Fay Wray (born Vina Fay Wray; September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress. Through her acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international stardom as an actress in horror film roles, leading to many considering her as the first "scream queen".
After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars". The attention of this led to Wray being signed to Par...
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Fay Wray (born Vina Fay Wray; September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress. Through her acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international stardom as an actress in horror film roles, leading to many considering her as the first "scream queen".
After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars". The attention of this led to Wray being signed to Paramount Pictures as a teenager. There she made more than a dozen films. After leaving Paramount Pictures, she signed deals with various film companies, in these deals being cast in her first horror film roles. In one of her most well-known film company deals, under RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., she would star in the film which she would be most identified, King Kong (1933). After the success of King Kong, Wray would be cast in more minor film roles and appears in television roles in a period of roughly four decades, leading up to her final acting...
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