Fay Wray
Actor
- Born
- September 15, 1907 · Cardston, Alberta, Canada
- Died
- August 8, 2004 (age 96)
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Fay Wray (born Vina Fay Wray; September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international stardom as an actress in horror film roles, leading to many considering her as the first "scream queen".
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After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars". This led to Wray being signed to Paramount Pictures as a teenager, where she made more than a dozen films. After leaving Paramount, she signed deals with various film companies, being cast in her first horror film roles. For RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., she starred in the film with which she is most identified, King Kong (1933). After the success of King Kong, Wray appeared in more minor film roles and on television, leading to her final role in 1980.
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Known for
King Kong
April 7, 1933
Murder by Death
June 23, 1976
Return to Jurassic Park
February 5, 2011
The Most Dangerous Game
September 16, 1932
Mystery of the Wax Museum
February 18, 1933
The Son of Kong
December 22, 1933
Mighty Joe Young
July 13, 1949
Doctor X
August 3, 1932
The Vampire Bat
January 21, 1933
Crime of Passion
December 28, 1956
The Wedding March
October 6, 1928
Queen Bee
November 7, 1955
Acting119
- 2024King Kong: Monster and Myth as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- 2011Return to Jurassic Park as Self (archive footage)
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 2005The Lost Spider Pit Sequence as Ann Darrow (archive footage)
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 1998Universal Horror as Self - Interviewee
- 1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
- 1997Frank Capra's American Dream as Self