Frances Bay

Frances Bay

Acting

Born January 23, 1919 · Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman; January 23, 1919 – September 15, 2011) was a Canadian-American character actress known for playing a variety of quirky elderly women on film and television. In a care…

Known for

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

Charmed

Charmed

1998

ER

1994

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990

Cheers

Cheers

1982

The Middle

The Middle

2009

Acting(114)

2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesMrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageAunt Barbara

2010Pickin' and Grinnin'Grandma Johnson

2010Bare KnucklesRosie Mcintyre

2009The MiddleAunt Ginny

2009Repo ChickGranma De La Chasse

2006EdmondFortune Teller

2006Hannah MontanaCathy

2006Ring Around the RosieNanna

2005Annie's PointOlder Woman

2004In the Land of Milk and MoneyGrandma Shallot

2003The Movie HeroWise Old Woman

2002Kiss The Bride

2002Presidio MedJoan Hart

2001Bob PattersonLaurie Evans

2001Oh, BabyEdna Winchester

2001Finder's FeeMrs. Darmsetter

2001My Wife and Kids

2001The Wedding PlannerDottie

2000Stranger Than FictionMrs. Steiner

2000The OperatorMrs. Sloan

1999Inspector GadgetThelma

1999The Simple Life of Noah DearbornMrs. Lewis

1999Goodbye LoverOld Woman

1998CharmedOld Phoebe

1998Da Vinci's Inquest

1998Forever LoveMartha Craddock

1998The HughleysMrs. Fitch

1998Krippendorf's TribeEdith Proxmire

1998Style & SubstanceElizabeth Hadley

1997SparklerRaspy

1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionMildred Grayson (segment "The Gift")

1997Changing HabitsMidge

1996Suddenly SusanMrs. Tidgely

1996Never Too LateElisabeth Kronner

1996Happy GilmoreGrandma

1996Rossini's GhostRosalie

1995In the Mouth of MadnessMrs. Pickman

1994The PaperboyMrs. Rosemont

1994The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

1993The NeighborAunt Sylvia

1993Dave's WorldDaisy

1993The X-FilesDorothy

1992Inside Monkey ZetterlandGrandma

1992Single White FemaleElderly Neighbor

1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeMrs. Tremond (Chalfont)

1992Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop DriveIva Ruth McKinney

1991Critters 3Mrs. Menges

1991The Commish

1991Pacific StationCelia Linder

1991The Pit and the PendulumEsmeralda

1990True ColorsTante Sylvia

1990Wild at HeartMadam

1990The GriftersArizona Motel Clerk

1990ArachnophobiaEvelyn Metcalf

1990Twin PeaksMrs. Tremond

1989Class CruiseGrandma

1989Alien NationMrs. Gillirue

1989SeinfeldMabel Choate

1989The Karate Kid Part IIIMrs. Milo

1989Tales from the CryptWitch

1989Quantum LeapMillie Reynolds

1989Father Dowling MysteriesVictoria's Grandmother

1988TwinsMother Superior

1988Police StoryMary

1988Big Top Pee-weeMrs. Haynes

1987The Oldest Rookie

1987Medium RareGertrude

1986ALFLouise Beaumont

1986Blue VelvetAunt Barbara

1986L.A. LawMarian McConnell

1986NomadsBertril

1986MatlockSamantha Bergstrom

1985Amazing StoriesMrs Claus

1985The Golden GirlsClaire

1985Movers & ShakersBetty Gritz

1985The Eagle and The Bear

1984Murder, She WroteSarah McCoy

1984HunterEmma Parsons

1984The Karate KidLady with Dog

1984Second Sight: A Love StoryOld Woman

1983Little Red Riding HoodGranny

1983A Rose for EmilyMiss Wyatt

1983Private SchoolBirdie Fallmouth

1983WingsMrs. Timmins

1982St. ElsewhereMrs. Renninger

1982Remington SteeleMother Trust

1982CheersMrs. Brubaker

1982Family TiesMrs. Florence Menlo

1982Faerie Tale TheatreGranny

1982Double ExposureOld Woman

1982Cagney & LaceyEdna Kiss

1982T. J. HookerMrs. Greene

1982American PlayhouseMrs. Timmins

1981Simon & Simon

1981Honky Tonk FreewayMrs. Lewenowski

1981Buddy BuddyFemale Patient

1981AmyMrs. Lindey

1981A Whale for the Killing

1981Hill Street BluesElizabeth Mies

1981Callie & SonMabel Simpson

1980The AtticLibrarian

1979TopperMrs. Quincy

1979Chilly Scenes of WinterMrs. Delillo

1979Hart to Hart

1978Foul PlayMrs. Russel

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