Fay McKenzie

Biography

Eunice Fay McKenzie was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry in the early 1940s in five horse opera features. She was also known for her collaborations with director Blake Edwards on five occasions. She also appeared on Broadway, radio, and television, having appeared on screen at ten weeks old in 1918. She was still appearing on screen at the time of her death, with her latest project opposite her son Tom Waldman Jr. in the comedy Kill a Better Mousetrap, based on a play by Scott K. Ratner, filmed in the summer of 2018 and not yet released at the time of her death. She was briefly billed as Fay Shannon. She's the actress with the longest movie career ever, (100 years).

Known For

Breakfast at Tiffany's

as Party Guest Laughing in Mirror (uncredited)

The Party

as Alice Clutterbuck

Gunga Din

as Girl at Party (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

as Guest (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode

as Hannah

Assassin of Youth

as Linda Clayton

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Swingtime in the Movies

as Girl from Dallas (uncredited)

It's a Date

as Young Girl (uncredited)

Mad Youth

as Escort Girl