Fay Wray

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{{Short description|American actress (1907–2004)}}
{{distinguish|Fayray|Fay Ray}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fay Wray
| image = Wray, Fay 01.jpg
| caption = 1942 studio publicity portrait
| birth_name = Vina Fay Wray
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|09|15}}
| birth_place = [[Cardston, Alberta]], Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|08|08|1907|09|15}}
| death_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] in Los Angeles, California
| years_active = 1923–1980
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[John Monk Saunders]]<br />|1928|1939|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Robert Riskin]] <br />|1942|1955|end=died}}
* {{marriage|Sanford Rothenberg<br />|1971|1991|end=died}}
}}
| children = 3, including [[Victoria Riskin]]
}}

'''Vina Fay Wray''' (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]''. Through an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Wray attained international recognition as an actress in horror films. She has been dubbed the first "[[scream queen]]".

She had minor film roles, and gained media attention as one of the "[[WAMPAS Baby Stars]]" in 1926. This led to her contract with [[Paramount Pictures]] as a teenager, where she made more than a dozen feature films. After leaving Paramount, she signed deals with various film companies, got her first roles in horror films and many other types, including in ''[[The Bowery (1933 film)|The Bowery]]'' (1933) and ''[[Viva Villa!]]'' (1934), both of which star [[Wallace Beery]]. For [[RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.]], Wray starred in her most identifiable film, ''King Kong'' (1933). After its success, she had numerous roles in film and television, retiring in 1980.

==Life and career==
===Early life===
[[File:Fay Wray and Erich von Stroheim on the set of the film The Wedding March, 1928.jpg|thumb|Erich von Stroheim and Fay Wray were on the set of the film ''[[The Wedding March (1928 film)|The Wedding March]]''.]]
Wray was born on a ranch near [[Cardston, Alberta]], to parents who were members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]: Elvina Marguerite Jones from [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], and Joseph Heber Wray from [[Kingston upon Hull]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wargs.com/other/wrayf.html|title=Ancestry of Fay Wray|publisher=Wargs.com|access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> They had six children<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsvz/wray_fay_bio.html|title=Fay Wray|publisher=Northern Stars|access-date=March 9, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611015949/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsvz/wray_fay_bio.html|archive-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref> and she was a granddaughter of LDS pioneer [[Daniel Webster Jones (Mormon)|Daniel Webster Jones]]. Her ancestors came from England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Wales.{{Citation needed |date=April 2024}}

Her family returned to the United States a few years after she was born; they moved to Salt Lake City in 1912<ref>"Utah-Hollywood connection runs deep", p. B2, ''The Salt Lake Tribune'', January 26, 2009.</ref> and moved to [[Lark, Utah]], in 1914. In 1919, the Wray family returned to Salt Lake City, and then relocated to [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]], where she attended [[Hollywood High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chad |date=2019-10-25 |title=Fay Wray |url=https://walkoffame.com/fay-wray/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Early acting career===
[[File:Phillips Holmes, William Powell, and Fay Wray in 'Pointed Heels', 1929.jpg|right|thumb|[[Phillips Holmes]], [[William Powell]], and Fay Wray are in ''[[Pointed Heels]]'' (1929).]]
[[File:Cheating Cheaters (1934) set 1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Cesar Romero]], Wray, director [[Richard Thorpe]], and cinematographer [[George Robinson (cinematographer)|George Robinson]] (in background) on the set of ''[[Cheating Cheaters (1934 film)|Cheating Cheaters]]'' (1934)]]
In 1923, Wray appeared in her first film at the age of 16, when she landed a role in a short historical film sponsored by a local newspaper.<ref>SL Tribune, January 26, 2009</ref> In the 1920s, Wray appeared in the silent film ''The Coast Patrol'' (1925), and uncredited bit parts at the [[Hal Roach Studios]].

