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.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.7
- Crime5.9average 3.7
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Romance4.6average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.3
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Film Noir 3
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Historical Context 2
- Crime Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
William WylerDirectorBen-Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, Detective Story
Jay C. FlippenActorThey Live by Night, The Deerslayer
Will WrightActorThey Live by Night, Never Trust a Gambler
Gladys GeorgeActorThe Best Years of Our Lives, Detective Story
Farley GrangerActorThey Live by Night, Side Street
Bernard VorhausDirectorThe Amazing Mr. X, Bury Me Dead
John AltonCinematographerThe Amazing Mr. X, Bury Me Dead
Philip YordanWriterThe Man from Laramie, Detective Story
Joseph RuttenbergCinematographerThe Miniver Story, Side Street
Anthony MannDirectorThe Man from Laramie, Side Street
Movies and TV shows
26Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
as Wilma Cameron
86
as Tirzah
83
as Barbara Waggoman
82
TV show · as Norma Brooks
81
as Catherine "Keechie" Mobley
Good
Score 70 to 79
3 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
78
as Ellen Norson
74
as Susan Carmichael
71
TV show
Decent
Score 60 to 69
5 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
TV show · as Jennie Parsons
64
TV show
64
TV show · as Prudence Gant / Felicity Bowman
63
as Judy Miniver
62
TV show · as Angel
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
8 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Jill Manning
59
as Virginia Merrill
58
as Judith Hutter
57
as Janet Burke
54
as Rusty
51
TV show · as Mona Herbert
51
as Sheila Wayne Tierney (as Kathy O'Donnell)
34
as Early Christian Woman
Not rated yet
5 titles
Not rated yet
as Anne Bennett
as Nina van Rhyne
as Enone (segment: The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships)
TV show
TV show