
Fay McKenzie
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1918-02-19 – 2019-04-16
Place of birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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

Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961Party Guest (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
1939Letty Morgan
The Big Guy
1939Waitress (uncredited)
Assassin of Youth
1938Linda Clayton
When Love Comes
1922Ruth
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942Alice Bennett
When the Daltons Rode
1940Hannah
Down Mexico Way
1941Maria Elena Alvarado
Swingtime in the Movies
1938Girl from Dallas (uncredited)
Judgment of the Storm
1924Heath TwinGhost Town Riders
1938Molly Taylor
Slander House
1938Anna
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936Stamp Buyer (uncredited)
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942Marcia Porter
The Boss Cowboy
1934Sally Nolan
What a Life
1939Student in Lunchroom
Gunga Din
1939Girl at Party (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939Guest (uncredited)
Thunderbolt
1935Annie