Portrait of Ann Todd

Acting

Ann Todd

Career

Active from 1931 to 1986, with a break from 1973 to 1984, busiest in 1931 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Taste of Fear
Taste of Fear
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ann Todd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Atmospheric 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Slow-Burn 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Romance 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 74
The McGuffin
The McGuffin (1986)

as Mrs. Forbes-Duthie

Maelstrom
Maelstrom (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 46
The Human Factor
The Human Factor (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

as Castle's Mother

The Fiend
The Fiend (1972)
GoodWatch score 42

as Birdy Wemys

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 70
90ยฐ in the Shade
90ยฐ in the Shade (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Kurka

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show ยท as The Woman

The Son of Captain Blood
The Son of Captain Blood (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

as Arabella Blood

Taste of Fear
Taste of Fear (1961)
GoodWatch score 87

as Jane Appleby

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1960)

as Helen

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sylvia Lawrence

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 68
The Lady of the Camellias
The Lady of the Camellias (1958)

as Marguerite Gautier

Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

as Honor Stanford

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Sylvia Leeds Kent

The Green Scarf
The Green Scarf (1954)

as Solange Vauthier

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Jane Palmer

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Cynthia Spence

The Sound Barrier
The Sound Barrier (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Susan Garthwaite

Madeleine
Madeleine (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

as Madeleine Hamilton Smith

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 63
The Passionate Friends
The Passionate Friends (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mary Justin

So Evil My Love
So Evil My Love (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Olivia Harwood

Daybreak
Daybreak (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Frances "Frankie" Tribe

The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gay Keane

Gaiety George
Gaiety George (1946)

as Kathryn Davis

The Seventh Veil
The Seventh Veil (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Francesca Cunningham

Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

as Elena

Danny Boy
Danny Boy (1941)

as Jane Kaye

Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings (1941)

as Kay Gordon

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 65
Poison Pen
Poison Pen (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ann Rider

South Riding
South Riding (1938)

as Madge Carne

The Squeaker
The Squeaker (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Carol Stedman

Action for Slander
Action for Slander (1937)

as Ann Daviot

Things to Come
Things to Come (1936)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mary Gordon

The Return of Bulldog Drummond
The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

as Phyllis Drummond

The Water Gipsies
The Water Gipsies (1932)

as Jane Bell

The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train (1931)

as Peggy Murdock

Keepers of Youth
Keepers of Youth (1931)

as Millicent

These Charming People
These Charming People (1931)

as Pamela Crawford