Fay McKenzie

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).

Known For

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

The Millionaire

Ruth Spencer

Mr. Lucky

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Party Guest Laughing in Mirror (uncredited)

The Party

Alice Clutterbuck

Gunga Din

Girl at Party (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

Guest (uncredited)

Assassin of Youth

Linda Clayton

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2006	Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic	Self
1968	The Party	Alice Clutterbuck
1961	Breakfast at Tiffany's	Party Guest Laughing in Mirror (uncredited)
1946	Murder in the Music Hall	Singer in Mom's Cafe
1944	The Singing Sheriff	Caroline
1942	Heart of the Rio Grande	Alice Bennett
1942	Remember Pearl Harbor	Marcia Porter
1942	Cowboy Serenade	Stephanie Lock
1942	Home in Wyomin'	Clementine (Clem) Benson
1941	Down Mexico Way	Maria Elena Alvarado
1941	Sierra Sue	Sue Larrabee
1940	When the Daltons Rode	Hannah
1940	It's a Date	Young Girl (uncredited)
1940	Mad Youth	Escort Girl
1940	Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!	Brooklyn Girl (uncredited)
1939	Death Rides the Range	Letty Morgan
1939	The Big Guy	Waitress (uncredited)
1939	What a Life	Student in Lunchroom
1939	Gunga Din	Girl at Party (uncredited)
1939	It's a Wonderful World	Guest (uncredited)
1939	All Women Have Secrets	Martha
1938	Assassin of Youth	Linda Clayton
1938	Swingtime in the Movies	Girl from Dallas (uncredited)
1938	Ghost Town Riders	Molly Taylor
1938	Slander House	Anna
1936	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Stamp Buyer (uncredited)
1935	Thunderbolt	Annie
1935	Arizona Bad Man	Girl at Barn Dance
1934	The Boss Cowboy	Sally Nolan
1934	Ferocious Pal	Girl at Dog Fight
1934	Student Tour	Student
1934	Sundown Trail	Mickey Moore
1926	Irene	Irene's Younger Sister
1924	Judgment of the Storm	Heath Twin
1924	The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln	Sarah Lincoln
1922	When Love Comes	Ruth
1920	Distilled Love	Baby
1918	Station Content	Baby in Arms (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1959	Mr. Lucky
1955	The Millionaire	Ruth Spencer
1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour	Self