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Fay Holderness(1881-1963)

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Fay Holderness was born on 16 April 1881 in Oconto, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Blind Husbands (1919), The Secret Garden (1919) and Lonesome (1928). She was married to Edmund Ayars Leeds. She died on 13 May 1963 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1881
DiedMay 13, 1963(82)
BornApril 16, 1881
DiedMay 13, 1963(82)
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Known for

Blind Husbands (1919)
Blind Husbands
6.9
  • The 'Vamp' Waitress
  • 1919
Lila Lee in The Secret Garden (1919)
The Secret Garden
6.9
  • Mrs. Medlock
  • 1919
Barbara Kent and Glenn Tryon in Lonesome (1928)
Lonesome
7.7
  • Overdressed Woman
  • 1928
Earle Foxe in The Last Man on Earth (1924)
The Last Man on Earth
6.2
  • Elmer's Mother (prologue)
  • 1924

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Actress

  • Bob Hope, Arlene Dahl, Rosemary Clooney, and Tony Martin in Here Come the Girls (1953)
    Here Come the Girls
    5.8
    • Washwoman (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.5
    • Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Ramsay Ames, Barton MacLane, and George Zucco in The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
    The Mummy's Ghost
    5.5
    • Policewoman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Eddie Dew and Bernard Nedell in Lucky Cowboy (1944)
    Lucky Cowboy
    Short
    • Washerwoman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joseph Cotten, Deanna Durbin, Gus Schilling, and Charles Winninger in Hers to Hold (1943)
    Hers to Hold
    6.3
    • Mrs. Kitnacker (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
    The Pride of the Yankees
    7.6
    • Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Clark Gable and Lana Turner in Honky Tonk (1941)
    Honky Tonk
    6.6
    • Bricklayer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, and Cora Witherspoon in The Bank Dick (1940)
    The Bank Dick
    7.1
    • Lady Passerby (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Deanna Durbin, Mischa Auer, Kenneth Brown, Robert Cummings, and Billy Lenhart in Spring Parade (1940)
    Spring Parade
    6.6
    • Townswoman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Allen Jenkins, Tom Kennedy, and Jane Wyman in Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite (1939)
    Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
    6.1
    • Prison matron (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Zenobia (1939)
    Zenobia
    6.0
    • Townswoman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy, and Maureen O'Sullivan in Let Us Live (1939)
    Let Us Live
    6.7
    • Theatre Scrubwoman (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Marian Marsh and Gordon Oliver in Youth on Parole (1937)
    Youth on Parole
    6.4
    • Interviewer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Hedda Hopper, Ronald Sinclair, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Dangerous Holiday (1937)
    Dangerous Holiday
    5.9
    • Old Maid (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Spooky Hooky (1936)
    Spooky Hooky
    6.9
    Short
    • Alfalfas Mother (uncredited)
    • 1936

Additional Crew

  • Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
    The Phantom of the Opera
    7.5
    • adr voice (uncredited)
    • 1925

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Lonesome: The Criterion Collection

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 16, 1881
    • Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • May 13, 1963
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease)
  • Spouse
    • Edmund Ayars Leeds? - March 4, 1954 (his death)

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    Former vaudevillian in silent screen comedy. Worked variously for Hal Roach, at L-KO, Universal, Fox, Pathe and Educational.
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      Played large formidable wives

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