Fay McKenzie
ActingAlso Known As
Eunice Fay McKenzie, Fay Shannon
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).
Movies
(38 total)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Party Guest Laughing in Mirror (uncredited)
The Party
as Alice Clutterbuck
Gunga Din
as Girl at Party (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
as Guest (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
as Hannah
Assassin of Youth
as Linda Clayton
Swingtime in the Movies
as Girl from Dallas (uncredited)
It's a Date
as Young Girl (uncredited)
Mad Youth
as Escort Girl
Irene
as Irene's Younger Sister
Slander House
as Anna
Murder in the Music Hall
as Singer in Mom's Cafe
Student Tour
as Student
Station Content
as Baby in Arms (uncredited)
Death Rides the Range
as Letty Morgan
Heart of the Rio Grande
as Alice Bennett
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Marcia Porter
The Boss Cowboy
as Sally Nolan
The Singing Sheriff
as Caroline
