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person_profile-Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier Died at age: 86

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Frances Bavier

Date of Birth:

Dec 14, 1902

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Dec 06, 1989

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

Frances Bavier

Found 13 Movies in total

Benji

Lady with the Cat ( Actor )

... 1974

It Started with a Kiss

Mrs. Tappe ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1958

The Bad Seed

Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

Man in the Attic

Helen Harley ( Actor )

... 1953

Horizons West

Martha Hammond ( Actor )

... 1952

My Wife's Best Friend

Mrs. Chamberlain ( Actor )

... 1952

Sally and Saint Anne

Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne ( Actor )

... 1952

Bend of the River

Mrs. Prentiss ( Actor )

... 1952

The Lady Says No

Alice Hatch ( Actor )

... 1952

The Stooge

Mrs. Rogers ( Actor )

... 1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Mrs. Barley, boarder ( Actor )

... 1951

Girls About Town

Joy - Party Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931