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| 1905 | Professional stage debut at age five as Prince Charles in the Columbia Players' production of The Royal Family in Washington. |
| 1905- 1909 |
Member of the Columbia Players for four seasons; appeared in Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Prince Chap and The Prince and the Pauper while attending Holy Cross (usually appearing in two plays a summer). |
| 1909 | Broadway acting debut, Old Dutch (under the management of Lew Fields). |
| 1910 | Short film debut, Jean and the Calico Cat. |
| 1916 | Stars on Broadway as the title character in Pollyanna; tours with production through 1918. |
| 1917 | Feature film debut, The Weavers of Life. |
| 1928 | Marries playwright Charlie MacArthur. |
| 1930 | Gives birth to daughter, Mary MacArthur. |
| 1931 | Appears in first major Hollywood film The Sin of Madelon Claudet. |
| 1933 | Makes transition from popular stage actress to serious actress with the title role in Maxwell Anderson's Mary of Scotland. |
| 1935 | Stars on Broadway as Queen Victoria in Victoria Regina; tours in play through 1938. |
| 1940- 1941 |
Hosts own radio program, The Helen Hayes Theatre. |
| 1943- 1945 |
Triumphs on Broadway as Harriet Beecher Stowe in Harriet. |
| 1948 | London stage debut as Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (directed by John Gielgud). |