Acting
Janet Gaynor
- Titles
- 69movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1924 to 1957, with a break from 1939 to 1956, busiest in 1926 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 38top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
7th Heaven88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.3average 2.6
- Romance6.8average 3.8
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Pathos7.0average 5.2
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.3
- Crime2.0, average 3.7
- Violence2.8, average 4.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 5
- Tragic Romance 2
- Classic Film 2
- Class Differences 2
- Family Dynamics 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Romantic Drama 2
- Visual Storytelling 2
- Silent Era Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles FarrellActorThe Man Who Came Back, 7th Heaven, Lucky Star, Change of Heart, Street Angel, +6 more
Sonya LevienWriterThe Man Who Came Back, State Fair, Lucky Star, Change of Heart, Tess of the Storm Country, +2 more- HHal MohrCinematographerState Fair, Ladies in Love, Change of Heart, Tess of the Storm Country, Servants' Entrance, +1 more
William WylerDirectorMartin of the Mounted, The Gunless Bad Man, The Horse Trader, Don't Shoot, The Crook Buster, +1 more- EErnest PalmerCinematographerThe Farmer Takes a Wife, 7th Heaven, Street Angel, 4 Devils, Delicious, +1 more
David ButlerActor7th Heaven, High Society Blues, Delicious, The Blue Eagle, Sunny Side Up
John F. SeitzCinematographerThe Farmer Takes a Wife, One More Spring, Paddy the Next Best Thing, Merely Mary Ann, Adorable
Henry KingDirectorCarolina, One More Spring, State Fair, Merely Mary Ann- GGeorge SchneidermanCinematographerTwo Girls Wanted, The Johnstown Flood, The Blue Eagle, The Shamrock Handicap
John QualenActorThe Farmer Takes a Wife, One More Spring, Servants' Entrance
J. Farrell MacDonaldActorSunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 4 Devils, The Shamrock Handicap
Warner BaxterActorOne More Spring, Paddy the Next Best Thing, Daddy Long Legs
Movies and TV shows
65Type
1970s
1 title · average score 53
53
The Love Boat (1977)
TV show · as Violet Hooper
1950s
3 titles · average score 66
65
Bernardine (1957)
as Mrs. Ruth Wilson
68
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Martha Allen
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Eleanor
1930s
20 titles · average score 64
69
The Young in Heart (1938)
as George-Anne Carleton
52
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
as Nancy Briggs
81
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Esther Blodgett
62
Small Town Girl (1936)
as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan
65
Ladies in Love (1936)
as Martha Karenye
63
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
as Molly Larkins
One More Spring (1935)
as Elizabeth Cheney
Carolina (1934)
as Joanna Tate
64
Change of Heart (1934)
as Catherine Furness
80
State Fair (1933)
as Margy Frake
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)
as Paddy Adair
The Man Who Came Back (1931)
as Angie Randolph
1920s
41 titles · average score 68
76
Lucky Star (1929)
as Mary Tucker
64
Sunny Side Up (1929)
as Molly Carr
Christina (1929)
as Christina
74
Street Angel (1928)
as Angela
77
4 Devils (1928)
as Marion
86
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
as The Wife (Indre)
88
7th Heaven (1927)
as Diane
40
With Love and Hisses (1927)
as Extra
69
The Johnstown Flood (1926)
as Anna Burger
55
The Blue Eagle (1926)
as Rose Kelly
58
The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
as Lady Sheila O'Hara
The Return of Peter Grimm (1926)
as Catherine