · Lila Rogers

The Show Cowpuncher

The Show Cowpuncher

1926

The Saddle Tramp

The Saddle Tramp

1926

The Wild Horse Stampede

1926 · Jessie Hayden

Don't Shoot

1926 · Nancy Burton

The Man in the Saddle

1926 · Pauline Stewart

Four Square Steve

1926 · Milly

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

One Wild Time

1926

Moonlight and Noses

1925 · Miss Sniff, the Professor's Daughter

A Lover's Oath

1925

Your Own Back Yard

1925 · Woman in Quarrelsome Couple

Unfriendly Enemies

1925 · The Girl

No Father to Guide Him

1925 · Beach House Cashier (uncredited)

Madame Sans Jane

1925 · The Girl

The Coast Patrol

1925 · Beth Slocum

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925 · Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)

Chasing the Chaser

1925 · Nursemaid

Thundering Landlords

1925 · The Wife

In the Grease

1925 · School Girl

What Price Goofy?

1925 · Concerned Girl with Perfume (uncredited)

Sure-Mike!

1925 · Salesgirl at Department Store

Just a Good Guy

1924 · Girl Entering Taxi

Sweet Daddy

1924 · Lady in Car

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