In 1926, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers selected Wray as one of the "[[WAMPAS Baby Stars]]", a group of women whom they believed to be on the threshold of movie stardom. She was at the time under contract to [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], mostly co-starring in low-budget [[Western (genre)|Westerns]] opposite [[Buck Jones]].{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}

The following year, Wray was signed to a contract with [[Paramount Pictures]]. In 1926, director [[Erich von Stroheim]] cast her as the main female lead in his film ''[[The Wedding March (1928 film)|The Wedding March]]'', released by Paramount two years later. The film was noted for its high budget and production values, but was a financial failure. It also gave Wray her first lead role. Wray stayed with Paramount to make more than a dozen films and made the transition from silent films to "[[Sound film|talkies]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=209593 |title=Fay Wray |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305184552/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=209593 |access-date=March 9, 2011|archive-date=March 5, 2011 }}</ref>

===Horror films and ''King Kong''===
[[File:King Kong Fay Wray 1933.jpg|thumb|right|Fay Wray (right) is in the 1933 feature film ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]''.]]
[[File:King Kong Re-release Trailer.webm|thumb|Trailer for the 1938 re-release of ''King Kong'' (1:31)]]
After leaving Paramount, Wray signed with other film studios. Under these deals, Wray was cast in several horror films, including ''[[Doctor X (film)|Doctor X]]'' (1932) and ''[[Mystery of the Wax Museum]]'' (1933). Her best known films were produced under her deal with [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]]. Her first film with RKO was ''[[The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)|The Most Dangerous Game]]'' (1932), co-starring [[Joel McCrea]]. The production was filmed at night on the same jungle sets used for ''King Kong'' during the day, and with Wray and [[Robert Armstrong (actor)|Robert Armstrong]] starring in both movies.{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}

''The Most Dangerous Game'' was followed by the release of Wray's best-remembered film, ''King Kong''. According to Wray, [[Jean Harlow]] had been RKO's original choice, but because [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] put Harlow under exclusive contract during the pre-production phase of the film, she became unavailable.<ref name=Parish203>{{cite book |last1=Parish |first1=James Robert |last2=Mank |first2=Gregory W. |last3=Stanke |first3=Don E. |title=The Hollywood Beauties |year=1978 |publisher=Arlington House Publishers |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-412-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/hollywoodbeautie00pari/page/203 203] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/hollywoodbeautie00pari/page/203 }}</ref> Wray was approached by director [[Merian C. Cooper]] to play King Kong's blonde captive, Ann Darrow, for which she was paid {{US$|10000|1933|about=yes|round=-5}}.<ref name="wrayreference">{{cite web |url=http://emol.org/film/archives/wray/ |title=Fay Wray |publisher=Emol.org |access-date=March 9, 2011 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224002132/http://emol.org/film/archives/wray/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was a commercial success and Wray was reportedly proud that it saved RKO from bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.things-and-other-stuff.com/movies/profiles/fay-wray-2.html |title=Fay Wray by Kendahl Cruver |publisher=Things-and-other-stuff.com |date=September 15, 1907 |access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref>

===Later career===
[[File:Fay Wray Stars of the Photoplay.jpg|thumb|right|upright|1930 publicity photograph]]
[[File:Pride of the Family cast photo.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The 1953 cast of ''Pride of the Family'' includes Bobby Hyatt, Wray, [[Paul Hartman]], and [[Natalie Wood]].]]
[[File:Fay Wray.jpg|thumb|upright|Wray holds her autobiography titled ''On the Other Hand''.]]
[[File:Fay Wray's star on HWF.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Her star is on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6349 Hollywood Blvd.]]
[[File:Fay-Wray-Fountain.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Fay Wray Fountain, Cardston, Alberta]]
Wray continued starring in films, including ''[[The Richest Girl in the World (1934 film)|The Richest Girl in the World]]'', but by the early 1940s, her appearances became less frequent. She retired in 1942 after her second marriage but due to financial exigencies she soon resumed her acting career,<ref name="wrayreference" /> and over the next three decades, she appeared in several films and appeared frequently on television. She portrayed Catherine Morrison in the 1953–54 sitcom ''[[The Pride of the Family]]''<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=853|edition=2nd}}</ref> with [[Natalie Wood]] as her daughter. Wray appeared in ''[[Queen Bee (1955 film)|Queen Bee]]'' and ''[[The Cobweb (1955 film)|The Cobweb]]'', both released in 1955.

