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Portrait
File No. 593669  ·  Adjudicated

Frances Bay

Actor / Comedian — Happy Gilmore, Seinfeld, Twin Peaks

Born
1919
Birthplace
MANNVILLE, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
MANNVILLE, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Alberta
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Her brother was Erving Goffman, one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century

The verdict

Born in rural Alberta in 1919, she didn't start her Hollywood career until her 50s, becoming everyone's favourite quirky grandma in Happy Gilmore and Seinfeld. A true Canadian success story, proving it's never too late to give'r.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org