Frances Bavier

News and opinions about TV actress Frances Bavier. According to Wikipedia: Frances Bavier was an Emmy Award winning American character actress, best remembered for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s. She played... [more]

News and opinions about TV actress Frances Bavier. According to Wikipedia: Frances Bavier was an Emmy Award winning American character actress, best remembered for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s. She played the same role on Mayberry R.F.D.. A convincing actress, nobody seemed to notice or care that the New York-born Bavier did not speak with a Southern accent, as some of the other characters did. Her role of Aunt Bee earned her an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actress in 1967 making her one of only two cast members on the show to win an Emmy Award.