Helen Hayes
Actor1900–1993· Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She is the namesake of the annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in the greater Washington, D.C. area since 1984. Perhaps the ultimate respect to be paid to any actor by a producer - of having a theater christened in their name - became a reality for Ms. Hayes in 1955 when the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Broadway theater district was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was torn down in 1982 (along with five other neighboring theaters), the operators of the Little Theatre, another standing theater two blocks away on 44th Street, renamed that house in her name, which it has retained ever since. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

74 acting credits

Acting · 74

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
TV

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Love Boat
6.3
TV

The Love Boat

1977

Hawaii Five-O
7.2
TV

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
TV

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Tony Awards
TV

Tony Awards

1956

The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
TV

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Highway to Heaven
7.4
TV

Highway to Heaven

1984

What's My Line?
7.0
TV

What's My Line?

1950

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
TV

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Here's Lucy
6.7
TV

Here's Lucy

1968

The Oscars
7.0
TV

The Oscars

1953

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
TV

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Omnibus
6.3
TV

Omnibus

1952

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
TV

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Jack Benny Program
7.8
TV

The Jack Benny Program

1950

Tarzan
6.9
TV

Tarzan

1966

Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
TV

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Ghost Story
7.4
TV

Ghost Story

1972

The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
TV

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0
TV

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

The Snoop Sisters
7.5
TV

The Snoop Sisters

1973

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Play of the Week
8.0
TV

Play of the Week

1959

Herbie Rides Again
6.2
Film

Herbie Rides Again

1974

MGM: When the Lion Roars
7.9
TV

MGM: When the Lion Roars

1992

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
4.0
TV

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

1976

Airport
6.5
Film

Airport

1970

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Night of 100 Stars
6.8
Film

Night of 100 Stars

1982

A Farewell to Arms
6.2
Film

A Farewell to Arms

1932

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0
Film

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Pride and Prejudice
9.0
TV

Pride and Prejudice

1952

Anastasia
6.8
Film

Anastasia

1956

Murder with Mirrors
6.5
Film

Murder with Mirrors

1985

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5
Film

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Candleshoe
6.9
Film

Candleshoe

1977

Hollywood Goes to Town
7.0
Film

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

A Family Upside Down
7.0
Film

A Family Upside Down

1978

Stage Door Canteen
6.3
Film

Stage Door Canteen

1943

A Caribbean Mystery
6.3
Film

A Caribbean Mystery

1983

Arrowsmith
6.6
Film

Arrowsmith

1931

Victory at Entebbe
5.1
Film

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Murder Is Easy
6.6
Film

Murder Is Easy

1982

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
5.8
Film

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9
Film

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

My Son John
5.8
Film

My Son John

1952

Night Flight
5.8
Film

Night Flight

1933

Another Language
6.8
Film

Another Language

1933

Main Street to Broadway
7.3
Film

Main Street to Broadway

1953

The Female Instinct
7.0
Film

The Female Instinct

1972

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
7.0
Film

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

1998

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
6.1
Film

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971

Harvey
6.8
Film

Harvey

1972

Old Friends... New Friends
TV

Old Friends... New Friends

1978

Third Man on the Mountain
6.7
Film

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.2
Film

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

Crime Without Passion
5.9
Film

Crime Without Passion

1934

What Every Woman Knows
7.6
Film

What Every Woman Knows

1934

The Son-Daughter
6.5
Film

The Son-Daughter

1932

Arsenic and Old Lace
7.0
Film

Arsenic and Old Lace

1969

The White Sister
5.4
Film

The White Sister

1933

The Bat
5.0
Film

The Bat

1960

Airports
Film

Airports

2025

The Ten-Year Lunch
6.5
Film

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987

Bill Cosby: Walking Free
8.3
Film

Bill Cosby: Walking Free

2022

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Film

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979

The Dancing Town
7.5
Film

The Dancing Town

1928

Riders of the Range
10.0
Film

Riders of the Range

1923

A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
Film

A.N.T.A. Album of 1955

1955

Four Women in Black
Film

Four Women in Black

1957

The Challenge of Ideas
5.3
Film

The Challenge of Ideas

1961

Divine Mercy No Escape
Film

Divine Mercy No Escape

1994

Hopper's Silence
Film

Hopper's Silence

1981

The Weavers of Life
Film

The Weavers of Life

1917

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