Wray appeared in [[List of Perry Mason episodes|three episodes]] of ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'': "The Case of the Prodigal Parent" (1958); "The Case of the Watery Witness" (1959), as murder victim Lorna Thomas; and "The Case of the Fatal Fetish" (1965), as voodoo practitioner Mignon Germaine. Wray also co-starred with ''Perry Mason'' star Raymond Burr in the 1957 noir film release ''Crime of Passion''.

In 1959, Wray was cast as Tula Marsh in the episode "The Second Happiest Day" of ''[[Playhouse 90]].'' Other roles around this time were in the episodes "Dip in the Pool" (1958) and "The Morning After" of CBS's ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''. In 1960, she appeared as Clara in an episode of ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', "Who Killed Cock Robin?" Another 1960 role was that of Mrs. Staunton, with [[Gigi Perreau]] as her daughter, in the episode "Flight from Terror" of ''[[The Islanders (TV series)|The Islanders]].''

Wray appeared in a 1961 episode of ''[[The Real McCoys]]'' titled "Theatre in the Barn". In 1963, she played Mrs. Brubaker in ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' episode "You're So Smart, Why Can't You Be Good?" She ended her acting career with the 1980 made-for-television film ''[[Gideon's Trumpet (1980 film)|Gideon's Trumpet]]''.

In 1988, her autobiography was released, ''On the Other Hand''.<ref>{{cite book|title=On the Other Hand: A Life Story|edition=1st|last=Wray|first=Fay|isbn=978-0-312-02265-5|oclc=17917980|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|location=New York City|year=1989}}</ref> In her later years, Wray continued to make public appearances. In 1991, she was crowned Queen of the Beaux Arts Ball, presiding with King [[Herbert Huncke]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Beaux Arts Society: Royal Family|url=http://www.beauxartssociety.org/19356.html|access-date=February 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192849/http://beauxartssociety.org/19356.html|archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref>

She was approached by [[James Cameron]] to play Rose Dawson Calvert for his blockbuster ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997) with [[Kate Winslet]] to play her younger self, but she turned down the role, which was subsequently portrayed by [[Gloria Stuart]] in an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Oscar]]-nominated performance. She was a special guest at the [[70th Academy Awards]], where the show's host [[Billy Crystal]] introduced her as the "Beauty who charmed the Beast". She was the only 1920s Hollywood actress in attendance that evening. On October 3, 1998, she appeared at the Pine Bluff Film Festival, which showed ''The Wedding March'' with live orchestral accompaniment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Performances |url=http://userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/jbeatty/pinebluff/perform.htm |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu}}</ref>

In January 2003, at age 95, she appeared at the [[Palm Beach International Film Festival]] to celebrate the Rick McKay documentary film ''[[Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There]]'', where she was honored with a "Legend in Film" award. In her later years, she visited the [[Empire State Building]] frequently; in 1991, she was a guest of honor at the building's 60th anniversary, and in May 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/topic/Fay_Wray/photos/pg-1 |title=UPI.com |publisher=UPI.com |access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> she made one of her last public appearances at the ESB. Her final public appearance was at the premiere of the documentary film ''Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There'' in June 2004.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-fay-wray-20040810-snap-story.html
| title = From the Archives: Fay Wray, 96; Actress, Object of Ape's Desire in 'King Kong'
| last = Luther
| first = Claudia
| date = August 10, 2004
| work = [[The Los Angeles Times]]
| access-date = March 28, 2022
| quote =
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</ref>

