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Frances Bay

Frances Bay

Frances Evelyn Goffman

Born January 23, 1919· Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

† Died September 15, 2011

70Roles★ 6.6Average rating

A Canadian-American character actress of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, she was born in Mannville, Alberta, raised in Dauphin, Manitoba, and later refined her craft under the tutelage of Uta Hagen after early work as a radio performer in the 1930s and a wartime CBC host. Returning to screen work in her mid-fifties, she secured a small part in Foul Play (1978) and soon became a familiar face on televisi…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The X-FilesSeries★ 8.4
The X-Files1993
Dorothy
Twin PeaksSeries★ 8.3
Twin Peaks1990
Mrs. Tremond
CharmedSeries★ 8.2
Charmed1998
Old Phoebe
SeinfeldSeries★ 8.2
Seinfeld1989
Mabel Choate
Tales from the CryptSeries★ 8
Tales from the Crypt1989
Witch
Quantum LeapSeries★ 8
Quantum Leap1989
Millie Reynolds
ERSeries★ 7.8
ER1994
Georgia
Blue Velvet★ 7.6
Blue Velvet1986
Aunt Barbara
ALFSeries★ 7.6
ALF1986
Louise Beaumont
CheersSeries★ 7.6
Cheers1982
Mrs. Brubaker
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me★ 7.4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992
Mrs. Tremond (Chalfont)
My Wife and KidsSeries★ 7.5
My Wife and Kids2001
Murder, She WroteSeries★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote1984
Sarah McCoy
The Karate Kid★ 7.2
The Karate Kid1984
Lady with Dog
Amazing StoriesSeries★ 7.5
Amazing Stories1985
Mrs Claus
Hannah MontanaSeries★ 7.1
Hannah Montana2006
Cathy
Wild at Heart★ 7
Wild at Heart1990
Madam
Happy Gilmore★ 6.7
Happy Gilmore1996
Grandma
Arachnophobia★ 6.5
Arachnophobia1990
Evelyn Metcalf
Twins★ 6.1
Twins1988
Mother Superior
The Karate Kid Part III★ 5.9
The Karate Kid Part III1989
Mrs. Milo
Big Top Pee-wee★ 5
Big Top Pee-wee1988
Mrs. Haynes
Critters 3★ 5.3
Critters 31991
Mrs. Menges
Inspector Gadget★ 4.5
Inspector Gadget1999
Thelma