Portrait of Fay Wray

Acting

Fay Wray

Career

Active from 1924 to 2005, with a break from 1981 to 2004, busiest in 1925 and 1933 with 11 main titles each.

Leading roles
70
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for King Kong
King Kong
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fay Wray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5
  • Politics
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Pre-Code Era 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Family Intrigue 2
  • Early Sound Era 2
  • Psychological Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title Β· average score 70
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ann Darrow (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

as Rene (archive footage)

1980s

1 title Β· average score 64
Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Edna Curtis

1970s

4 titles Β· average score 66
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)

Murder by Death
Murder by Death (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

as Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited)

KinkΓ³n
KinkΓ³n (1971)

as Ann Darrow

Hollywood Blue
Hollywood Blue (1970)

as (archive footage)

1960s

3 titles Β· average score 66
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Mrs. White

The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (1962)

TV show

The Islanders
The Islanders (1960)

TV show Β· as Mrs. Staunton

1950s

23 titles Β· average score 68
Dragstrip Riot
Dragstrip Riot (1958)

as Norma Martin

Summer Love
Summer Love (1958)

as Beth Daley

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Clara Moore

Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Brent

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Lorna Thomas / Ethel Harrison

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Mrs. Edwards

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alice Pope

Queen Bee
Queen Bee (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sue McKinnon

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Mrs. Nelson / Mrs. Renshaw

Hell on Frisco Bay
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kay Stanley

The Pride of the Family
The Pride of the Family (1953)

TV show Β· as Catherine Morrison

Treasure of the Golden Condor
Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Annette, Marquise de St. Malo

1940s

7 titles Β· average score 66
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

as Woman's Scream (uncredited)

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

This Is the Life
This Is the Life (1944)

Theatre Play

Not a Ladies' Man
Not a Ladies' Man (1942)

as Hester Hunter

Adam Had Four Sons
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Molly Stoddard

Melody for Three
Melody for Three (1941)

as Mary Stanley

Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ted Dawson

1930s

50 titles Β· average score 58
It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
GoodWatch score 48

as Gloria Gay

They Met in a Taxi
They Met in a Taxi (1936)

as Mary Trenton

The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Rene

Viva Villa!
Viva Villa! (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

as Teresa

The Richest Girl in the World
The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sylvia Lockwood

Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark (1934)
GoodWatch score 49

as Louise Loring

Black Moon
Black Moon (1934)
GoodWatch score 48

as Gail Hamilton

King Kong
King Kong (1933)
GoodWatch score 86

as Ann Darrow

The Vampire Bat
The Vampire Bat (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ruth Bertin

Doctor X
Doctor X (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joanne Xavier

The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
GoodWatch score 69

as Eve Trowbridge

Dirigible
Dirigible (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

as Helen Pierce

1920s

30 titles Β· average score 63
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ritzy

Pointed Heels
Pointed Heels (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lora Nixon

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ethne Eustace

The Honeymoon
The Honeymoon (1929)

as Mitzi

The Wedding March
The Wedding March (1928)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mitzi / Mitzerl Schrammell

The Street of Sin
The Street of Sin (1928)

as Elizabeth

The Legion of the Condemned
The Legion of the Condemned (1928)

as Christine Charteris

The First Kiss
The First Kiss (1928)

as Anna Lee

Four Square Steve
Four Square Steve (1926)

as Milly

Unfriendly Enemies
Unfriendly Enemies (1925)

as The Girl

In the Grease
In the Grease (1925)

as School Girl

The Coast Patrol
The Coast Patrol (1925)

as Beth Slocum