Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1893-09-26

Deathday

1973-06-23 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, England, UK

Also Known As

Gaby Fay
Dorothy Fay Hammerton

Fay Holden

Biography

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.

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Known For

6.5%

Samson and Delilah

Dec 21, 1949

6.6%

Canyon Passage

Jul 17, 1946

6.5%

Ziegfeld Girl

Apr 25, 1941

6.5%

Blossoms in the Dust

Aug 15, 1941

6.1%

Love Finds Andy Hardy

Jul 22, 1938

6.4%

Whispering Smith

Dec 9, 1948

5.9%

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Jan 22, 1937

6.3%

Internes Can't Take Money

Apr 16, 1937

4.5%

Andy Hardy Comes Home

Dec 22, 1958

5.5%

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Jul 21, 1939

5.5%

Sweethearts

Dec 30, 1938

5.3%

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

Dec 25, 1946

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Acting

1958

Andy Hardy Comes Home as Emily Hardy

1950

The Big Hangover as Martha Belney

1949

Samson and Delilah as Hazel

1948

Whispering Smith as Emmy Dansing

1946		Love Laughs at Andy Hardy as Emily Hardy
1946		Canyon Passage as Mrs. Overmire
1946		Little Miss Big as Mary Jane Baxter

1944

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Emily Hardy

1942		Andy Hardy's Double Life as Emily Hardy
1942		The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Emily Hardy

1941		H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Mrs. John Pulham
1941		Blossoms in the Dust as Mrs. Catherine Kahly
1941		Life Begins for Andy Hardy as Emily Hardy
1941		I'll Wait for You as Mrs. Miller
1941		Ziegfeld Girl as Mrs. Regan
1941		Washington Melodrama as Elizabeth Claymore
1941		Andy Hardy's Private Secretary as Emily Hardy

1940		Bitter Sweet as Mrs. Millick
1940		Andy Hardy Meets Debutante as Emily Hardy
1940		Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self

1939		Judge Hardy and Son as Emily Hardy
1939		Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as Emily Hardy
1939		From the Ends of the Earth as Self
1939		The Hardys Ride High as Emily Hardy
1939		Sergeant Madden as Mary Madden
1939		Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) as Mrs. Emily Hardy

1938		Sweethearts as Hannah
1938		Out West with the Hardys as Emily Hardy
1938		Love Finds Andy Hardy as Emily Hardy
1938		Hold That Kiss as Mrs. Evans
1938		Judge Hardy's Children as Emily Hardy
1938		Another Romance of Celluloid as Self (uncredited)
1938		Love Is a Headache as Mary, Peter's Secretary

1937		You're Only Young Once as Emily Hardy
1937		Double or Nothing as Martha Sewell Clark
1937		Souls at Sea as Mrs. Martin (uncredited)
1937		Exclusive as Mrs. Swain
1937		King of Gamblers as Nurse
1937		Internes Can't Take Money as Mother Teresa
1937		Bulldog Drummond Escapes as Natalie Merridew Seldon

1936		Guns of the Pecos as Aunt Carrie Burton
1936		The Accusing Finger as Twitchy's Landlady
1936		Polo Joe as Aunt Minnie
1936		Wives Never Know as Mrs. Gossamer
1936		The White Angel as Queen Victoria (uncredited)
1936		I Married a Doctor as Ella Stowbody

1935

The Pace That Kills as Madame / Henchwoman