Fay Wray

Born: 1907-09-15 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada

Died: 2004-08-08

Known For: Acting

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fay Wray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2024

King Kong: Monster and Myth as Self - Actress (archive footage)

2011

Return to Jurassic Park as Self (archive footage)

2008

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self (archive footage)

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)

2005

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence as Ann Darrow (archive footage)

1980

Gideon's Trumpet as Edna Curtis

1979

The Horror Show as (archive footage)

1976

Murder by Death as Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)

1971

Kinkón as Ann Darrow

1970

Hollywood Blue as (archive footage)

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Mrs. White

1962

The Eleventh Hour

1960

The Islanders as Mrs. Staunton

1959

Hawaiian Eye

1958

77 Sunset Strip as Clara Moore
Dragstrip Riot as Norma Martin
Summer Love as Beth Daley

1957

Perry Mason as Ethel Harrison
Tammy and the Bachelor as Mrs. Brent

1956

Crime of Passion as Alice Pope
Rock, Pretty Baby as Beth Daley

1955

Queen Bee as Sue McKinnon
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mrs. Renshaw
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Agnes Marsh
Screen Director's Playhouse as Mary Parker
Hell on Frisco Bay as Kay Stanley
The Cobweb as Edna Devanal

1954

Studio 57 as Mary Collins

1953

Small Town Girl as Mrs. Gordon Kimbell
Treasure of the Golden Condor as Annette, Marquise de St. Malo
The Pride of the Family as Catherine Morrison
General Electric Theater as Mrs. Turner

1952

This Is Your Life as Self
Cavalcade of America

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Edna Curtis

1949

Mighty Joe Young as Woman's Scream (uncredited)

1947

Kraft Television Theatre

1944

This Is the Life ... (Theatre Play)

1942

Not a Ladies' Man as Hester Hunter

1941

Adam Had Four Sons as Molly Stoddard
Melody for Three as Mary Stanley

1940

Wildcat Bus as Ted Dawson

1939

Navy Secrets as Carol Mathews, alias Carol Stevens

1938

The Jury's Secret as Linda Ware
Smashing the Spy Ring as Eleanor Dunlap

1937

It Happened in Hollywood as Gloria Gay
Murder in Greenwich Village as Kay Cabot aka Lucky

1936

When Knights Were Bold as Lady Rowena
They Met in a Taxi as Mary Trenton
Roaming Lady as Joyce Reid

1935

Bulldog Jack as Ann Manders
White Lies as Joan Mitchell
The Clairvoyant as Rene
Come Out of the Pantry as Hilda Beech Howard

1934

Black Moon as Gail Hamilton
Viva Villa! as Teresa
The Richest Girl in the World as Sylvia Lockwood
Madame Spy as Marie Franck
Woman in the Dark as Louise Loring
Mills of the Gods as Jean Hastings
The Affairs of Cellini as Angela
The Countess of Monte Cristo as Janet Kruegar
Once to Every Woman as Fanshawe
Cheating Cheaters as Nan Brockton

1933

Shanghai Madness as Wildeth Christie
The Bowery as Lucy Calhoun
King Kong as Ann Darrow
The Son of Kong as Screaming voice (uncredited)
Mystery of the Wax Museum as Charlotte Duncan
One Sunday Afternoon as Virginia Brush
Ann Carver's Profession as Ann
The Big Brain as Cynthia Glennon
The Vampire Bat as Ruth Bertin
Below the Sea as Diana
The Woman I Stole as Vida Carew
Master of Men as Kay Walling
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1932

Doctor X as Joanne Xavier
The Most Dangerous Game as Eve Trowbridge
Stowaway as Mary Foster

1931

Dirigible as Helen Pierce
The Finger Points as Marcia Collins
The Stolen Jools as Fay Wray
The Lawyer's Secret as Kay Roberts
The Unholy Garden as Camille de Jonghe
Three Rogues as Lee Carleton
The Conquering Horde as Taisie Lockhart

1930

The Texan as Consuelo
Paramount on Parade as Sweetheart
Behind the Make-Up as Marie Gardoni
The Sea God as Daisy
Captain Thunder as Ynez
The Border Legion as Joan Randall

1929

The Honeymoon as Mitzi
Thunderbolt as Ritzy
The Four Feathers as Ethne Eustace
Pointed Heels as Lora Nixon

1928

The Wedding March as Mitzi / Mitzerl Schrammell
The Street of Sin as Elizabeth
The First Kiss as Anna Lee
The Legion of the Condemned as Christine Charteris

1927

Loco Luck as Molly Vernon
Spurs and Saddles as Mildred Orth
A One Man Game as Roberta

1926

Lazy Lightning as Lila Rogers
The Wild Horse Stampede as Jessie Hayden
The Show Cowpuncher
The Man in the Saddle as Pauline Stewart
The Saddle Tramp
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Four Square Steve as Milly
Don't Shoot as Nancy Burton
One Wild Time

1925

Unfriendly Enemies as The Girl
No Father to Guide Him as Beach House Cashier (uncredited)
Your Own Back Yard as Woman in Quarrelsome Couple
Moonlight and Noses as Miss Sniff, the Professor's Daughter
The Coast Patrol as Beth Slocum
A Lover's Oath
Sure-Mike! as Salesgirl at Department Store
Isn't Life Terrible? as Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)
What Price Goofy? as Concerned Girl with Perfume (uncredited)
Chasing the Chaser as Nursemaid
Madame Sans Jane as The Girl
Thundering Landlords as The Wife
In the Grease as School Girl

1924

Just a Good Guy as Girl Entering Taxi
Sweet Daddy as Lady in Car