==Personal life==
Wray married three times – to writers [[John Monk Saunders]] and [[Robert Riskin]] and the neurosurgeon Sanford Rothenberg (January 28, 1919 – January 4, 1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com |title=Social Security Death Index |publisher=Ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com |date=July 15, 2010 |access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> She had three children: Susan Saunders, Victoria Riskin, and Robert Riskin Jr.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eyOCpuGkuykC&pg=PA14 |title=The Films of Fay Wray |author1=Roy Kinnard |author2=Tony Crnkovich |page=14 |date=October 25, 2005 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476604152 |access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/5651771/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/king-kong-damsel-fay-wray-dies/#.VuVgKOIrIrg |title='King Kong' damsel Fay Wray dies at 96 |website=TODAY.com |date=August 9, 2004 |access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref>

After returning to the US after finishing ''[[The Clairvoyant (1935 film)|The Clairvoyant]]'' she became a naturalized citizen of the United States in May 1935.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Riskin |first=Victoria |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qEJeDwAAQBAJ&dq=fay+wray+citizen&pg=PT277 |title=Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir |date=2019-02-26 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-5247-4729-9 |language=en}}</ref>

==Death==
Wray died in her sleep of [[natural causes]] on the night of August 8, 2004, in her apartment on [[Fifth Avenue]] Manhattan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Luther|first=Claudia|date=August 10, 2004|title=From the Archives: Fay Wray, 96; Actress, Object of Ape's Desire in 'King Kong'|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-fay-wray-20040810-snap-story.html|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/movies/fay-wray-beauty-to-kongs-beast-dies-at-96.html|title=Fay Wray, Beauty to Kong's Beast, Dies at 96|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 9, 2004}}</ref> She is interred at the [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] in Hollywood, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-77NeaeFG8g|title=A Visit to FAY WRAY's Gravesite (at Hollywood Forever Cemetery) King Kong|date=September 28, 2010 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

Two days after her death, the lights of the [[Empire State Building]] were lowered for 15 minutes in her memory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/topic/Fay_Wray/photos/pg-3/ |title=Fay Wray – Empire State Building to Dim Lights in Remembrance of Actress Fay Wray |publisher=UPI.com |access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref>

