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Portrait of Gloria Holden

Acting

Gloria Holden

Career

Active from 1936 to 1949, busiest in 1945 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
GoodWatch score80/100

Characters

1

The characters Gloria Holden played, best-known titles first.

Gloria Holden as Countess Marya Zaleska

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gloria Holden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

as Countess Marya Zaleska (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Countess Marya Zaleska (archive footage)

1950s

5 titles · average score 61
This Happy Feeling
This Happy Feeling (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mrs. Dover

The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Duchin

Dream Wife
Dream Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Jean Landwell

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

as Clarissa Pennock

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Alexandrine Zola

1940s

20 titles · average score 61
A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Janet Archer

The Sickle or the Cross
The Sickle or the Cross (1949)

as Louise Cannon

Adventures of Rusty
Adventures of Rusty (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Louise Hover

Having Wonderful Crime
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

as Phyllis Gray (as Anje Berens)

Strange Holiday
Strange Holiday (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Jean Stevenson

Hit the Hay
Hit the Hay (1945)

as Mimi Valdez

Behind the Rising Sun
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sara Braden

Don't Talk
Don't Talk (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Beulah Anderson aka Beulah Binvicko

Miss Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. White

A Gentleman After Dark
A Gentleman After Dark (1942)

as Miss Clark

Passage from Hong Kong
Passage from Hong Kong (1941)

as Madame Wrangell

This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 71

as Genevieve Hooper

1930s

10 titles · average score 67
Dodge City
Dodge City (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mrs. Cole

A Child is Born
A Child is Born (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Kempner

Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Madame Rapport

Girls' School
Girls' School (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Miss Laurel

Test Pilot
Test Pilot (1938)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. May Benson

Hawaii Calls
Hawaii Calls (1938)

as Mrs. Milburn

The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Marian Morgan

The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
GoodWatch score 80

as Alexandrine Zola

Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Countess Marya Zaleska (Dracula's Daughter)

Wife vs. Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
GoodWatch score 68

as Joan Carstairs