Deceased

How Did Helen Hayes Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 92

Also known asHelen Hayes Brown, Хелен Хейс Макартур, Хелен Хейс, Helen Hayes MacArthurGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/10/1900Born inWashington, District of Columbia, USADied17/03/1993Died inNyackCauseheart failureWikidataQ213302 ↗Buried atOak Hill CemeteryTMDb#47439 ↗

Helen Hayes MacArthur was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT, and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting. 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.

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Filmography55 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	Bill Cosby: Walking FreeMovie	Self (archive footage)	122
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie	Self (archive footage)	95
1992	MGM: When the Lion RoarsSeries	—	92
1990	Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie	Self	90
1987	The Ten-Year LunchMovie	Herself - Participant	87
1984	Highway to HeavenSeries	—	84
1983	A Caribbean MysteryMovie	Miss Jane Marple	83
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	82
1979	All Star Tribute to Ingrid BergmanMovie	Self	79
1978	The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries	Self	78
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Agatha Winslow	77
1977	CandleshoeMovie	Lady St. Edmund	77
1976	Victory at EntebbeMovie	Etta Grossman-Wise	76
1975	One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingMovie	Hettie	75
1974	Herbie Rides AgainMovie	Mrs. Steinmetz	74
1973	The Snoop SistersSeries	Ernesta Snoop	73
1972	The Female InstinctMovie	Ernesta Snoop	72
1972	HarveyMovie	Veta Louise Simmons	72
1972	Ghost StorySeries	Miss Gilden	72
1971	Do Not Fold, Spindle, or MutilateMovie	Sophie Tate Curtis	71
1970	AirportMovie	Ada Quonsett	70
1969	Arsenic and Old LaceMovie	Abby Brewster	69
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Aunt Clara	68
1968	Here's LucySeries	Kathleen Brady	68
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	68
1966	TarzanSeries	—	66
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	62
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	61
1959	The Bell Telephone HourSeries	Self	59
1959	Third Man on the MountainMovie	Hotel guest (uncredited)	59
1959	Play of the WeekSeries	Mother Hildebrand	59
1957	Four Women in BlackMovie	Sister Theresa	57
1956	AnastasiaMovie	Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna	56
1955	A.N.T.A. Album of 1955Movie	Self	55
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	53
1953	Main Street to BroadwayMovie	Self	53
1952	OmnibusSeries	—	52
1952	My Son JohnMovie	Lucille Jefferson	52
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Essie	51
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	51
1951	The Ezio Pinza ShowSeries	Self	51
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	Queen Victoria	50
1950	The Jack Benny ProgramSeries	Helen Hayes	50
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	50
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	50
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	48
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	Self - Host	47
1943	Stage Door CanteenMovie	Helen Hayes	43
1940	Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsMovie	Self (archive footage)	40
1938	Hollywood Goes to TownMovie	Self	38
1935	Vanessa: Her Love StoryMovie	Vanessa Paris	35
1934	What Every Woman KnowsMovie	Maggie Wylie	34
1933	Night FlightMovie	Madame Fabian	33
1932	A Farewell to ArmsMovie	Catherine Barkley	32
1931	ArrowsmithMovie	Leora Tozer Arrowsmith	31