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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 23, 1919
Died
September 15, 2011
Place of Birth
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Also Known As
- Frances Evelyn Bay
- Frances Evelyn Goffman
Frances Bay
0.6 Popularity
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, during which she studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York. Returning to acting at 60, Bay featured in Foul Play and gained recognition in various TV shows like Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and films such as The Wedding Planner and Twins. Her versatile career spanned over 50 films and numerous TV series, earning her awards and nominations. Notably, she appeared in the final episodes of sitcoms Seinfeld, Who’s the Boss?, and Happy Days. Bay was inducted in Canada's Walk of Fame in 2008.
Known For
7.3
Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
6.9
Aunt Barbara
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
🎬
2.0
Grandma Johnson
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
3.3
Rosie Mcintyre
Bare Knuckles
2010
7.6
Aunt Ginny
The Middle
2009
3.6
Granma De La Chasse
Repo Chick
2009
7.1
Cathy
Hannah Montana
2006
4.4
Nanna
Ring Around the Rosie
2006
5.9
Fortune Teller
Edmond
2005
5.4
Older Woman
Annie's Point
2005
Credits
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
2014
7.3
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Aunt Barbara
2011
6.9
🎬
Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Grandma Johnson
2010
2.0
Bare Knuckles
as Rosie Mcintyre
2010
3.3
The Middle
as Aunt Ginny
2009
7.6
Repo Chick
as Granma De La Chasse
2009
3.6
Hannah Montana
as Cathy
2006
7.1
Ring Around the Rosie
as Nanna
2006
4.4
Edmond
as Fortune Teller
2005
5.9
Annie's Point
as Older Woman
2005
5.4
In the Land of Milk and Money
as Grandma Shallot
2004
8.0
The Movie Hero
as Wise Old Woman
2003
4.6
Kiss The Bride
2002
4.6
Presidio Med
as Joan Hart
2002
8.0
Bob Patterson
as Laurie Evans
2001
6.5
🎬
Oh, Baby
as Edna Winchester
2001
2.8
Finder's Fee
as Mrs. Darmsetter
2001
6.0
My Wife and Kids
2001
7.4
The Wedding Planner
as Dottie
2001
5.9
Stranger Than Fiction
as Mrs. Steiner
2000
5.6
The Operator
as Mrs. Sloan
2000
3.4
Inspector Gadget
as Thelma
1999
4.5
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Mrs. Lewis
1999
6.1
Goodbye Lover
as Old Woman
1999
5.6
Charmed
as Old Phoebe
1998
8.2
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998
6.1
Forever Love
as Martha Craddock
1998
6.8
The Hughleys
as Mrs. Fitch
1998
6.8
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Edith Proxmire
1998
4.6
Style & Substance
as Elizabeth Hadley
1998
0.0
Sparkler
as Raspy
1997
2.3
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")
1997
7.2
Changing Habits
as Midge
1997
1.5
Clueless
1996
6.1
Suddenly Susan
as Mrs. Tidgely
1996
5.8
Never Too Late
as Elisabeth Kronner
1996
4.0
Happy Gilmore
as Grandma
1996
6.7
Rossini's Ghost
as Rosalie
1996
0.0
In the Mouth of Madness
as Mrs. Pickman
1995
7.2
The Paperboy
as Mrs. Rosemont
1994
4.4
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994
10.0
ER
as Georgia
1994
7.8
The Neighbor
as Aunt Sylvia
1993
5.5
Dave's World
as Daisy
1993
6.4
The X-Files
as Dorothy
1993
8.4
Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Grandma
1992
3.0
Single White Female
as Elderly Neighbor
1992
6.3
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
1992
7.4
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
as Iva Ruth McKinney
1992
4.6
Critters 3
as Mrs. Menges
1991
5.3
The Commish
1991
7.1
🎬
Pacific Station
as Celia Linder
1991
5.0
The Pit and the Pendulum
as Esmeralda
1991
5.7
True Colors
as Tante Sylvia
1990
8.5
Wild at Heart
as Madam
1990
7.0
The Grifters
as Arizona Motel Clerk
1990
6.5
Arachnophobia
as Evelyn Metcalf
1990
6.4
Twin Peaks
as Mrs. Tremond
1990
8.3
Class Cruise
as Grandma
1989
4.2
Alien Nation
as Mrs. Gillirue
1989
6.9
Seinfeld
as Mabel Choate
1989
8.3
The Karate Kid Part III
as Mrs. Milo
1989
5.9
Tales from the Crypt
as Witch
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
as Millie Reynolds
1989
8.0
Father Dowling Mysteries
as Victoria's Grandmother
1989
7.4
Twins
as Mother Superior
1988
6.0
Big Top Pee-wee
as Mrs. Haynes
1988
4.9
The Oldest Rookie
1987
5.5
Medium Rare
as Gertrude
1987
4.6
Sidekicks
1986
6.0
ALF
as Louise Beaumont
1986
7.7
Blue Velvet
as Aunt Barbara
1986
7.6
L.A. Law
as Marian McConnell
1986
7.0
Nomads
as Bertril
1986
4.9
Matlock
as Samantha Bergstrom
1986
7.1
Matlock
as Rose Hayes
1986
7.1
Amazing Stories
as Mrs Claus
1985
7.4
Amos
as Lydia
1985
7.0
The Golden Girls
as Claire
1985
7.6
Movers & Shakers
as Betty Gritz
1985
3.6
🎬
The Eagle and The Bear
1985
0.0
Murder, She Wrote
as Sarah McCoy
1984
7.5
Hunter
as Emma Parsons
1984
7.1
Hunter
as Mrs. Laskey
1984
7.1
E/R
1984
4.6
The Karate Kid
as Lady with Dog
1984
7.2
Second Sight: A Love Story
as Old Woman
1984
5.5
Little Red Riding Hood
as Granny
1983
6.3
A Rose for Emily
as Miss Wyatt
1983
6.0
Private School
as Birdie Fallmouth
1983
5.7
Wings
as Mrs. Timmins
1983
0.0
St. Elsewhere
as Mrs. Renninger
1982
5.6
Newhart
1982
7.1
Remington Steele
as Mother Trust
1982
7.1
Cheers
as Mrs. Brubaker
1982
7.6
Family Ties
as Mrs. Florence Menlo
1982
7.2
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Granny
1982
8.1
Double Exposure
as Old Woman
1982
4.2
Cagney & Lacey
as Edna Kiss
1982
7.0
T. J. Hooker
as Mrs. Greene
1982
6.4
Fame
1982
6.8
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
Callie & Son
as Mabel Simpson
1981
6.7
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Mrs. Lewenowski
1981
5.2
Buddy Buddy
as Female Patient
1981
6.2
Amy
as Mrs. Lindey
1981
7.1
A Whale for the Killing
1981
7.0
Hill Street Blues
as Elizabeth Mies
1981
7.6
The Attic
as Librarian
1980
4.7
Topper
as Mrs. Quincy
1979
5.0
Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Mrs. Delillo
1979
6.6
Hart to Hart
1979
6.9
Hart to Hart
as Flower Vendor
1979
6.9
Foul Play
as Mrs. Russel
1978
6.3
Happy Days
1974
7.6
Happy Days
as Grandma Nussbaum
1974
7.6