Frances Bay

Frances Evelyn Bay (; January 23, 1919 – September 15, 2011) was a Canadian and American character actress and comedian. In a career that spanned 80 years, she acted in a variety of roles both in film and television. Bay was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2008.

Early life Frances Evelyn Goffman was born January 23, 1919, in Mannville, Alberta, to Ann (née Averbach) and Max Goffman. She was from a family of Ukrainian Jews who had emigrated to Canada at the turn of the nineteenth century. She and her younger brother were raised in Dauphin, Manitoba, where her father operated a successful tailoring business. Before World War II she acted professionally in Winnipeg and spent the war hosting the Canadian Broadcasting Company's radio show, Everybody's Program, aimed at service members overseas.

Bay returned to acting in the 1970s

Bay appeared in the 2002 music video for Jimmy Fallon's comedy song "Idiot Boyfriend", and played the role of geriatric Phoebe Halliwell in Charmed. In 2005, she reunited with her Pit and Pendulum director Stuart Gordon to play a fortune teller in Edmond. From 2009 to 2011, Bay had a recurring role as "Aunt Ginny" on the television series The Middle.

Legacy Bay was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame on September 6, 2008, in large part thanks to a petition with 10,000 names which was submitted on her behalf. The selection committee also received personal letters from Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, David Lynch, Henry Winkler, Monty Hall, and other celebrities.