Helen Hayes
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 excellenc...
Known For
Filmography
Airports
2025
Bill Cosby: Walking Free
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Divine Mercy No Escape
1994
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
The Ten-Year Lunch
1987
as Herself - Participant
Murder with Mirrors
1985
as Miss Jane Marple
Highway to Heaven
1984
A Caribbean Mystery
1983
as Miss Jane Marple
Murder Is Easy
1982
as Lavinia Fullerton
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Hopper's Silence
1981
as Herself
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
A Family Upside Down
1978
as Emma Long
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Old Friends... New Friends
1978
as Self
Candleshoe
1977
as Lady St. Edmund
The Love Boat
1977
as Agatha Winslow
Victory at Entebbe
1976
as Etta Grossman-Wise
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as Dr. McCartney
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Hettie
Herbie Rides Again
1974
as Mrs. Steinmetz
The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Ernesta Snoop
The Female Instinct
1972
as Ernesta Snoop
Harvey
1972
as Veta Louise Simmons
Ghost Story
1972
as Miss Gilden
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971
as Sophie Tate Curtis
Airport
1970
as Ada Quonsett
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
as Abby Brewster
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Aunt Clara
Here's Lucy
1968
as Kathleen Brady
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Tarzan
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Challenge of Ideas
1961
as Narrator
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Bat
1960
as Cornelia Van Gorder
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
as Cornelia Van Gorder
Third Man on the Mountain
1959
as Hotel guest (uncredited)
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Play of the Week
1959
as Mother Hildebrand
Four Women in Black
1957
as Sister Theresa
Anastasia
1956
as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Accepting Award for Apa-Phoenix
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Previous Winner
Tony Awards
1956
as Self (archive footage)
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
1955
as Self
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
My Son John
1952
as Lucille Jefferson
Omnibus
1952
Omnibus
1952
as Bessie Arlington
Omnibus
1952
as Mrs. Dearth
Omnibus
1952
as Mrs. Larue
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Essie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Honora Canderay (woman)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as The Vicaress
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Veta Louise Simmons
The Ezio Pinza Show
1951
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Queen Victoria
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Helen Hayes
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Self - Host
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Helen Hayes
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Vanessa Paris
What Every Woman Knows
1934
as Maggie Wylie
Crime Without Passion
1934
as Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Another Language
1933
as Stella Hallam
Night Flight
1933
as Madame Fabian
The White Sister
1933
as Angela Chiaromonte
A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Catherine Barkley
The Son-Daughter
1932
as Lian Wha
Arrowsmith
1931
as Leora Tozer Arrowsmith
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Madelon Claudet
The Dancing Town
1928
as Olive Pepperall
Riders of the Range
1923
as Inez
The Weavers of Life
1917
as Peggy