Fay McKenzie

Personal Info

Birthday

February 19, 1918

Day of Death

2019-04-16

(101 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Eunice Fay McKenzie

Fay Shannon

Fay McKenzie

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.

Known For

The Millionaire

Breakfast at Tiffany's

The Party

Gunga Din

It's a Wonderful World

When the Daltons Rode

Down Mexico Way

Murder in the Music Hall

Filmography

2006
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
as Self
1968
The Party
as Alice Clutterbuck
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Party Guest Laughing in Mirror (uncredited)
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
as Singer in Mom's Cafe
1944
The Singing Sheriff
as Caroline
1942
Home in Wyomin'
as Clementine (Clem) Benson
Heart of the Rio Grande
as Alice Bennett
Cowboy Serenade
as Stephanie Lock
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Marcia Porter
1941
Sierra Sue
as Sue Larrabee
Down Mexico Way
as Maria Elena Alvarado
1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Hannah
Mad Youth
as Escort Girl
It's a Date
as Young Girl (uncredited)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Brooklyn Girl (uncredited)
1939
The Big Guy
as Waitress (uncredited)
All Women Have Secrets
as Martha
Death Rides the Range
as Letty Morgan
What a Life
as Student in Lunchroom
It's a Wonderful World
as Guest (uncredited)
Gunga Din
as Girl at Party (uncredited)
1938
Swingtime in the Movies
as Girl from Dallas (uncredited)
Ghost Town Riders
as Molly Taylor
Slander House
as Anna
Assassin of Youth
as Linda Clayton
1936
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Stamp Buyer (uncredited)
1935
Thunderbolt
as Annie
Arizona Bad Man
as Girl at Barn Dance
1934
Student Tour
as Student
Sundown Trail
as Mickey Moore
Ferocious Pal
as Girl at Dog Fight
The Boss Cowboy
as Sally Nolan
1926
Irene
as Irene's Younger Sister
1924
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
as Sarah Lincoln
Judgment of the Storm
as Heath Twin
1922
When Love Comes
as Ruth
1920
Distilled Love
as Baby
1918
Station Content
as Baby in Arms (uncredited)