Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman; January 23, 1919 - September 15, 2011) was a Canadian-American actress and comedian best known for Blue Velvet (1986), Happy Gilmore (1996), and Inspector Gadget (1999).
She was married to Charles Bay and they had one child.
Bay died in 2011 at the age of 92 from complications of pneumonia.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1978: Foul Play as Mrs. Russel
- 1979: Chilly Scenes of Winter as Mrs. Delillo
- 1979: Topper as Mrs. Quincy
- 1980: The Attic as The Librarian
- 1981: Amy as Mrs. Lindey
- 1981: Murder In Texas as Myra Hill
- 1981: Honky Tonk Freeway as Mrs. Lewenowski
- 1981: Callie And Son as Mabel Simpson
- 1981: Buddy Buddy as Female Patient
- 1982: Double Exposure as Old Woman
- 1983: Private School as Birdie Fallmouth
- 1983: Second Sight A Love Story as Old Woman
- 1984: The Karate Kid as Lady with Dog
- 1985: Movers And Shakers as Betty Gritz
- 1985: Amos as Lydia
- 1986: Nomads as Bertril
- 1986: Blue Velvet as Aunt Barbara
- 1987: LBJ The Early Years as Effie Pattillo
- 1987: Convicted A Mothers Story as Ma Barker
- 1987: Medium Rare as Gertrude
- 1988: Big Top Peewee as Mrs. Haynes
- 1988: Police Story Monster Manor as Mary
- 1988: Twins as Mother Superior
- 1989: The Karate Kid Part III as Mrs. Milo
- 1989: Class Cruise as Grandma
- 1990: Wild at Heart as Madam
- 1990: Arachnophobia as Evelyn Metcalf
- 1990: The Grifters as Arizona Motel Clerk
- 1991: The Pit and the Pendulum as Esmeralda
- 1991: Critters 3 as Mrs. Menges
- 1992: Grave Secrets The Legacy Of Hilltop Drive as Iva Ruth McKinney
- 1992: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Mrs. Tremond
- 2014: Twin Peaks The Missing Pieces as Mrs. Tremond
- 1992: Inside Monkey Zetterland as Grandma
- 1992: Single White Female as Elderly Neighbor
- 1993: The Neighbor as Aunt Sylvia
- 1994: In the Mouth of Madness as Mrs. Pickman
- 1994: The Paperboy as Mrs. Rosemont
- 1996: Happy Gilmore as Grandma
- 1996: Never Too Late as Elisabeth Kronner
- 1996: Rossinis Ghost as Elder Rosalie
- 1997: Changing Habits as Midge
- 1997: Sparkler as Raspy
- 1997: Mitzi And Joe as Mitzi
- 1998: Krippendorf's Tribe as Edith Proxmire
- 1998: Goodbye Lover as Old Woman
- 1998: Forever Love as Martha Craddock
- 1999: The Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn as Mrs. Lewis
- 1999: Inspector Gadget as Thelma
- 2000: The Operator as Mrs. Sloan
- 2000: Stranger Than Fiction as Mrs. Steiner
- 2000: A Day In A Life as Rosa
- 2000: The Wedding Planner as Dottie
- 2001: Finder's Fee as Mrs. Darmsetter
- 2001: Oh Baby as Edna Winchester
- 2002: Kiss The Bride as Grandma Julia
- 2003: The Movie Hero as Wise Old Woman
- 2004: In The Land Of Milk And Money as Grandma Shallot
- 2005: Annie Point as Older Woman
- 2005: Edmond as Fortune Teller
- 2006: Ring Around The Rosie as Nanna
- 2009: Repo Chick as Grandma De La Chasse
- 2010: Pickin And Grinnin as Grandma Johnson
- 2010: Bare Knuckles as Rosie Mcintyre
Television Roles
- 1976: Kojak as Lady at Chapel
- 1977: The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Maid
- 1977: CHiPs as Ruth
- 1979: Family as Sonia Violett
- 1979: ABC Weekend Specials as Madame Zarona
- 1979-1980: Hart to Hart as Cleaning Lady/Flower Vendor (2 episodes)
- 1981: The Jeffersons as Mrs. Watson
- 1981: The Dukes of Hazzard as Aunt Hortense
- 1982: Father Murphy as Alma Hubbard
- 1982-1984: Happy Days as Grandma Nussbaum (3 episodes)
- 1983: At Ease as Assistant Librarian
- 1983: American Playhouse as Mrs. Timmins
- 1983: Faerie Tale Theatre as Granny
- 1983: Remington Steele as Mother Trust