==Honors==
In 1989, Wray was awarded the [[Women in Film Los Angeles|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award]].<ref name=WIF>{{cite web|title=Past Recipients: Crystal Award |url=http://wif.org/past-recipients |work=Women In Film |access-date=May 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630083646/http://wif.org/past-recipients |archive-date=June 30, 2011 }}</ref> Wray was honored with a Legend in Film award at the 2003 Palm Beach International Film Festival. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Wray was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6349 Hollywood Blvd. She received a star posthumously on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in Toronto on June 5, 2005. A small park near Lee's Creek on Main Street in [[Cardston, Alberta]], her birthplace, was named Fay Wray Park in her honor. The small sign at the edge of the park on Main Street has a silhouette of King Kong. A large oil portrait of Wray by Alberta artist Neil Boyle is on display in the [[Empress Theatre (Fort Macleod)|Empress Theatre]] in Fort Macleod, Alberta. In May 2006, Wray became one of the first four entertainers to be honored by [[Canada Post]] by being featured on a postage stamp.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Employment and Social Development |date=2006-05-26 |title=Canada Post honours four legendary Canadians in Hollywood |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2006/05/canada-post-honours-four-legendary-canadians-hollywood.html |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.canada.ca}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Features===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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|rowspan=3|1925 ||data-sort-value="Coast Patrol, The" | ''[[The Coast Patrol]]'' ||Beth Slocum ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Lover's Oath, A" | ''[[A Lover's Oath]]'' || ||Uncredited; lost film
|-
|''[[Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film)|Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ]]'' || Slave Girl ||Unconfirmed, uncredited
|-
|rowspan=3|1926 ||data-sort-value="Man in the Saddle, The" | ''[[The Man in the Saddle (1926 film)|The Man in the Saddle]]'' || Pauline Stewart ||lost film
|-
|data-sort-value="Wild Horse Stampede, The" | ''[[The Wild Horse Stampede]]'' || Jessie Hayden ||
|-
|''[[Lazy Lightning]]''|| Lila Rogers ||
|-
|rowspan=3|1927 ||''[[Loco Luck]]''|| Molly Vernon ||
|-
|data-sort-value="One Man Game, A" | ''[[A One Man Game]]''|| Roberta ||
|-
|''[[Spurs and Saddles]]'' || Mildred Orth ||
|-
|rowspan=4|1928 ||data-sort-value="Legion of the Condemned, The" | ''[[The Legion of the Condemned]]'' ||Christine Charteris ||lost film
|-
|data-sort-value="Street of Sin, The" | ''[[The Street of Sin]]'' || Elizabeth ||lost film
|-
|data-sort-value="First Kiss, The" | ''[[The First Kiss (1928 American film)|The First Kiss]]''||Anna Lee ||lost film
|-
|data-sort-value="Wedding March, The" | ''[[The Wedding March (1928 film)|The Wedding March]]'' || Mitzi / Mitzerl Schrammell ||
|-
|rowspan=3|1929 ||data-sort-value="Four Feathers, The" | ''[[The Four Feathers (1929 film)|The Four Feathers]]'' || Ethne Eustace ||
|-
|''[[Thunderbolt (1929 film)|Thunderbolt]]'' || Ritzie ||
|-
|''[[Pointed Heels]]'' || Lora Nixon ||
|-
|rowspan=7|1930 ||''[[Behind the Make-Up]]'' ||Marie Gardoni ||
|-
|''[[Paramount on Parade]]'' ||Sweetheart (Dream Girl) || Filmed partly in [[Technicolor#Process 3|Technicolor]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Texan, The" | ''[[The Texan (1930 film)|The Texan]]'' || Consuelo ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Border Legion, The" | ''[[The Border Legion (1930 film)|The Border Legion]]'' ||Joan Randall ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Sea God, The" | ''[[The Sea God]]'' || Daisy ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Honeymoon, The" | ''The Honeymoon'' || Mitzi ||Unreleased
|-
|''[[Captain Thunder (film)|Captain Thunder]]'' || Ynez ||
|-
|rowspan=7|1931 ||''Stub Man'' || ||
|-
|''[[Dirigible (film)|Dirigible]]'' || Helen Pierce||
|-
|data-sort-value="Conquering Horde, The" | ''[[The Conquering Horde]]'' || Taisie Lockhart||
|-
|''[[Not Exactly Gentlemen]]''|| Lee Carleton ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Finger Points, The" | ''[[The Finger Points]]'' || Marcia Collins||
|-
|data-sort-value="Lawyer's Secret, The" | ''[[The Lawyer's Secret]]'' || Kay Roberts ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Unholy Garden, The" | ''[[The Unholy Garden (1931 film)|The Unholy Garden]]'' || Camille de Jonghe ||
|-
|rowspan=3|1932 ||''[[Stowaway (1932 film)|Stowaway]]'' || Mary Foster ||
|-
|''[[Doctor X (film)|Doctor X]]'' || Joanne Xavier || Filmed in [[Technicolor#Process 3|Technicolor]]
|-
|data-sort-value="Most Dangerous Game, The" | ''[[The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)|The Most Dangerous Game]]'' || Eve Trowbridge ||
|-
|rowspan=11|1933 ||data-sort-value="Vampire Bat, The" | ''[[The Vampire Bat]]'' || Ruth Bertin ||
|-
|''[[Mystery of the Wax Museum]]'' || Charlotte Duncan || Filmed in [[Technicolor#Process 3|Technicolor]]
|-
|''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' || Ann Darrow ||
|-
|''[[Below the Sea]]'' || Diana ||
|-
|''[[Ann Carver's Profession]]'' || Ann Carver Graham||
|-
|data-sort-value="Woman I Stole, The" | ''[[The Woman I Stole]]'' || Vida Carew||
|-
|''[[Shanghai Madness]]'' || Wildeth Christie ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Big Brain, The" | ''[[The Big Brain]]'' || Cynthia Glennon||
|-
|''[[One Sunday Afternoon (1933 film)|One Sunday Afternoon]]'' || Virginia Brush||
|-
|data-sort-value="Bowery, The" | ''[[The Bowery (1933 film)|The Bowery]]'' || Lucy Calhoun||
|-
| ''[[Master of Men (film)|Master of Men]]'' || Kay Walling||
|-
|rowspan=10 |1934 ||''[[Madame Spy (1934 film)|Madame Spy]]'' || Marie Franck||
|-
|data-sort-value="Countess of Monte Cristo, The" | ''[[The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934 film)|The Countess of Monte Cristo]]'' || Janet Krueger||
|-
|''[[Once to Every Woman (1934 film)|Once to Every Woman]]'' || Mary Fanshane||
|-
|''[[Viva Villa!]]'' ||Teresa ||
|-
|''[[Black Moon (1934 film)|Black Moon]]'' || Gail Hamilton ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Affairs of Cellini, The" | ''[[The Affairs of Cellini]]'' || Angela ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Richest Girl in the World, The" | ''[[The Richest Girl in the World (1934 film)|The Richest Girl in the World]]''|| Sylvia Lockwood||
|-
|''[[Cheating Cheaters (1934 film)|Cheating Cheaters]]'' || Nan Brockton ||
|-
|''[[Woman in the Dark (1934 film)|Woman in the Dark]]'' || Louise Loring ||
|-
|''[[Mills of the Gods (1934 film)|Mills of the Gods]]'' || Jean Hastings ||
|-
|rowspan=4|1935 ||data-sort-value="Clairvoyant, The" | ''[[The Clairvoyant (1935 film)|The Clairvoyant]]'' ||Rene || US title: The Evil Mind
|-
|''[[Bulldog Jack]]'' || Ann Manders ||
|-
|''[[Come Out of the Pantry]]'' || Hilda Beach-Howard ||
|-
|''[[White Lies (1935 film)|White Lies]]''|| Joan Mitchell ||
|-
|rowspan=3|1936 ||''[[When Knights Were Bold (1936 film)|When Knights Were Bold]]''|| Lady Rowena ||
|-
|''[[Roaming Lady]]'' || Joyce Reid ||
|-
|''[[They Met in a Taxi]]'' || Mary Trenton ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1937 ||''[[It Happened in Hollywood]]'' || Gloria Gay||
|-
|''[[Murder in Greenwich Village]]'' || Kay Cabot aka Lucky ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1938||data-sort-value="Jury's Secret, The" | ''[[The Jury's Secret]]'' || Linda Ware ||
|-
|''[[Smashing the Spy Ring]]'' || Eleanor Dunlap ||
|-
|1939 ||''[[Navy Secrets]]'' || Carol Mathews – Posing as Carol Evans ||
|-
|1940 ||''[[Wildcat Bus]]'' || Ted Dawson ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1941 ||''[[Adam Had Four Sons]]'' ||Molly Stoddard ||
|-
|''[[Melody for Three]]'' || Mary Stanley ||
|-
|1942 ||''[[Not a Ladies' Man]]'' || Hester Hunter ||
|-
|1944 ||''[[This Is the Life (1944 film)|This Is the Life]]'' || {{n/a}} || Based on a play by Wray and [[Sinclair Lewis]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1953 ||''[[Treasure of the Golden Condor]]'' ||Annette, Marquise de St. Malo ||
|-
|''[[Small Town Girl (1953 film)|Small Town Girl]]'' || Mrs. Kimbell ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1955 ||data-sort-value="Cobweb, The" | ''[[The Cobweb (1955 film)|The Cobweb]]'' || Edna Devanal ||
|-
|''[[Queen Bee (1955 film)|Queen Bee]]''||Sue McKinnon ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1956 ||''[[Hell on Frisco Bay]]'' || Kay Stanley ||
|-
|''[[Rock, Pretty Baby]]'' || Beth Daley ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1957 ||''[[Crime of Passion (1957 film)|Crime of Passion]]'' || Alice Pope ||
|-
|''[[Tammy and the Bachelor]]'' || Mrs. Brent||
|-
|rowspan=2|1958 ||''[[Summer Love (1958 film)|Summer Love]]'' || Beth Daley ||
|-
|''[[Dragstrip Riot]]'' || Norma Martin / Mrs. Martin ||
|-
|1962 ||''[[Wagon Train]]'' || Mrs. Edward's, The Cole Crawford Story ||
|-
|1980 ||''[[Gideon's Trumpet (1980 film)|Gideon's Trumpet]]'' ||Edna Curtis ||
|-
|1997 ||''[[Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's]]''|| Herself || Documentary
|-
|2003 ||''[[Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There]]''|| Herself || Documentary
|}

