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Birth:
9 April 1909(Bakersfield)
Death:
27 September 2003(Santa Monica)
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Introduction

Fay Helm (April 9, 1909 – September 27, 2003) was an American film actress. Born in Bakersfield, California, she appeared in about 65 films between 1936 and 1946.
Helm "came [to Hollywood] in 1936 at the age of 22."

Early years

Helm was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Helm of Bakersfield, California. Her father was "a widely known oil operator" in Bakersfield. She participated in drama as a student at the University of Oregon and acted in productions at the Portland Civic Theater. She also acted in the Bakersfield Community Theatre.

Personal life

Helm married attorney Jack Hardy February 15, 1941. Before that, she was married to assistant district attorney Norman Main. She and Main divorced in 1940.

Film credits

  • Blondie (1938)
  • I Am the Law (1938)
  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
  • Dark Victory (1939)
  • Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
  • Our Leading Citizen (1939)
  • Blondie on a Budget (1940)
  • Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
  • Women Without Names (1940)
  • Parole Fixer (1940)
  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
  • Untamed (1940)
  • The Wolf Man (1941)
  • Two in a Taxi (1941)
  • Million Dollar Baby (1941)
  • Give Out, Sisters (1942)
  • Night Monster (1942)
  • Calling Dr. Death (1943)
  • Captive Wild Woman (1943)
  • Moonlight in Vermont (1943)
  • Lady in the Dark (1944)
  • Phantom Lady (1944)
  • Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
  • Dangerous Intruder (1945)
  • The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
  • That Brennan Girl (1946)
  • Sister Kenny (1946)