- 1984: Days of Our Lives as Bag Lady
- 1984: Alice as Granny Annie
- 1984: Family Ties as Mrs. Florence Menlo
- 1984: ER as Mrs. Gordon
- 1985: Cagney & Lacey as Enda Kiss
- 1985: Fame as Grandma George
- 1985: Amazing Stories as Mrs. Santa Claus
- 1985-1990: Santa Barbara as Mrs. McRae/Sister Gabriella (3 episodes)
- 1986: Cheers as Mrs. Brubaker
- 1986: T.J. Hooker as Mrs. Greene
- 1986: Hill Street Blues as Elizabeth Mies
- 1986: Riptide as Librarian
- 1986: Easy Street as Mrs. Walker
- 1986: The Judge as Emma Peabody
- 1986: Simon & Simon as Agnes Rich
- 1986: The New Mike Hammer as Female Patient
- 1986: Sidekicks as Sarah
- 1987: My Sister Sam as Lady at Airport
- 1987: General Hospital as Baron Varony's Housekeeper
- 1987: St. Elsewhere as Mrs. Renninger
- 1987: The Oldest Rookie as Mrs. Zimmer
- 1988: Houston Knights as Sandhurst's Mother
- 1988: The Golden Girls as Claire
- 1988-1991: Hunter as Mrs. Laskey/Emma Parsons (3 episodes)
- 1989: The Cavanaughs as Widow Kelsey
- 1989: Newhart as Mrs. Henderson
- 1989: Dragnet as Sadie McGuire
- 1989: Generations as Emily Fober
- 1990: Alien Nation as Mrs. Gillirue
- 1990: ALF as Louise Beaumont
- 1990: Normal Life as Mrs. Schnabel
- 1990: Equal Justice as Florence Evans
- 1990: Tales from the Crypt as Witch
- 1990: Twin Peaks as Mrs. Tremond
- 1990: Over My Dead Body as Sister Dempsey
- 1990: True Colors as Aunt Sylvia
- 1990: Father Dowling Mysteries as Victoria's Grandmother
- 1991: Pacific Station as Celia Linder
- 1991: Matlock as Rose Hayes/Samantha Bergstrom (2 episodes)
- 1991-1992: Life Goes On as Sarah/Eleanor (2 episodes)
- 1992: Quantum Leap as Millie Reynolds
- 1992: Baby Talk as Evvie
- 1992: Who's the Boss? as Candy
- 1992: L.A. Law as Marian McConnell
- 1992: Down The Shore as Miss Suzette
- 1992-1993: By The Way Of The Stars as Annie Pyle
- 1992-1993: Empty Nest as Agnes/Sylvia (2 episodes)
- 1993: Street Legal as Patricia Peters
- 1994: Phenom as Mrs. Long
- 1994: Dave's World as Daisy
- 1994: The 5 Mrs Buchanans as Vivian's Aunt Francine
- 1994: The X-Files as Dorothy
- 1994: Platypus Man as Bella
- 1995: The Marshal as Granny
- 1995: The Commish as Ardith Cannon
- 1995: The Ben Stiller Show as Gertrude
- 1995: The Crew as Mrs. Henderson
- 1995: Murder, She Wrote as Sarah McCoy
- 1995: Courthouse as Kate Downey
- 1996: Avonlea as Winifred Ward
- 1996-1998: Seinfeld as Mabel Choate (3 episodes)
- 1997: Suddenly Susan as Mrs. Tidgely
- 1997: Life With Roger as Aunt Charlotte
- 1997: Diagnosis: Murder as Elderly Swiss Jeweler
- 1997: Players as Mrs. Davis
- 1998: Clueless as Opal
- 1998: C16FBI as Miss Wilson
- 1998: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Mildred Grayson
- 1998: Style And Substance as Elizabeth
- 1998-2000: The Hughleys as Mrs. Fitch (9 episodes)
- 1999: Da Vinci's Inquest as Viola McKnight
- 2000: Port Charles as Leah Cochrane
- 2001: ER as Georgia
- 2001: Passions as Evil Old Lady
- 2001: Bob Patterson as Laurie Evans
- 2002: Charmed as Old Phoebe
- 2002: Presidio Med as Joan Hart
- 2006: My Name Is Earl as Old Lady in Nursing Home
- 2006: Hannah Montana as Cathy
- 2007: Cavemen as Mrs. Winston
- 2009: Grey's Anatomy as Aunt Joyce
- 2009-2011: The Middle as Aunt Ginny (11 episodes)
- 2010: Medium Rare as Gertrude
Shorts
- 1983: A Rose For Emily as Miss Wyatt
- 1984: The President Of Love as Herbina Plum
- 1999: The Storyteller as Storyteller
- 2001: Cookies For Harry as Harry's Wife
- 2003: A Freudian Image as Anna Freud
- 2004: There Will Come A Day as Mortenson
- 2006: The Red Scarf as Vivian Barry
- 2010: Short On Time as Edith
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