Frances Bay

Actor Jan 23 (died age 92) Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada 1974–2014 (40 year career)

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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, durin…

Known For

Film

Blue Velvet

Aunt Barbara

Film

The Karate Kid

Lady with Dog

Film

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

Film

In the Mouth of Madness

Mrs. Pickman

Film

Happy Gilmore

Grandma

Film

Wild at Heart

Madam

Film

Arachnophobia

Evelyn Metcalf

Film

Twins

Mother Superior

Filmography

Acting (112)

Movies (64)

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

7.2

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

as Aunt Barbara

Bare Knuckles

as Rosie Mcintyre

Pickin' and Grinnin'

as Grandma Johnson

Repo Chick

as Granma De La Chasse

3.6

Edmond

2006

as Fortune Teller

5.9

Ring Around the Rosie

as Nanna

Annie's Point

as Older Woman

In the Land of Milk and Money

as Grandma Shallot

The Movie Hero

as Wise Old Woman

Kiss The Bride

The Wedding Planner

as Dottie

Finder's Fee

as Mrs. Darmsetter

Oh, Baby

as Edna Winchester

The Operator

as Mrs. Sloan

Stranger Than Fiction

as Mrs. Steiner

Inspector Gadget

as Thelma

Goodbye Lover

as Old Woman

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

as Mrs. Lewis

Forever Love

as Martha Craddock

Krippendorf's Tribe

as Edith Proxmire

Sparkler

as Raspy

Changing Habits

as Midge

Happy Gilmore

as Grandma

Never Too Late

as Elisabeth Kronner

Rossini's Ghost

as Rosalie

In the Mouth of Madness

as Mrs. Pickman

The Paperboy

as Mrs. Rosemont

The Neighbor

as Aunt Sylvia

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

7.4

Single White Female

1992

as Elderly Neighbor

6.3

Inside Monkey Zetterland

1992

as Grandma

3.0

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive

1992

as Iva Ruth McKinney

4.6

The Pit and the Pendulum

as Esmeralda

Critters 3

as Mrs. Menges

Wild at Heart

as Madam

The Grifters

as Arizona Motel Clerk

6.5

Arachnophobia

1990

as Evelyn Metcalf

6.4

The Karate Kid Part III

as Mrs. Milo

Class Cruise

as Grandma

Twins

as Mother Superior

Big Top Pee-wee

as Mrs. Haynes

Medium Rare

as Gertrude

Blue Velvet

as Aunt Barbara

Nomads

as Bertril

Amos

as Lydia

Movers & Shakers

as Betty Gritz

The Eagle and The Bear

1985

The Karate Kid

1984

as Lady with Dog

7.2

Second Sight: A Love Story

as Old Woman

Private School

as Birdie Fallmouth

A Rose for Emily

as Miss Wyatt

Wings

as Mrs. Timmins

Little Red Riding Hood

as Granny

Double Exposure

as Old Woman

Amy

as Mrs. Lindey

Buddy Buddy

as Female Patient

Callie & Son

as Mabel Simpson

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Mrs. Lewenowski

A Whale for the Killing

The Attic

as Librarian

Chilly Scenes of Winter

as Mrs. Delillo

Topper

as Mrs. Quincy

Foul Play

as Mrs. Russel

Television (48)

The Middle

as Aunt Ginny

Hannah Montana

as Cathy

Presidio Med

as Joan Hart

My Wife and Kids

Bob Patterson

as Laurie Evans

Charmed

as Old Phoebe

The Hughleys

as Mrs. Fitch

Da Vinci's Inquest

Style & Substance

as Elizabeth Hadley

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

as Mildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")

Clueless

Suddenly Susan

as Mrs. Tidgely

as Georgia

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

The X-Files

as Dorothy

Dave's World

as Daisy

The Commish

Pacific Station

as Celia Linder

Twin Peaks

as Mrs. Tremond

True Colors

as Tante Sylvia

Seinfeld

as Mabel Choate

Tales from the Crypt

as Witch

Quantum Leap

as Millie Reynolds

Alien Nation

as Mrs. Gillirue

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989

as Victoria's Grandmother

The Oldest Rookie

L.A. Law

as Marian McConnell

Matlock

as Samantha Bergstrom

ALF

as Louise Beaumont

Sidekicks

Amazing Stories

as Mrs Claus

The Golden Girls

as Claire

Murder, She Wrote

as Sarah McCoy

Hunter

as Emma Parsons

E/R

Cheers

as Mrs. Brubaker

Family Ties

as Mrs. Florence Menlo

St. Elsewhere

as Mrs. Renninger

Fame

T. J. Hooker

as Mrs. Greene

Newhart

Cagney & Lacey

as Edna Kiss

Remington Steele

as Mother Trust

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Granny

Simon & Simon

Hill Street Blues

as Elizabeth Mies

Hart to Hart

as Flower Vendor

Happy Days