Jesslyn Fax

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Jesslyn Fax (January 2, 1893 - February 16, 1975) was a Canadian American Actress best known for portraying Miss Hearing Aid in the Alfred Hitchcock film, Rear Window. She also made background appearances in other Hitchcock films and appeared in several television shows, usually playing "little old lady characters."

Life And Career

Fax was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She made her first television and film appearances somewhat late in life, first appearing on I love Lucy. Fax landed her first film role in one of the arguably most notable Hitchcock Films, Rear Window, as one of Jeff's neighbors, an elderly deaf sculptress. Fax also made a background appearance in North by Northwest, as well The Don Knotts film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and the 1962 musical The Music Man . She continued to appear on several T.V. shows including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Andy Griffith Show, and Batman. Jesslyn Fax died in 1975, at the age of 82.

Filmography

Rear Window (1954) as Miss Hearing Aid

Kiss me Deadly (1955) as Miss Super

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) Music Teacher

Desk set (1957) as Mrs. Hewitt

An affair to Remember (1957)

North by Northwest (1959)

The Music Man (1962) as Avis Grubb

Four for Texas (1963)

The Family Jewels (1965)

A very special favor (1965) as Mrs. Feeney

The ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) as Mrs. Hutchinson

Three on a couch (1966)

The gnome mobile (1967)

Angel in my pocket (1969) as Mrs. Styles

The love god (1969) as Miss Love

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