Frances Bavier

Biography

Frances Elizabeth Bavier was an American stage and television actress born in New York City to a stationary engineer father. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1925 and appeared in vaudeville and Broadway productions, including On Borrowed Time and Point of No Return. In film and television, she is best known for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D., winning an Emmy Award in 1967.