Frances Bay

Frances Bay

Acting

Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman; January 23, 1919 – September 15, 2011) was a Canadian-American character actress known for playing a variety of quirky elderly women on film and television. In a career that spanned 35 years, she acted in a variety of roles both in film and television. After initial success in radio and stage plays, she became "The Girlfriend to the Canadian Forces" on CBC Radio during World War II, boosting troops' spirits. Marriage and a move to the U.S. led to a hiatus, during which she studied acting with Uta Hagen in New York. Returning to acting at 60, Bay featured in…

Filmography

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Happy Gilmore 2 ★ 6.5 Happy Gilmore 2 2025 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces ★ 7.2 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014 Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage ★ 7.0 Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage 2011 Pickin' and Grinnin' ★ 2.0 Pickin' and Grinnin' 2010 Bare Knuckles ★ 3.3 Bare Knuckles 2010 The Middle ★ 7.6 The Middle 2009 Repo Chick ★ 3.6 Repo Chick 2009 Edmond ★ 5.9 Edmond 2006 Hannah Montana ★ 7.1 Hannah Montana 2006 Ring Around the Rosie ★ 4.4 Ring Around the Rosie 2006 Annie's Point ★ 5.6 Annie's Point 2005 In the Land of Milk and Money ★ 8.3 In the Land of Milk and Money 2004 The Movie Hero ★ 4.9 The Movie Hero 2003 Kiss The Bride ★ 4.9 Kiss The Bride 2002 Presidio Med ★ 8.0 Presidio Med 2002 Bob Patterson ★ 7.0 Bob Patterson 2001 Oh, Baby ★ 3.4 Oh, Baby 2001 Finder's Fee ★ 6.2 Finder's Fee 2001 My Wife and Kids ★ 7.4 My Wife and Kids 2001 The Wedding Planner ★ 5.9 The Wedding Planner 2001 Stranger Than Fiction ★ 5.8 Stranger Than Fiction 2000 The Operator ★ 4.1 The Operator 2000 Inspector Gadget ★ 4.5 Inspector Gadget 1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn ★ 6.2 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn 1999 Goodbye Lover ★ 5.6 Goodbye Lover 1999 Charmed ★ 8.2 Charmed 1998 Da Vinci's Inquest ★ 6.2 Da Vinci's Inquest 1998 Forever Love ★ 6.8 Forever Love 1998 The Hughleys ★ 6.8 The Hughleys 1998 Krippendorf's Tribe ★ 4.6 Krippendorf's Tribe 1998 Style & Substance ★ 8.0 Style & Substance 1998 Sparkler ★ 4.3 Sparkler 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ★ 7.2 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1997 Changing Habits ★ 2.7 Changing Habits 1997 Clueless ★ 6.3 Clueless 1996 Suddenly Susan ★ 5.9 Suddenly Susan 1996 Never Too Late ★ 5.5 Never Too Late 1996 Happy Gilmore ★ 6.7 Happy Gilmore 1996 Rossini's Ghost ★ 8.0 Rossini's Ghost 1996 In the Mouth of Madness ★ 7.2 In the Mouth of Madness 1995 The Paperboy ★ 4.6 The Paperboy 1994 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans ★ 9.0 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 The Neighbor ★ 5.7 The Neighbor 1993 Dave's World ★ 6.5 Dave's World 1993 The X-Files ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993 Inside Monkey Zetterland ★ 3.6 Inside Monkey Zetterland 1992 Single White Female ★ 6.3 Single White Female 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ★ 7.4 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992 Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive ★ 4.9 Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive 1992 Critters 3 ★ 5.3 Critters 3 1991 The Commish ★ 7.1 The Commish 1991 Pacific Station ★ 5.7 Pacific Station 1991 The Pit and the Pendulum ★ 5.7 The Pit and the Pendulum 1991 True Colors ★ 8.7 True Colors 1990 Wild at Heart ★ 7.0 Wild at Heart 1990 The Grifters ★ 6.5 The Grifters 1990 Arachnophobia ★ 6.5 Arachnophobia 1990 Twin Peaks ★ 8.3 Twin Peaks 1990 Class Cruise ★ 5.2 Class Cruise 1989 Alien Nation ★ 7.0 Alien Nation 1989 Seinfeld ★ 8.3 Seinfeld 1989 The Karate Kid Part III ★ 5.9 The Karate Kid Part III 1989 Tales from the Crypt ★ 8.0 Tales from the Crypt 1989 Quantum Leap ★ 8.0 Quantum Leap 1989 Father Dowling Mysteries ★ 7.4 Father Dowling Mysteries 1989 Twins ★ 6.0 Twins 1988 Police Story Police Story 1988 Big Top Pee-wee ★ 5.0 Big Top Pee-wee 1988 The Oldest Rookie ★ 7.0 The Oldest Rookie 1987 Medium Rare ★ 5.0 Medium Rare 1987 Sidekicks ★ 6.4 Sidekicks 1986 ALF ★ 7.6 ALF 1986 Blue Velvet ★ 7.6 Blue Velvet 1986 L.A. Law ★ 7.1 L.A. Law 1986 Nomads ★ 4.8 Nomads 1986 Matlock ★ 7.1 Matlock 1986 Amos ★ 7.2 Amos 1985 Amazing Stories ★ 7.5 Amazing Stories 1985 The Golden Girls ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985