Frances Bay

Personal Info

Birthday

January 23, 1919

Day of Death

2011-09-15

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

Frances Bay

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.

Known For

Seinfeld

The X-Files

Happy Gilmore

Charmed

Murder, She Wrote

Cheers

Twin Peaks

Quantum Leap

Filmography

2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
2011
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Aunt Barbara
2010
Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Grandma Johnson
Bare Knuckles
as Rosie Mcintyre
2009
Repo Chick
as Granma De La Chasse
2006
Ring Around the Rosie
as Nanna
2005
Edmond
as Fortune Teller
Annie's Point
as Older Woman
2003
The Movie Hero
as Wise Old Woman
2001
Oh, Baby
as Edna Winchester
Finder's Fee
as Mrs. Darmsetter
The Wedding Planner
as Dottie
2000
Stranger Than Fiction
as Mrs. Steiner
The Operator
as Mrs. Sloan
1999
Inspector Gadget
as Thelma
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Mrs. Lewis
Goodbye Lover
as Old Woman
1998
Forever Love
as Martha Craddock
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Edith Proxmire
1997
Sparkler
as Raspy
Changing Habits
as Midge
1996
Never Too Late
as Elisabeth Kronner
Happy Gilmore
as Grandma
Rossini's Ghost
as Rosalie
1995
In the Mouth of Madness
as Mrs. Pickman
1994
The Paperboy
as Mrs. Rosemont
1993
The Neighbor
as Aunt Sylvia
1992
Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Grandma
Single White Female
as Elderly Neighbor
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
as Iva Ruth McKinney
1991
Critters 3
as Mrs. Menges
The Pit and the Pendulum
as Esmeralda
1990
Wild at Heart
as Madam
The Grifters
as Arizona Motel Clerk
Arachnophobia
as Evelyn Metcalf
1989
Class Cruise
as Grandma
The Karate Kid Part III
as Mrs. Milo
1988
Twins
as Mother Superior
Big Top Pee-wee
as Mrs. Haynes
1987
Medium Rare
as Gertrude
1986
Blue Velvet
as Aunt Barbara
Nomads
as Bertril
1985
Amos
as Lydia
Movers & Shakers
as Betty Gritz
1984
The Karate Kid
as Lady with Dog
Second Sight: A Love Story
as Old Woman
1983
Little Red Riding Hood
as Granny
A Rose for Emily
as Miss Wyatt
Private School
as Birdie Fallmouth
Wings
as Mrs. Timmins
1982
Double Exposure
as Old Woman
1981
Callie & Son
as Mabel Simpson
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Mrs. Lewenowski
Buddy Buddy
as Female Patient
Amy
as Mrs. Lindey
1980
The Attic
as Librarian
1979
Topper
as Mrs. Quincy
Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Mrs. Delillo
1978
Foul Play
as Mrs. Russel