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Janet Gaynor

Actor

Janet Gaynor

Acting
1926 — 1938 · 9 films
Lived
6 October 1906 — d. 1984
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter.

Career Signature

How Janet Gaynor’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

bittersweet
melancholy beauty
wistful longing
nostalgic ache
heavy emotional

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Charles FarrellCharles Farrell9 filmsAlbert GranAlbert Gran6 filmsGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsGuinn 'Big Boy' Williams13 filmsAnna CarenaAnna Carena4 filmsCarol DempsterCarol Dempster6 filmsLew CodyLew Cody6 filmsMary PickfordMary Pickford22 filmsPhilip DornPhilip Dorn7 films

Filmography

The Young in Heart

1938

A Star Is Born

1937

State Fair

1933

Lucky Star

1929

Street Angel

1928

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

7th Heaven

1927

The Shamrock Handicap

1926

The Johnstown Flood

1926