Frances Bay

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: Acting

Born: Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, 1919-01-23

Died: 2011-09-15

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	Foul Play	Mrs. Russel	63
2	1979	Chilly Scenes of Winter	Mrs. Delillo	66
3	1979	Topper	Mrs. Quincy	50
4	1980	The Attic	Librarian	46
5	1981	A Whale for the Killing		70
6	1981	Amy	Mrs. Lindey	72
7	1981	Buddy Buddy	Female Patient	62
8	1981	Honky Tonk Freeway	Mrs. Lewenowski	52
9	1981	Callie & Son	Mabel Simpson	67
10	1982	Double Exposure	Old Woman	42
11	1983	Wings	Mrs. Timmins	0
12	1983	Private School	Birdie Fallmouth	57
13	1983	A Rose for Emily	Miss Wyatt	60
14	1983	Little Red Riding Hood	Granny	63
15	1984	Second Sight: A Love Story	Old Woman	55
16	1984	The Karate Kid	Lady with Dog	72
17	1985	The Eagle and The Bear		0
18	1985	Movers & Shakers	Betty Gritz	37
19	1985	Amos	Lydia	70
20	1986	Nomads	Bertril	49
21	1986	Blue Velvet	Aunt Barbara	76
22	1987	Medium Rare	Gertrude	50
23	1988	Big Top Pee-wee	Mrs. Haynes	49
24	1988	Twins	Mother Superior	60
25	1989	The Karate Kid Part III	Mrs. Milo	59
26	1989	Class Cruise	Grandma	43
27	1990	Arachnophobia	Evelyn Metcalf	64
28	1990	The Grifters	Arizona Motel Clerk	65
29	1990	Wild at Heart	Madam	70
30	1991	The Pit and the Pendulum	Esmeralda	57
31	1991	Critters 3	Mrs. Menges	53
32	1992	Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive	Iva Ruth McKinney	46
33	1992	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me	Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)	74
34	1992	Single White Female	Elderly Neighbor	63
35	1992	Inside Monkey Zetterland	Grandma	32
36	1993	The Neighbor	Aunt Sylvia	52
37	1994	The Paperboy	Mrs. Rosemont	45
38	1995	In the Mouth of Madness	Mrs. Pickman	72
39	1996	Rossini's Ghost	Rosalie	0
40	1996	Happy Gilmore	Grandma	66
41	1996	Never Too Late	Elisabeth Kronner	40
42	1997	Changing Habits	Midge	14
43	1997	Sparkler	Raspy	25
44	1998	Krippendorf's Tribe	Edith Proxmire	45
45	1998	Forever Love	Martha Craddock	68
46	1999	Goodbye Lover	Old Woman	57
47	1999	The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn	Mrs. Lewis	58
48	1999	Inspector Gadget	Thelma	45
49	2000	The Operator	Mrs. Sloan	38
50	2000	Stranger Than Fiction	Mrs. Steiner	55
51	2001	The Wedding Planner	Dottie	59
52	2001	Finder's Fee	Mrs. Darmsetter	61
53	2001	Oh, Baby	Edna Winchester	28
54	2002	Kiss The Bride		48
55	2003	The Movie Hero	Wise Old Woman	45
56	2005	Annie's Point	Older Woman	60
57	2005	Edmond	Fortune Teller	59
58	2006	Ring Around the Rosie	Nanna	44
59	2009	Repo Chick	Granma De La Chasse	32
60	2010	Bare Knuckles	Rosie Mcintyre	33
61	2010	Pickin' and Grinnin'	Grandma Johnson	20
62	2011	Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage	Aunt Barbara	64
63	2014	Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces	Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)	73

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Happy Days		76
2	1974	Happy Days	Grandma Nussbaum	76
3	1979	Hart to Hart		68
4	1979	Hart to Hart	Flower Vendor	68
5	1981	Hill Street Blues	Elizabeth Mies	76
6	1981	Simon & Simon		67
7	1982	Fame		68
8	1982	T. J. Hooker	Mrs. Greene	64
9	1982	Cagney & Lacey		69
10	1982	Faerie Tale Theatre	Granny	81
11	1982	Family Ties	Mrs. Florence Menlo	73
12	1982	Cheers	Mrs. Brubaker	76
13	1982	Remington Steele	Mother Trust	71
14	1982	Newhart		71
15	1982	St. Elsewhere	Mrs. Renninger	55
16	1984	E/R		52
17	1984	Hunter	Emma Parsons	72
18	1984	Hunter	Mrs. Laskey	72
19	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Sarah McCoy	75
20	1985	The Golden Girls	Claire	75
21	1985	Amazing Stories	Mrs Claus	75
22	1986	Matlock	Samantha Bergstrom	71
23	1986	L.A. Law	Marian McConnell	71
24	1986	ALF	Louise Beaumont	77
25	1986	Sidekicks		60
26	1987	The Oldest Rookie		55
27	1989	Father Dowling Mysteries	Victoria's Grandmother	73
28	1989	Quantum Leap	Millie Reynolds	80
29	1989	Tales from the Crypt	Witch	80
30	1989	Seinfeld	Mabel Choate	83
31	1989	Alien Nation		69
32	1990	Twin Peaks	Mrs. Tremond	83
33	1990	True Colors	Tante Sylvia	85
34	1991	Pacific Station	Celia Linder	50
35	1991	The Commish		71
36	1993	The X-Files	Dorothy	84
37	1993	Dave's World	Daisy	64
38	1994	ER	Georgia	78
39	1994	The 5 Mrs. Buchanans		100
40	1996	Suddenly Susan	Mrs. Tidgely	57
41	1996	Clueless		62
42	1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")	72
43	1998	Style & Substance	Elizabeth Hadley	0
44	1998	The Hughleys		68
45	1998	Charmed	Old Phoebe	82
46	1998	Da Vinci's Inquest		58
47	2001	My Wife and Kids		74
48	2001	Bob Patterson	Laurie Evans	65
49	2002	Presidio Med		80
50	2006	Hannah Montana	Cathy	71
51	2009	The Middle	Aunt Ginny	76

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