===Short subjects===
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! Notes
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|rowspan=2|1923 ||''Gasoline Love'' || ||
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|''Speed Bugs'' || ||
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|1924 ||''Just A Good Guy'' || Girl Getting Into Car ||
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|rowspan=11|1925 ||''Sure-Mike'' || Salesgirl at Department Store ||
|-
|''What Price Goofy'' || Concerned Girl with Perfume ||Uncredited
|-
|''[[Isn't Life Terrible?]]'' || Potential Pen-Buyer ||Uncredited
|-
|''Thundering Landlords'' || The Wife ||
|-
|''Chasing the Chaser'' || Nursemaid ||
|-
|''Madame Sans Jane'' || ||
|-
|''No Father to Guide Him'' || Beach House Cashier ||Uncredited
|-
|''Unfriendly Enemies''||The Girl ||
|-
|''[[Your Own Back Yard]]'' || Woman in Quarrelsome Couple ||
|-
|''[[Moonlight and Noses]]'' ||Miss Sniff, the Professor's Daughter ||
|-
|''[[Should Sailors Marry?]]'' ||Herself ||
|-
|rowspan=6|1926 ||''WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926'' ||Herself ||
|-
|''One Wild Time'' || ||
|-
|''Don Key (A Son of a Burro)'' || ||
|-
|''Don't Shoot'' || Nancy Burton ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Saddle Tramp, The" | ''The Saddle Tramp'' || ||
|-
|data-sort-value="Show Cowpuncher, The" | ''The Show Cowpuncher''|| ||
|-
|1927 ||data-sort-value="Trip Through the Paramount Studio, A" | ''A Trip Through the Paramount Studio'' || Herself ||
|-
|1931 ||data-sort-value="Slippery Pearls, The" | ''[[The Slippery Pearls]]''|| Herself ||
|-
|1932 ||''[[Hollywood on Parade]]'' || Herself ||
|}

