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Frances Bavier

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Biography

Born

12/14/1902, New York, New York (USA)

Died

12/6/1989

Birth Name

Frances Elizabeth Bavier

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Mayberry R.F.D.
  Beatrice Taylor
  - S 2: Ep 12 Millie and the Palm Springs Golf Pro (3)
    12/22/69
  - S 2: Ep 11 Palm Springs, Here We Are (2)
    12/15/69
  - S 2: Ep 10 Palm Springs, Here We Come (1)
    11/24/69
  - S 2: Ep 5 Millie, the Model
    10/20/69
  - S 2: Ep 3 Howard the Poet
    10/6/69
  - + 18 More Credits
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Aunt Bee Taylor
  - S 8: Ep 30 Mayberry R.F.D.
    4/1/68
  - S 8: Ep 29 A Girl for Goober
    3/25/68
  - S 8: Ep 28 Opie and Mike
    3/18/68
  - S 8: Ep 27 Sam for Town Council
    3/11/68
  - S 8: Ep 24 Helen's Past
    2/19/68
  - + 45 More Credits
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Aunt Bee Taylor (1960-1968)
  - S 7: Ep 30 Goober's Contest
    4/10/67
  - S 7: Ep 29 Opie's Most Unforgettable Character
    4/3/67
  - S 7: Ep 28 Big Brother
    3/27/67
  - S 7: Ep 27 Howard the Comedian
    3/20/67
  - S 7: Ep 26 Opie's Piano Lesson
    3/13/67
  - + 149 More Credits
- The Eve Arden Show
  Nora (1957-1958)
  - S 1: Ep 26 Liza and the Harvard Man
    3/25/58
  - S 1: Ep 25 Full Time Mother
    3/18/58
  - S 1: Ep 24 Ed Weston Returns
    3/11/58
  - S 1: Ep 23 Liza Meets Young Korea
    3/4/58
  - S 1: Ep 22 Liza's Nightmare
    2/18/58
  - + 21 More Credits
- It's a Great Life
  Amy Morgan
  - S 2: Ep 39 The Housekeeper
    6/3/56
  - S 2: Ep 38 Passport for Amy
    5/27/56
  - S 2: Ep 37 The Charity Drive
    5/20/56
  - S 2: Ep 36 Old Soldiers Never Die
    5/13/56
  - S 2: Ep 35 Operation for Earl
    5/6/56
  - + 58 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- It's a Great Life
  Mrs. Morgan
  - S 1: Ep 39 The Easy Chair
    5/31/55
  - S 1: Ep 38 The Parakeet
    5/24/55
  - S 1: Ep 37 The Inheritance
    5/17/55
  - S 1: Ep 36 The Missing Husband
    5/10/55
  - S 1: Ep 35 Three Hungry Men
    5/3/55
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (33)

Role
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  Aunt Bee
  - S 4: Ep 1 A Visit from Aunt Bee
    9/8/67
- Rawhide
  Ellen Ferguson
  - S 2: Ep 20 Incident of the Dust Flower
    3/4/60
- Make Room for Daddy
  Henrietta Perkins
  - S 7: Ep 20 Danny Meets Andy Griffith
    2/15/60
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Henrietta Perkins
  - S 1: Ep 0 Danny Meets Andy Griffith
    2/15/60
- Sugarfoot
  Aunt Nancy
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Trial of the Canary Kid
    9/15/59
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Granda Fenwick
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Grandma Caper
    4/3/59
- Wagon Train
  Sister Joseph
  - S 2: Ep 25 The Sister Rita Story
    3/25/59
- The Ann Sothern Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 14 Johnny Moves Up
    1/5/59
- Perry Mason
  Louise Marlow
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Case of the Crimson Kiss
    11/9/57
- General Electric Theater
  Miss Trimingham
  - S 5: Ep 23 With Malice Toward One
    3/10/57
- The Jane Wyman Show
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 23 Small Talk
    2/12/57
- Cavalcade of America
  Mrs. Hayes
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Blessed Midnight
    12/18/56
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 39 The Corrigan Case
    6/21/56
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Mrs. Fergusen
  - S 1: Ep 1 Revenge
    10/2/55
- Dragnet
  Hazel Howard
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Big Confession
    9/29/55
  - S 3: Ep 39 The Big False Make
    5/27/54
- Damon Runyon Theater
  Abigail Weatherby
  - S 1: Ep 9 It Comes Up Money
    6/11/55
- The Lone Ranger
  Aunt Maggie
  - S 4: Ep 29 Sawtelle Saga's End
    3/24/55
- Waterfront (1954)
  Amy
  - S 2: Ep 22 Ferry Boat Ride
    1/1/55
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Martha
  - S 5: Ep 19 The Chase
    12/30/54
- Private Secretary
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Brass Ring
    10/24/54
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
  Thelma
  - S 1: Ep 34 Fie, Fie, Fifi
    5/21/54
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 29 Hollywood, Home Sweet Home
    4/16/54
- Loretta Young Show
  Mother
  - S 1: Ep 28 The First Man to Ask Her
    4/4/54
- Loretta Young Show
  Aunt Marty
  - S 1: Ep 27 Son, This is Your Father
    3/28/54
- Waterfront (1954)
  Martha
  - S 1: Ep 9 Sea Bells
    1/1/54
- Loretta Young Show
  Mrs. Logan
  - S 1: Ep 15 Hotel Irritant
    12/27/53
- Dragnet
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Big Fake
    10/22/53
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Big Shakedown
    2/19/53
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Lou Bloor
  - S 3: Ep 4 McCoy of Abilene
    10/18/53
- City Detective
  Luella
  - S 1: Ep 31 The Lonely Hearts
    1/1/53
- City Detective
  Mrs. Blake
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Case of Melody in 'F' Flat
    1/1/53
- City Detective
  Olive
  - S 1: Ep 29 Blind Man's Bluff
    1/1/53
- Racket Squad
  Martha Carver
  - S 2: Ep 49 Know Your Family Tree
    8/21/52
- The Jack Benny Program
  Guest Star

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Trivia
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- Frances willed her home to the Moore Regional Hospital, located in Pinehurst, NC.
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- Frances played her character "Aunt Bee" for longer than any other character in the Andy Griffith/Mayberry world.
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- Francis won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress (The Andy Griffith Show) in 1967.
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- Frances: (On moving to North Carolina when she retired) I fell in love with North Carolina, all the pretty roads and the trees.
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