---
name: "Frances Bavier"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frances-bavier"
fi1m_id: "frances-bavier"
imdb_id: "nm0062592"
tmdb_id: 12283
wikidata_id: "Q1281170"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 December 1902"
died: "6 December 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T05:07:45.400055+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Frances Bavier

## Identity

Frances Bavier

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frances-bavier
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frances-bavier
- **IMDb ID:** nm0062592
- **TMDB ID:** 12283
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1281170
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Bavier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281170, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0062592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12283

Actor. Born 14 December 1902 in Manhattan, New York, USA. Died 6 December 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 December 1902, Manhattan, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 December 1989
- **Also known as:** Frances Elizabeth Bavier
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Bavier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281170, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0062592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12283

## Biography

Frances Elizabeth Bavier (14 December 1902 – 6 December 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Born in Manhattan, New York, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts after studying at Columbia University and began her career in New York theatre and vaudeville before moving into film and television in the 1950s.

She appeared in more than a dozen films, including as Mrs. Barley in *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951). On television she played supporting roles in series such as *Perry Mason* (1957) and *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955). Bavier is best known for portraying Aunt Bee Taylor in *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960–1968) and its spin-off *Mayberry R.F.D.* (1968–1970), a role for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy in 1967.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951), Fi1m 82, as Mrs. Barley — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Benji* (1974), as Lady with the Cat
- *Mayberry R.F.D.* (1968), series, as Aunt Bee Taylor
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as Aunt Bee Taylor
- *The Investigators* (1961), series, Actor
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Aunt Bee Taylor
- *It Started with a Kiss* (1959), as Mrs. Tappe
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, Actor
- *A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed* (1958), as Mrs. Solitaire
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, Actor
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Louise Marlow
- *The Thin Man* (1957), series, Actor
- *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Nancy Thomas
- *The Blessed Midnight* (1956), as Mrs. Hayes
- *The Bad Seed* (1956), as Woman at Dinner Party (uncredited)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mrs. Fergusen
- *It's a Great Life* (1954), series, as Mrs. Amy Morgan
- *Man in the Attic* (1953), as Helen Harley
- *The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse* (1953), series, as Thalia Morton
- *The Danny Thomas Show* (1953), series, as Henrietta Perkins
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Mrs. Logan, Aunt Meg, Aunt Marty
- *City Detective* (1953), series, Actor
- *Revlon Mirror Theatre* (1953), series, Actor
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Miss Trimingham
- *Horizons West* (1952), as Martha Hammond
- *My Wife's Best Friend* (1952), as Mrs. Chamberlain
- *The Ford Television Theatre* (1952), series, Actor
- *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Mrs. Hayes
- *Sally and Saint Anne* (1952), as Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne
- *Bend of the River* (1952), as Mrs. Prentiss
- *The Lady Says No* (1952), as Alice Hatch
- *Chevron Theatre* (1952), series, Actor
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Lou Bloor
- *Dragnet* (1951), series, Actor
- *The Stooge* (1951), as Mrs. Rogers
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor
- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951), as Mrs. Barley — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still.md)
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Martha
- *The Lone Ranger* (1949), series, as Aunt Maggie Sawtelle
- *Girls About Town* (1931), as Joy - Party Girl (uncredited)

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1967: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *The Andy Griffith Show*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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