Fay McKenzie
Born
19 February 1918 (108)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Eunice Fay McKenzie, Fay Shannon
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 ...
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).
Filmography (38)
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
2006
The Party
1968
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
Murder in the Music Hall
1946
The Singing Sheriff
1944
Home in Wyomin'
1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
Cowboy Serenade
1942
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
Sierra Sue
1941
Down Mexico Way
1941
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Mad Youth
1940
It's a Date
1940
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
The Big Guy
1939
All Women Have Secrets
1939
Death Rides the Range
1939
What a Life
1939
It's a Wonderful World
1939
Gunga Din
1939
Swingtime in the Movies
1938
Ghost Town Riders
1938
Slander House
1938
Assassin of Youth
1938
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936
Thunderbolt
1935
Arizona Bad Man
1935
Student Tour
1934
Sundown Trail
1934
Ferocious Pal
1934
The Boss Cowboy
1934
Irene
1926
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
Judgment of the Storm
1924
When Love Comes
1922
Distilled Love
1920
Station Content
1918