Frances Bay

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Frances Goffman Bay (born January 23, 1919 in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada ; † September 15, 2011 in Tarzana , Los Angeles , California ) was a Canadian-born and US-based character actress who was quirky by portraying older people Women became known in film and television.

Life

Frances Bay grew up in Dauphin , Manitoba . Her younger brother was the renowned sociologist Erving Goffman . His daughter from his second marriage is the American sociologist and author Alice Goffman .

Prior to World War II, Bay was acting professionally in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

During the war, Frances Bay hosted a radio show on Canadian Radio, Everybody's Program , intended for overseas military service personnel.

Bay starred in several Seinfeld episodes. She also appeared in Charmed , Twin Peaks and Grey's Anatomy . She starred alongside Sam Neill in The Powers of Madness (1994) by John Carpenter or alongside Matthew Broderick in the comic book version Inspector Gadget (1999).

But she is best known for her role as the odd, loving grandma in the film Happy Gilmore .

In 2008 she was inducted on Canada's Walk of Fame . Bay was married, their only son died at the age of 23.

Frances Bay died on September 15, 2011 at the age of 92.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frances Bay dies at 92; veteran character actress
  2. ↑ 'Hollywood's Grandma' Frances Bay dies, CBC News Manitoba, September 19, 2011
  3. ↑ 'Happy Gilmore' actress Frances Bay dies at 92 - Canadian also appeared on TV shows such as 'Happy Days' and 'Seinfeld' in Today Celebrities
  4. ↑ Frances Bay on Canada's Walk Of Fame
  5. ↑ Happy Gilmore 'Actress Frances Bay Dies at 92, Fox News, Sept. 18, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Bay, Frances
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goffman Bay, Frances
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 2011
Place of death Tarzana , Los Angeles, California, United States