Fay McKenzie

Fay McKenzie

1918-02-19 – 2019-04-16 (age 101) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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. in the comedy Kill a Better Mousetrap, based on a play by Scott K. Ratner, filmed in the summer of 2018 and not yet released at the time of her death. She was briefly billed as Fay Shannon. She's the actress with the longest movie career ever, (100 years).

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Known For

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Slander House
Slander House

1938

as Anna

The Party
The Party

1968

as Alice Clutterbuck

Station Content
Station Content

1918

as Baby in Arms (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Guest (uncredited)

Distilled Love
Distilled Love

1920

as Baby

Remember Pearl Harbor
Remember Pearl Harbor

1942

as Marcia Porter

Gunga Din
Gunga Din

1939

as Girl at Party (uncredited)

Down Mexico Way
Down Mexico Way

1941

as Maria Elena Alvarado

Assassin of Youth
Assassin of Youth

1938

as Linda Clayton

When the Daltons Rode
Murder in the Music Hall
Murder in the Music Hall

1946

as Singer in Mom's Cafe

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
All Women Have Secrets
Death Rides the Range
Death Rides the Range

1939

as Letty Morgan

It's a Date
It's a Date

1940

as Young Girl (uncredited)

What a Life
What a Life

1939

as Student in Lunchroom

The Big Guy
The Big Guy

1939

as Waitress (uncredited)

The Boss Cowboy
The Boss Cowboy

1934

as Sally Nolan

Swingtime in the Movies
Swingtime in the Movies

1938

as Girl from Dallas (uncredited)