Fay McKenzie photo

Fay McKenzie

Acting

  • Born
  • February 19, 1918
  • Died
  • April 16, 2019
  • Place of birth
  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Eunice Fay McKenzie was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry in the early 1940s in five horse opera features. She was also known for her collaborations with director Blake Edwards on five occasions.

She also appeared on Broadway, radio, and television, having appeared on screen at ten weeks old in 1918. She was still appearing on screen at the time of her death, with her latest project opposite her son Tom Waldman Jr. in the comedy Kill a Better Mousetrap, based on a play by Scott K. Ratner, filmed in the summer of 2018 and not yet released at the time of her death. She was briefly billed as Fay Shannon. She's the actress with the longest movie career ever, (100 years).

As actor 41

The Colgate Comedy Hour poster
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Millionaire poster
The Millionaire
1955
Breakfast at Tiffany's poster
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
Mr. Lucky poster
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Party poster
The Party
1968
Gunga Din poster
Gunga Din
1939
Station Content poster
Station Content
1918
Slander House poster
Slander House
1938
It's a Wonderful World poster
It's a Wonderful World
1939
When the Daltons Rode poster
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Distilled Love poster
Distilled Love
1920
It's a Date poster
It's a Date
1940
What a Life poster
What a Life
1939
All Women Have Secrets poster
All Women Have Secrets
1939
Murder in the Music Hall poster
Murder in the Music Hall
1946
Heart of the Rio Grande poster
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
Death Rides the Range poster
Death Rides the Range
1939
Down Mexico Way poster
Down Mexico Way
1941
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic poster
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006
Sierra Sue poster
Sierra Sue
1941
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! poster
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
Irene poster
Irene
1926
Home in Wyomin' poster
Home in Wyomin'
1942
Swingtime in the Movies poster
Swingtime in the Movies
1938
Student Tour poster
Student Tour
1934
Ghost Town Riders
1938
Remember Pearl Harbor poster
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
The Boss Cowboy poster
The Boss Cowboy
1934
The Big Guy poster
The Big Guy
1939
Assassin of Youth poster
Assassin of Youth
1938
Ride 'Em Cowboy poster
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936
Mad Youth poster
Mad Youth
1940
Judgment of the Storm poster
Judgment of the Storm
1924
Ferocious Pal poster
Ferocious Pal
1934
Cowboy Serenade poster
Cowboy Serenade
1942
The Singing Sheriff poster
The Singing Sheriff
1944
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln poster
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
Thunderbolt poster
Thunderbolt
1935
Arizona Bad Man poster
Arizona Bad Man
1935
When Love Comes poster
When Love Comes
1922
Sundown Trail poster
Sundown Trail
1934