Jesslyn Fax

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 2, 1893 (82 years old)
Died
February 16, 1975
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Popular Genres
Comedy Romance Drama
Career Span
1953 – 1969

Jesslyn Fax

3 wins
67 nominations
3 Oscars
25 credits

Jesslyn Fax (January 4, 1893 – February 16, 1975) was an Canadian-American actress. She is known for playing the elderly Miss Hearing Aid in Rear Window (1954)

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Personal Info

Born
Jan 2, 1893
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting
Career
1953 – 1969

Known For

Rear Window
Rear Window
1954
as Miss Hearing Aid
North by Northwest
North by Northwest
1959
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
1967
as Old Woman (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember
1957
as Terry's Landlady (uncredited)
The Music Man
The Music Man
1962
as Avis Grubb
4 for Texas
4 for Texas
1963
as Mildred
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957
as Mrs. Hewitt (uncredited)
The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels
1966
as Retirement Home Resident
Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
1953
as Woman in Hotel Hallway (uncredited)
The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
1959
as Aunt (uncredited)
The Family Jewels
The Family Jewels
1965
as Airline Passenger

Frequent Collaborators

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
2 shared projects
in "North by Northwest"
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Len Hendry
2 shared projects
in "North by Northwest"
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Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
2 shared projects
in "North by Northwest"
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Cary Grant
Cary Grant
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Nora Marlowe
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Steve Carruthers
Steve Carruthers
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Adolph Faylauer
Adolph Faylauer
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
2 shared projects
in "The Music Man"
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Hans Moebus
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Monty O'Grady
Monty O'Grady
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
2 shared projects
in "An Affair to Remember"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Rear Window
North by Northwest
Doctor Dolittle
An Affair to Remember
The Music Man
4 for Texas
Desk Set
The Trouble with Angels
Scared Stiff
The Wheeler Dealers

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