| Fay Helm | |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oregon |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1936-1946 |
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. She is perhaps better known for films like A Child is Born (1939), The Wolf Man (1941 film) (1941), Phantom Lady (1944), Lady in the Dark (1944) and Sister Kenny (1946).[1]
Helm was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Helm of Bakersfield, California.[2] Her father was "a widely known oil operator" in Bakersfield.[3] She participated in drama as a student at the University of Oregon and acted in productions at The Portland Civic Theatre.[4] She also acted in the Bakersfield Community Theatre.[5] Helm came to Hollywood in 1936 at the age of 22.[6]
Helm married attorney Jack Hardy February 15, 1941.[3] Before that, she was married to assistant district attorney Norman Main.[7] She and Main divorced in 1940.[8] She died on September 27, 2003, and was buried on October 15, 2003 in The Holy Cross Cemetery Culver City Los Angeles County, California, Section Y, Tier 12, Grave 54.[9]