Frances Bavier

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960–70. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films, as well as playing a range of supporting roles on television. Career highlights include her turn as Mrs. Barley in the classic 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In 1955, she played the rough and tough "Aunt Maggie" Sawtelle, a frontier Ma Barker-type character, in the Lone Ranger episode "Sawtelle's Saga End". In the episode, she fights with Tonto while the Lone Ranger battles with her nephew. At the conclusion, Tonto says that he would like to trade opponents next time. In 1957, she played Nora Martin, mother to Eve Arden's character on The Eve Arden Show, despite the fact that Arden was only 6 or 7 years younger than Bavier. That same year, Bavier guest-starred in the eighth episode of Perry Mason as Louise Marlow in "The Case of the Crimson Kiss". She was in an episode of Make Room for Daddy, which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode led to The Andy Griffith Show, and Bavier was cast in the new role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her famous role during the run of the show. As a New York City actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked, yet after playing Bee for eight seasons, she was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D., for two additional seasons.

Known For: Acting

Born: Manhattan, New York, USA, 1902-12-14

Died: 1989-12-06

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1931	Girls About Town	Joy - Party Girl (uncredited)	64
2	1951	The Day the Earth Stood Still	Mrs. Barley, boarder	74
3	1951	The Stooge	Mrs. Rogers	66
4	1952	The Lady Says No	Alice Hatch	45
5	1952	Bend of the River	Mrs. Prentiss	69
6	1952	Sally and Saint Anne	Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne	80
7	1952	My Wife's Best Friend	Mrs. Chamberlain	54
8	1952	Horizons West	Martha Hammond	60
9	1953	Man in the Attic	Helen Harley	55
10	1956	The Bad Seed	Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)	71
11	1956	The Blessed Midnight	Mrs. Hayes	50
12	1958	A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed	Mrs. Solitaire	33
13	1959	It Started with a Kiss	Mrs. Tappe	53
14	1974	Benji	Lady with the Cat	62

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Martha	63
2	1950	Lux Video Theatre		63
3	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		73
4	1951	Dragnet		64
5	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Lou Bloor	86
6	1952	Chevron Theatre		100
7	1952	Cavalcade of America	Mrs. Hayes	35
8	1952	The Ford Television Theatre		73
9	1953	General Electric Theater	Miss Trimingham	63
10	1953	Revlon Mirror Theatre		0
11	1953	City Detective		70
12	1953	Letter to Loretta	Mrs. Logan	65
13	1953	Letter to Loretta	Aunt Meg	65
14	1953	Letter to Loretta	Aunt Marty	65
15	1953	The Danny Thomas Show	Henrietta Perkins	60
16	1954	It's a Great Life	Mrs. Amy Morgan	0
17	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Mrs. Fergusen	77
18	1957	The Eve Arden Show		0
19	1957	Sugarfoot	Nancy Thomas	48
20	1957	The Thin Man		76
21	1957	Perry Mason	Louise Marlow	77
22	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
23	1959	Rawhide		72
24	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Aunt Bee Taylor	76
25	1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.	Aunt Bee Taylor	71
26	1968	Mayberry R.F.D.	Aunt Bee Taylor	57

Frances Bavier

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