Acting
Cathy O'Donnell
- Titles
- 17movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 1959, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Best Years of Our Lives89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.7
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Tension6.6average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor0.9, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Historical Context 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Film Noir 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
William WylerDirectorBen-Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, Detective Story
Gladys GeorgeActorThe Best Years of Our Lives, Detective Story
Jay C. FlippenActorThey Live by Night, The Deerslayer
Will WrightActorThey Live by Night, Never Trust a Gambler
Farley GrangerActorThey Live by Night, Side Street
Bernard VorhausDirectorThe Amazing Mr. X, Bury Me Dead
Philip YordanWriterDetective Story, The Man from Laramie
Joseph RuttenbergCinematographerThe Miniver Story, Side Street
Anthony MannDirectorThe Man from Laramie, Side Street
John AltonCinematographerThe Amazing Mr. X, Bury Me Dead
Movies and TV shows
26Type
1960s
1 title
TV show
1950s
20 titles · average score 65
as Tirzah
as Sheila Wayne Tierney (as Kathy O'Donnell)
TV show · as Norma Brooks
as Judith Hutter
as Barbara Waggoman
as Anne Bennett
as Jill Manning
as Nina van Rhyne
as Virginia Merrill
as Susan Carmichael
as Ellen Norson
as Judy Miniver
1940s
5 titles · average score 69
as Catherine "Keechie" Mobley
TV show
as Janet Burke
as Rusty
as Wilma Cameron