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Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter. One of the most popular actresses of the silent film era, in 1928 Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) and Street Angel (1928). This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles. This rule would be changed three years later by AMPAS. Her career continued with the advent of sound film, and she achieved a notable success in the original version of A Star Is Born (1937). She worked only sporadically after the late 1930s. Severely injured in a 1982 vehicle collision, the incident contributed to her death two years later. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janet Gaynor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For

Street Angel
as Angela

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Slave Girl (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
as Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Wife (Indre)

7th Heaven
as Diane

And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)

State Fair
as Margy Frake

The Young in Heart
as George-Anne Carleton

Ladies in Love
as Martha Karenye