Acting
Fay Holden
Born September 26, 1893 · Birmingham, England, UK
Died June 23, 1973 · aged 79
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fay Holden (September 26, 1893 – June 23, 1973), was an British-born American-based actress. She was known as Gaby Fay early in her career. Born as Dorothy Fay Hammerton in Birmingham, England, she appeared in 46 films between 1935 and 1958, but is best-known for her recurring role as Emily Hardy, Mickey Rooney's mother in the MGM Andy Hardy movie series. …
Known For
Samson and Delilah · 1949Samson and Delilah
★ 6.61949
MovieRomanceDrama
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Ziegfeld Girl · 1941Ziegfeld Girl
★ 6.61941
MovieDramaMusic
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
Andy Hardy's Double Life · 1942Andy Hardy's Double Life
★ 5.01942
MovieComedyFamily
Andy is about to head off to college but he's got a few things to take care of before leaving. For starters, he must try and sell his junk car for $20 to pay for a bill and he must convince his father not to go with him to college. Worst of all is that Polly wants to make up but her best friend decides to give Andy a test.
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante · 1940Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
★ 5.71940
MovieComedyFamily
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Andy Hardy Comes Home · 1958Andy Hardy Comes Home
★ 5.01958
MovieComedy
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
Sweethearts · 1938Sweethearts
★ 5.81938
MovieMusicComedy
The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.
The Courtship of Andy Hardy · 1942The Courtship of Andy Hardy
★ 6.21942
MovieComedy
While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
Whispering Smith · 1948Whispering Smith
★ 6.71948
MovieWestern
Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to have an interest in Murray's wife (and vice versa).
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The White Angel · 1936The White Angel
★ 7.31936
MovieDrama
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
Queen Victoria (uncredited)
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy · 1998Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
★ 5.31998
MovieDramaMusic
In a deconstruction of classic Hollywood codes, using repetitive single frame images, the re-editing of teenager movies produces an intense Oedipal drama.
Emily Hardy (archive footage)













