Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier

Birthday: 1902-12-14

Deathday: 1989-12-06

Place of birth: Manhattan, New York, USA

Also known as: Frances Elizabeth Bavier

imdb_id: nm0062592

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960–70. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films, as well as playing a range of supporting roles on television. Career highlights include her turn as Mrs. Barley in the classic 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In 1955, she played the rough and tough "Aunt Maggie" Sawtelle, a frontier Ma Barker-type character, in the Lone Ranger episode "Sawtelle's Saga End". In the episode, she fights with Tonto while the Lone Ranger battles with her nephew. At the conclusion, Tonto says that he would like to trade opponents next time. In 1957, she played Nora Martin, mother to Eve Arden's character on The Eve Arden Show, despite the fact that Arden was only 6 or 7 years younger than Bavier. That same year, Bavier guest-starred in the eighth episode of Perry Mason as Louise Marlow in "The Case of the Crimson Kiss". She was in an episode of Make Room for Daddy, which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode led to The Andy Griffith Show, and Bavier was cast in the new role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her famous role during the run of the show. As a New York City actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked, yet after playing Bee for eight seasons, she was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D., for two additional seasons.

Played in movies:

Sally and Saint Anne

Score: 8.0

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Score: 7.4

The Bad Seed

Score: 7.1

Bend of the River

Score: 6.9

The Stooge

Score: 6.6

Girls About Town

Score: 6.3

Horizons West

Score: 6.2

Benji

Score: 6.2

It Started with a Kiss

Score: 5.5

Man in the Attic

Score: 5.5

My Wife's Best Friend

Score: 5.4

The Blessed Midnight

Score: 5.0

The Lady Says No

Score: 4.5

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

Score: 3.3

Played in tv shows:

Chevron Theatre

Score: 10.0

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

The Andy Griffith Show

Score: 7.6

The Ford Television Theatre

Score: 7.3

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Score: 7.3

Rawhide

Score: 7.1

The Thin Man

Score: 7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Score: 7.0

City Detective

Score: 7.0

77 Sunset Strip

Score: 6.7

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

Letter to Loretta

Score: 6.5

Dragnet

Score: 6.4

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

Lux Video Theatre

Score: 6.3

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

The Danny Thomas Show

Score: 6.0

Mayberry R.F.D.

Score: 5.7

Sugarfoot

Score: 4.8

Cavalcade of America

Score: 3.5

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Score: 0.0

It's a Great Life

Score: 0.0

The Eve Arden Show

Score: 0.0