- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1918
- Place of Birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- April 16, 2019
Fay McKenzie
Eunice Fay McKenzie was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry in the early 1940s in five horse opera features. She was also known for her collaborations with director Blake Edwards on five occasions. She also appeared on Broadway, radio, and television, having appeared on screen at ten weeks old in 1918. She was still appearing on screen at the time of her death, with her latest project opposite her son Tom Waldman Jr. in the comedy Kill a Better Mousetrap, based on a play by Scott K. Ratner, filmed in the summer of 2018 and not yet released at the time of her death. She was briefly billed as Fay Shannon. She's the actress with the longest movie career ever, (100 years).
Filmography
movieBreakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006 · Self
movieThe Party
1968 · Alice Clutterbuck
movieBreakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Party Guest (uncredited)
tvMr. Lucky
1959
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Ruth Spencer
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
movieMurder in the Music Hall
1946 · Singer in Mom's Cafe
movieThe Singing Sheriff
1944 · Caroline
movieHome in Wyomin'
1942 · Clementine (Clem) Benson
movieHeart of the Rio Grande
1942 · Alice Bennett
movieCowboy Serenade
1942 · Stephanie Lock
movieRemember Pearl Harbor
1942 · Marcia Porter
movieSierra Sue
1941 · Sue Larrabee
movieDown Mexico Way
1941 · Maria Elena Alvarado
movieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940 · Hannah
movieMad Youth
1940 · Escort Girl
movieIt's a Date
1940 · Young Girl (uncredited)
movieMa, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940 · Brooklyn Girl (uncredited)
movieThe Big Guy
1939 · Waitress (uncredited)
movieAll Women Have Secrets
1939 · Martha
movieDeath Rides the Range
1939 · Letty Morgan
movieWhat a Life
1939 · Student in Lunchroom
movieIt's a Wonderful World
1939 · Guest (uncredited)
movieGunga Din
1939 · Girl at Party (uncredited)
movieSwingtime in the Movies
1938 · Girl from Dallas (uncredited)
Ghost Town Riders
movieGhost Town Riders
1938 · Molly Taylor
movieSlander House
1938 · Anna
movieAssassin of Youth
1938 · Linda Clayton
movieRide 'Em Cowboy
1936 · Stamp Buyer (uncredited)
movieThunderbolt
1935 · Annie
movieArizona Bad Man
1935 · Girl at Barn Dance
movieStudent Tour
1934 · Student
movieSundown Trail
1934 · Mickey Moore
movieFerocious Pal
1934 · Girl at Dog Fight
movieThe Boss Cowboy
1934 · Sally Nolan
movieIrene
1926 · Irene's Younger Sister
movieThe Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924 · Sarah Lincoln
movieJudgment of the Storm
1924 · Heath Twin
movieWhen Love Comes
1922 · Ruth
movieDistilled Love
1920 · Baby
movieStation Content
1918 · Baby in Arms (uncredited)