Helen Hayes biography
Helen Hayes was an American actress, born on 10 October 1900 in Washington, D.C., who died on 17 March 1993.
Helen Hayes's screen career began in 1910 with Jean and the Calico Doll and one subsequent Vitagraph film, playing Juvenile lead.
Helen Hayes appeared in 25 films and 42 television or streaming titles between 1910 and 1987.
Honours include National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Women's Hall of Fame.
- Also known as
- Helen Hayes Brown, Helen Hayes MacArthur
- Born
- 10 October 1900
- Died
- 17 March 1993 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C.
- Work
- Film actor, Autobiographer, Stage actor, Television actor, Ziegfeld girl
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1905 to 1987
- Awards
- National Medal of Arts
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- National Women's Hall of Fame
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Helen Hayes filmography
25 films and 42 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Divine Mercy: No Escape | Narrator | Final film role | |
| 1977 | Candleshoe | Lady Gwendolyn St. Edmund | ||
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Hettie | ||
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again | Mrs. Steinmetz | ||
| 1970 | Airport | Ada Quonsett | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1961 | The Challenge of Ideas | Narrator | Short subject | |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Tourist | Uncredited | |
| 1956 | Anastasia | Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna | ||
| 1952 | My Son John | Lucille Jefferson | ||
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | English | ||
| 1935 | Vanessa: Her Love Story | Vanessa Paris | ||
| 1934 | What Every Woman Knows | Maggie Wylie | ||
| 1934 | This Side of Heaven | Actress on screen in theatre | Uncredited | |
| 1934 | Crime Without Passion | Extra in hotel lobby | Uncredited | |
| 1933 | The White Sister | Angela Chiaromonte | ||
| 1933 | Night Flight | Madame Fabian | ||
| 1933 | Another Language | Stella 'Stell' Hallam | ||
| 1932 | The Son-Daughter | Lian Wha 'Star Blossom' | ||
| 1932 | A Farewell to Arms | Catherine Barkley | ||
| 1931 | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | Madelon Claudet | Academy Award for Best Actress Volpi Cup for Best Actress | |
| 1931 | Arrowsmith | Leora Arrowsmith | ||
| 1928 | The Dancing Town | Olive Pepperall | Short subject | |
| 1917 | The Weavers of Life | Peggy | ||
| 1910 | Jean and the Calico Doll | |||
| 1910 | Jean and the Calico Doll and one subsequent Vitagraph film | Juvenile lead |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Murder with Mirrors | Miss Jane Marple | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Estelle Wicks | Episode: "Highway to Heaven: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 1983 | A Caribbean Mystery | Miss Jane Marple | TV movie | |
| 1982 | Murder Is Easy | Lavinia Fullerton | TV movie | |
| 1982 | Love, Sidney | Mrs. Clovis | Episode: "Pro and Cons" | |
| 1980 | The Love Boat | Agatha Winslow | ||
| 1978 | A Family Upside Down | Emma Long | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Victory at Entebbe | Etta Grossman-Wise | TV movie | |
| 1976 | The Moneychangers | Dr. McCartney | TV miniseries | |
| 1975 | Hawaii Five-O | Clara Williams | Episode: "Retire in Sunny Hawaii... Forever" | |
| 1973 | The Snoop Sisters | Ernesta Snoop | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 1972 | Here's Lucy | Mrs. Kathleen Brady | Episode: "Lucy and the Little Old Lady" | |
| 1972 | Harvey | Veta Louise Simmons | TV movie | |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Miss Gilden | Episode: "Alter-Ego" | |
| 1971 | Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate | Sophie Tate Curtis | TV movie | |
| 1970 | The Front Page | Narrator (voice) | TV movie | |
| 1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Abby Brewster | TV movie | |
| 1967 | Tarzan | Mrs. Wilson | The Pride of the Lioness | |
| 1963 | The Christophers | What One Bootmaker Did | ||
| 1960 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Baroness Nadedja von Meck | The Music of Romance | |
| 1960 | Play of the Week | Mother Hildebrand | The Velvet Glove | |
| 1960 | Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Letitia Van Gorder | The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood | |
| 1959 | Play of the Week | Madame Ranevskaya | The Cherry Orchard | |
| 1959 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Essie Miller | Ah, Wilderness! | |
| 1958 | The United States Steel Hour | Mother Seraphim | Episode: "One Red Rose for Christmas" |
Show all 42 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Omnibus | Mrs. Howard V. Larue III | Episode: "Mrs. McThing" | |
| 1957 | The Alcoa Hour | Mrs. Gilling | Episode: "Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper" | |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | Sister Theresa | Four Women in Black | |
| 1956 | Omnibus | Mrs. Dearth | Dear Brutus | |
| 1955 | The Best of Broadway | Abby Brewster | Arsenic and Old Lace | |
| 1955 | Producers' Showcase | Margaret Antrobus | The Skin of Our Teeth | |
| 1954 | The United States Steel Hour | Mrs. Austin | Welcome Home | |
| 1954 | The Motorola Television Hour | Frances Parry | Side by Side | |
| 1954 | The Best of Broadway | Fanny Cavendish | The Royal Family | |
| 1953 | Omnibus | Mrs. Kirby | The Happy Journey | |
| 1953 | Medallion Theatre | Harriet Beecher Stowe | "Battle Hymn" | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | The Twelve Pound Look | ||
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Honora Canderay | Dark Fleece | |
| 1951 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Queen Victoria | Victoria Regina | |
| 1951 | Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots | Mary of Scotland | |
| 1950 | Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Gwenny Bean | The Late Christopher Bean | |
| 1950 | Prudential Family Playhouse | Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett | The Barretts of Wimpole Street |