===Partial Television Credits===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1953 || ''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' ||Mrs. Jefferson Davis || Episode: "One Nation Indivisible"
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|1953-1954 ||data-sort-value="Pride of the Family, The" | ''[[The Pride of the Family]]''|| Catherine Morrison|| 27 episodes
|-
|1958 ||''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' ||Mrs. Renshaw ||Episode: "Dip in the Pool"
|-
|rowspan=2|1959 ||''[[Playhouse 90]]'' ||Tula Marsh || Episode: "The Second Happiest Day"
|-
|''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' ||Mrs. Nelson || Episode: "The Morning After"
|-
|1962 || ''[[Wagon Train]]'' ||Mrs. Edwards ||Episode: "The Cole Crawford Story"
|-
|1964 || data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" | ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' || Mrs. Brubaker ||Episode: "You're So Smart, Why Can't You Be Good?"
|-
|rowspan=2|1965 ||''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]''|| Mrs. White || Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
|-
| ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' ||Mignon Germaine || Episode: "The Case of the Fatal Fetish"
|}

==See also==
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* [[Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0942039}}
* [http://www.northernstars.ca/wray_fay_bio/ Fay Wray at Northern Stars website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYV1wolSv7M Fay Wray speaking at UCLA 11/18/1970]
{{The George Pal Memorial Award}}

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