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Frances Bavier
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Frances Bavier
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-12-14,Manhattan, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960–70. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films, as well as playing a range of supporting roles on television. Career highlights include her turn as Mrs. Barley in the classic 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In 1955, she played the rough and tough "Aunt Maggie" Sawtelle, a frontier Ma Barker-type character, in the Lone Ranger episode "Sawtelle's Saga End". In the episode, she fights with Tonto while the Lone Ranger battles with her nephew. At the conclusion, Tonto says that he would like to trade opponents next time. In 1957, she played Nora Martin, mother to Eve Arden's character on The Eve Arden Show, despite the fact that Arden was only 6 or 7 years younger than Bavier. That same year, Bavier guest-starred in the eighth episode of Perry Mason as Louise Marlow in "The Case of the Crimson Kiss". She was in an episode of Make Room for Daddy, which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode led to The Andy Griffith Show, and Bavier was cast in the new role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her famous role during the run of the show. As a New York City actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked, yet after playing Bee for eight seasons, she was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D., for two additional seasons.

Filmography

The Day the Earth Stood Still

7.5

The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951-09-28

6.2

Benji
1974-10-17

Man in the Attic

5.5

Man in the Attic
1953-12-23

5.7

Horizons West
1952-10-11

Bend of the River

6.9

Bend of the River
1952-01-23

6.6

The Stooge
1951-11-15

The Lady Says No

4.5

The Lady Says No
1952-01-06

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

3.3

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958-12-01

Sally and Saint Anne

8

Sally and Saint Anne
1952-07-01

It Started with a Kiss

5.3

It Started with a Kiss
1959-08-19

My Wife's Best Friend

5.4

My Wife's Best Friend
1952-10-09

7.116

The Bad Seed
1956-09-12

Girls About Town

6.4

Girls About Town
1931-11-07

The Blessed Midnight

5

The Blessed Midnight
1956-12-18

The Andy Griffith Show

7.568

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

77 Sunset Strip

6.7

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964-09-25

6.5

Dragnet
1951-12-16

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Mayberry R.F.D.

5.7

Mayberry R.F.D.
1968-09-23

The Eve Arden Show

0

The Eve Arden Show
1957-09-17

7

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

7.6

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

4.2

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

0

City Detective
1953-09-07

Letter to Loretta

5.8

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

It's a Great Life

0

It's a Great Life
1954-09-07

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Letter to Loretta

5.8

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta

5.8

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Ford Television Theatre

6

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

The Danny Thomas Show

6.2

The Danny Thomas Show
1953-09-29

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Revlon Mirror Theatre

0

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953-06-23