Frances Bay
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Frances Bay in 1999
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| Born |
Frances Evelyn Goffman January 23, 1919 Mannville, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | September 15, 2011 (aged 92) Tarzana, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2011 |
| Employer | Canadian Broadcasting Company |
| Home town | Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Bay (m. 1946; his death 2002) |
| Children | Josh Bay (deceased) |
Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman; January 23, 1919 – September 15, 2011) was a Canadian-American character actress.
She started her career as a professional performer in 1930s radio, did not enter the acting industry of television and film until 1976 while in her mid-50s, ultimately appearing in numerous roles, and best known for playing eccentric elderly women, particularly in Seinfeld and Happy Gilmore. She also worked in theatre, winning both the Drama-Logue and Gemini awards, respectively.
Bay was born Frances Evelyn Goffman in Mannville, Alberta, to Ukrainian Jewish immigrant parents, Ann (née Averbach) and Max Goffman, and was raised in Dauphin, Manitoba. Her younger brother was the noted sociologist Erving Goffman. Before World War II she acted professionally in Winnipeg and spent the war hosting the Canadian Broadcasting Company's radio show, Everybody's Program, aimed at service members overseas.
She married Charles Irwin Bay (born December 15, 1918 – died June 18, 2002) in 1946, and moved to Cape Town, South Africa, living in the Constantia and Camps Bay areas. She studied with Uta Hagen at this time. Charles and Frances Bay had one son, Josh (Eli Joshua; March 14, 1947 – June 6, 1970), who died at the age of 23.
She was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame on September 6, 2008, in large part thanks to a petition with 10,000 names which was submitted on her behalf. The selection committee also received personal letters from Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, David Lynch, Henry Winkler, Monty Hall and other celebrities.
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