---
name: "Mary Bayless"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-bayless"
roles: []
born: "4 July 1897"
died: "12 February 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 90
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T01:48:45.136921+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."
---

# Mary Bayless

Actor. Born 4 July 1897 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Died 12 February 1985.

## Details

- **Born:** 4 July 1897, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- **Died:** 12 February 1985
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 acting, 3 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 85 (1), 1940s 90 (2), 1950s 93 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 91 to 82 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Comedy 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $19m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063038/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1731311

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Love Affair*](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md) (85)

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## Biography

Mary Bayless was an American actress. She was born on 4 July 1897 in Louisville, Kentucky, and died on 12 February 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

Bayless appeared in numerous films, often in uncredited roles as extras or background figures. Her credits include *Love Affair* (1939) as a theatre patron, *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946) as a townswoman, *Singin' in the Rain* (1952) as an audience member, *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953) as a ship passenger, *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957) as a bar patron, and *An Affair to Remember* (1957) as a ship passenger.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Heiress* (1949), Fi1m 90, Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-heiress.md)

### Also credited (3) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), Fi1m 93, as Audience Member (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, as Townswoman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *Love Affair* (1939), Fi1m 85, as Theatre Patron (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *My Man Godfrey* (1957), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- *She Devil* (1957), Actor
- *The Tattered Dress* (1957), as Casino Patron (uncredited)
- *High Society* (1956), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy* (1955), as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
- *It Should Happen to You* (1954), as Audience Member (uncredited)
- *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes* (1953), as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- *Dangerous When Wet* (1953), as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- *The Mississippi Gambler* (1953), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Angel Face* (1953), as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- *Affair in Trinidad* (1952), as Café Patron (uncredited)
- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), as Audience Member (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *The Las Vegas Story* (1952), as Woman (uncredited)
- *Room for One More* (1952), Actor
- *I'll See You in My Dreams* (1951), as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
- *The Strange Door* (1951), Actor
- *The Clean Look* (1951), as Demonstrator (uncredited)
- *The Toast of New Orleans* (1950), as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- *The Heiress* (1949), Actor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-heiress.md)
- *In the Good Old Summertime* (1949), as Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
- *Johnny Stool Pigeon* (1949), as Ranch Guest (uncredited)
- *The Fuller Brush Man* (1948), as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
- *The Unsuspected* (1947), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Blackmail* (1947), as Secretary
- *Possessed* (1947), as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), as Townswoman (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *The Magnificent Rogue* (1946), as Guest
- *Sister Kenny* (1946), as Nurse (uncredited)
- *The Last Crooked Mile* (1946), Actor
- *The Blue Dahlia* (1946), as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- *Love Crazy* (1941), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Love Affair* (1939), as Theatre Patron (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md)

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