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Frances Bavier

1902 - 1989

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Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, she worked in film and television from the 1950s until the 1970s. She is best known for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960 to 1970. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Frances Bavier is the 10,286th most popular actor (up from 10,328th in 2024), the 15,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,028th in 2019) and the 4,775th most popular American Actor.

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Among people born in 1902, Frances Bavier ranks 344Before her are Gertrude Short, Stevie Smith, Meredith Willson, Isidoro Sota, Stepin Fetchit, and Irene Ryan. After her is Lyle Talbot. Among people deceased in 1989, Frances Bavier ranks 297Before her are Lennox Berkeley, Prem Nazir, Shamil Serikov, Jack Smith, Frank Adams, and Thomas Sopwith. After her are Andrey Prokofyev, Constance Binney, Timoci Bavadra, Merritt Butrick, Samuel Okwaraji, and Victor Davis.

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frances Bavier ranks 4,778Before her are James Craig (1912), Debra Wilson (1962), Robin Antin (1961), Erin Cummings (1977), Grayson Hall (1922), and Kyle Secor (1957). After her are Jeffrey Lynn (1909), Brandy Ledford (1969), Marion Byron (1911), Kathleen Wilhoite (1964), Matt Long (1980), and Angela Aames (1956).