Personal Info

Birth date

1900-10-09 (124 Years)

Day of death

1993-03-17

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also known as

Helen Hayes Brown

Хелен Хейс Макартур

Хелен Хейс

Helen Hayes MacArthur

Helen Hayes

Biography

Helen Hayes was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She is the namesake of the annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in the greater Washington, D.C. area since 1984. Perhaps the ultimate respect to be paid to any actor by a producer - of having a theater christened in their name - became a reality for Ms. Hayes in 1955 when the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Broadway theater district was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was torn down in 1982 (along with five other neighboring theaters), the operators of the Little Theatre, another standing theater two blocks away on 44th Street, renamed that house in her name, which it has retained ever since.

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Filmography

The Love Boat

6.253

Overview:

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375

Overview:

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.6

Overview:

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.

Tony Awards

5.917

Overview:

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.

Hawaii Five-O

7.122

Overview:

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".

Highway to Heaven

7.357

Overview:

A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

Here's Lucy

6.69

Overview:

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8

Overview:

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

Kraft Television Theatre

7.5

Overview:

Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.8

Overview:

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.

Tarzan

6.7

Overview:

Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. The show retained many of the trappings of the classic movie series, including Cheeta, while excluding other elements, such as Jane, as part of the "new look" for the fabled apeman that producer Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes the program during the summer of 1969.

What's My Line?

6.9

Overview:

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

Omnibus

6

Overview:

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

The Merv Griffin Show

6.222

Overview:

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.

The Jack Benny Program

7.813

Overview:

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4

Overview:

The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8

Overview:

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

The Oscars

6.973

Overview:

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

Ghost Story

7.1

Overview:

Ghost Story is an American television anthology series that aired for one season on NBC from 1972 to 1973. Executive-produced by William Castle, it initially featured supernatural entities such as ghosts, vampires, and witches. By mid-season, low ratings led to a shift -- for the most part -- away from paranormal themes and a title change to Circle of Fear.

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571

Overview:

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.

The Bell Telephone Hour

7.333

Overview:

“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Broadway, Classical, Concert, Jazz and Popular music each week. The series had its’ own house band appropriately named the “Bell Telephone Orchestra”. The show also had its’ own theme song being the “Bell Waltz” composed by “Donald Voorhees” who was also the show's Orchestra conductor. Some of the greatest violinists of the 1960’s performed on this show that aired in the old “Black & White” format. Some of these great violinists included “Erica Mornin”, “Isaac Stern", "Michael Rabin", "Ruggiero Ricci", "Yehudi Menuhin" and "Zino Francesacatti". From time to time some of the great singers and bandleaders of the 1960’s would perform on the show as well. Some of these were “Bing Crosby”, “Gordon MacRae”, “John Gary”, “Leslie Uggams”, “Mary Martin”, “Nelson Eddy”, “Patti Page” and “Roy Rogers”. The TV show followed on the heels of its’ predecessor with the same name on “NBC” radio that aired from 29 April 1940 to 1958 on Monday nights at 8 PM. The name of the show was derived from its’ Major sponsor “Bell Telephone Laboratories”. The TV version began airing on Friday nights at 8:30 PM once a month. It later was given it’s same time slot now airing every other week alternating with another show on the other weeks such as News shows and specials. The show time slot changed quite often over the years. In September 1960 it aired at 9 PM and in September 1961 it moved to 9:30 PM. In October 1963 it moved to Tuesday nights at 10 PM, September 1965 it moved to Sunday night at 6:30 PM and in September 1967 it made its' final move back to Friday night at 10 PM.

Airport

6.436

Overview:

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25

Overview:

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.

The Snoop Sisters

7.2

Overview:

Two elderly mystery novelists solve real crimes.

Anastasia

6.8

Overview:

Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.

A Farewell to Arms

6.116

Overview:

A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.

Herbie Rides Again

6.1

Overview:

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

MGM: When the Lion Roars

7.8

Overview:

On April 24, 1924, the movies changed forever: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon assembled “more stars than there are in the heavens.” Patrick Stewart hosts this enthralling Emmy® winner as Outstanding Informational Series, a three-part story of M-G-M’s reign as Hollywood’s class act and legendary entertainment empire. Bursting with memorable film clips, rare interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and insider info, this is a mother lode for film fans, profiling perfectionist moguls, glamorous and charismatic actors, innovative filmmakers and landmark movies.

Play of the Week

NYR

Overview:

This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.

Stage Door Canteen

5.8

Overview:

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance

Acting

2022Bill Cosby: Walking Free as Self (archive footage)

1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero as Self (archive footage)

1992MGM: When the Lion Roars (3 Episodes) as Unknown

1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self

1987The Ten-Year Lunch as Herself - Participant

1985Murder with Mirrors as Miss Jane Marple

1984Highway to Heaven (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1983A Caribbean Mystery as Miss Jane Marple

1982Night of 100 Stars as Self

1982Murder Is Easy as Lavinia Fullerton

1981Hopper's Silence as Herself

1979All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman as Self

1978The Kennedy Center Honors (1 Episode) as Self

1978A Family Upside Down as Emma Long

1977Candleshoe as Lady St. Edmund

1977The Love Boat (1 Episode) as Agatha Winslow

1976Victory at Entebbe as Etta Grossman-Wise

1976Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (4 Episodes) as Dr. McCartney

1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Hettie

1974Herbie Rides Again as Mrs. Steinmetz

1973The Snoop Sisters (4 Episodes) as Ernesta Snoop

1972The Female Instinct as Ernesta Snoop

1972Ghost Story (1 Episode) as Miss Gilden

1972Harvey as Veta Louise Simmons

1971Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate as Sophie Tate Curtis

1970Airport as Ada Quonsett

1969Arsenic and Old Lace as Abby Brewster

1968Here's Lucy (1 Episode) as Kathleen Brady

1968Hawaii Five-O (1 Episode) as Aunt Clara

1968The Dick Cavett Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest

1966Tarzan (1 Episode) as Unknown

1962The Merv Griffin Show (1 Episode) as Self

1961The Mike Douglas Show (2 Episodes) as Self

1961The Challenge of Ideas as Narrator

1960The Bat as Cornelia Van Gorder

1959Third Man on the Mountain as Hotel guest (uncredited)

1959Play of the Week (1 Episode) as Mother Hildebrand

1959The Bell Telephone Hour (1 Episode) as Self

1956Anastasia as Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna

1956Tony Awards (1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Self - Accepting Award for Apa-Phoenix, Self - Presenter, Self - Previous Winner, Self - Winner, Self (archive footage), Self - Nominee

1955A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 as Self

1953Main Street to Broadway as Self

1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self

1952Mr. Lincoln as Bessie Arlington

1952Omnibus (3, 2, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Bessie Arlington, Mrs. Dearth, Mrs. Howard V. Larue III

1952My Son John as Lucille Jefferson

1952Pride and Prejudice (6 Episodes) as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Essie, The Vicaress, Veta Louise Simmons

1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (2, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Honora Canderay (woman)

1950The Jack Benny Program (1 Episode) as Helen Hayes

1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self

1950What's My Line? (3 Episodes) as Self