Frances Bavier Net Worth
Frances Bavier net worth is
$3 Million
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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, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She played the role of 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. Bavier won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967. | Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 14, 1902 |
| Died | 1989-12-06 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Nicknames | Frances Bavier, Bavier, Frances |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
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| 1 | [speaking in the 1970s] I had played Aunt Bee for ten years and it's very, very difficult for an actress or actor to create a role and be so identified that you as a person no longer exist and all the recognition you get is for a part that's created on screen. |
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| 1 | In an interview, when director Ron Howard was pressed as to the stories of discord with her on the set of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) all he would say was "I just don't think she enjoyed being around children that much.". |
| 2 | After moving to North Carolina upon her retirement Frances was initially named honorary chairman of the Christmas Seal drive for the Mid-State Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association and was appointed chairman of the 1973 Easter Seal Campaign for the North Central Chapter of the state Easter Seal society. As time passed, however, Bavier found herself overwhelmed by demands of her services and retreated forever. |
| 3 | Sad, when Bavier retired in 1972, she quickly became a recluse in her two-story Siler City, North Carolina home. She rarely left the house. She left most of her $700,000 estate to a hospital foundation. The home in which she lived in for 17 years was poorly upheld upon her death, nearly irreparable from the damage caused by her 14 house cats. |
| 4 | She bought her Siler City home sight unseen after falling in love with the beauty of North Carolina. "I, like a child, came here looking for a fairyland" she once said. |
| 5 | Despite her good-hearted image on screen, cast members of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) often remember her as difficult, temperamental and somewhat cold. Griffith himself said "There was just something about me she did not like.". |
| 6 | She performed in the live action reference footage for Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). |
| 7 | "Nobody will move me, I am not a dining room table, I am not a sofa, I am not a rug, how dare you!" [her reaction to Howard Morris trying to rearrange the set]. |
| 8 | A life-long exponent of Studebaker automobiles. The last car she bought was a 1966 model, the last model year for the make, made in the Canadian plant in Hamilton, Ontario. Some accounts say that the car was a 1964, the last year of production in the US plant in South Bend, Indiana. During the production of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) she drove herself to and from the studio in it. Reportedly, it can be seen in the latter series. Miss Bavier took it to her home in North Carolina after she retired there and is believed to have last driven it in 1983. After her death in 1989, it was found sitting on four flat tires and its interior had been ruined by cats. Even so, two Andy Griffith fans bought it for $20,000 at auction. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Wagon Train | 1959 | TV Series | Sister Joseph |
| General Electric Theater | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Miss Trimingham |
| The Thin Man | 1959 | TV Series | Sara Doone |
| The Ann Sothern Show | 1959 | TV Series | Mrs. Wallace |
| A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | 1958 | | Mrs. Solitaire |
| Colgate Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | |
| Target | 1958 | TV Series | |
| The Eve Arden Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Nora / Nora the Housekeeper |
| Perry Mason | 1957 | TV Series | Louise Marlow |
| Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1952-1957 | TV Series | |
| Climax! | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Cavalcade of America | 1953-1956 | TV Series | Mrs. Hayes |
| Ethel Barrymore Theater | 1956 | TV Series | |
| The Bad Seed | 1956 | | Woman in dinner party scene (uncredited) |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1954-1956 | TV Series | Martha |
| It's a Great Life | 1954-1956 | TV Series | Mrs. Amy Morgan / Amy Morgan |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955 | TV Series | Mrs. Fergusen |
| Dragnet | 1953-1955 | TV Series | Hazel Howard |
| Damon Runyon Theater | 1955 | TV Series | Abigail |
| Soldiers of Fortune | 1955 | TV Series | Amelia Lilly |
| The Lone Ranger | 1955 | TV Series | Aunt Maggie Sawtelle |
| Waterfront | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Amy Jackson / Martha Chapman |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | 1954 | TV Series | Thelma / Helen Collins |
| The Loretta Young Show | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Aunt Meg / Aunt Marty / Mrs. Logan |
| City Detective | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Louella / Olive / Mrs. Blake |
| Man in the Attic | 1953 | | Helen Harley |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | 1953 | TV Series | |
| McCoy of Abilene | 1953 | TV Movie | Lou Bloor |
| Chevron Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | Sarah Cummings |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Horizons West | 1952 | | Martha Hammond |
| My Wife's Best Friend | 1952 | | Mrs. Chamberlain |
| Racket Squad | 1952 | TV Series | Martha Carver |
| Sally and Saint Anne | 1952 | | Mrs. Kitty 'Mom' O'Moyne |
| Bend of the River | 1952 | | Mrs. Prentiss |
| The Lady Says No | 1951 | | Aunt Alice Hatch |
| The Stooge | 1951 | | Mrs. Rogers |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | 1951 | | Mrs. Barley |
| O, My Darling Clementine | 1943 | | Mrs. Asbury - talent show tryout |
| Girls About Town | 1931 | | Joy - Party Girl (uncredited) |
| Benji | 1974 | | Lady with the Cat |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Aunt Bee Taylor |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960-1968 | TV Series | Aunt Bee Taylor Aunt Bee |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Aunt Bee Aunt Bee Taylor |
| Rawhide | 1960 | TV Series | Ellen Ferguson |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1960 | TV Series | Henrietta Perkins |
| Sugarfoot | 1959 | TV Series | Nancy Thomas |
| It Started with a Kiss | 1959 | | Mrs. Tappe |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1959 | TV Series | Grandma |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Andy Griffith Show | 1963 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Sleeping Beauty | 1959 | live action model: Fairy - uncredited | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Carolina Camera | 1973 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 1967 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy | The Andy Griffith Show (1960) |
Known for movies
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