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).
Filmography
all 41
Movies 38
TV Shows 3
self 2
The Party (1968)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The Millionaire (1955)
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)
Mad Youth (1940)
It's a Date (1940)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! (1940)
The Big Guy (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)
Assassin of Youth (1938)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936)
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)
Station Content (1918)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1918-02-19
Deathday2019-04-16 (101 years old)
Birth NameEunice Fay McKenzie
Birth PlaceHollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
ReligionChristian Science
RelationshipsSteve Cochran (1946-01-01 - 1948-01-01), Tom Waldman (1948-01-01 - 1985-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEunice Fay McKenzie, Fay Shannon
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