Portrait of Jenny Laird

Acting

Jenny Laird

Career

Active from 1937 to 1960, busiest in 1937 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jenny Laird Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    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

    3 titles ยท average score 68
    Inspector Morse
    Inspector Morse (1987)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show ยท as Mrs. Keelan

    The Masks of Death
    The Masks of Death (1984)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Mrs. Hudson

    Hammer House of Horror
    Hammer House of Horror (1980)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show ยท as Mrs. Roberts

    1970s

    10 titles ยท average score 71
    Henry IV Part 2
    Henry IV Part 2 (1979)

    as Lady Northumberland

    All Creatures Great and Small
    All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
    GoodWatch score 54

    TV show ยท as Mrs. Whithorn

    Secret Army
    Secret Army (1977)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show ยท as Else Lambrichts

    1990
    1990 (1977)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974)

    as Neska

    The Aweful Mr Goodall
    The Aweful Mr Goodall (1974)

    TV show ยท as Mrs Robson

    Thriller
    Thriller (1973)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show ยท as Nan

    A Place to Die
    A Place to Die (1973)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Nan

    The Onedin Line
    The Onedin Line (1971)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show ยท as Ellen Jessop

    Justice
    Justice (1971)

    TV show ยท as Betty Watson

    1960s

    8 titles ยท average score 79
    The Forsyte Saga
    The Forsyte Saga (1967)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show ยท as Mrs Heron

    The Horse Without a Head
    The Horse Without a Head (1964)

    as Madame Fabert

    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who (1963)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show ยท as Neska

    The Human Jungle
    The Human Jungle (1963)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show ยท as Sarah Hawkins

    Dr. Finlay's Casebook
    Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

    TV show

    Drama 61-67
    Drama 61-67 (1961)

    TV show ยท as Mrs. Devereux

    Village of the Damned
    Village of the Damned (1960)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Mrs. Harrington

    Maigret
    Maigret (1960)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show

    1950s

    3 titles ยท average score 63
    Life in Her Hands
    Life in Her Hands (1951)

    as Matron

    The Long Dark Hall
    The Long Dark Hall (1951)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Mrs Sims

    Your Witness
    Your Witness (1950)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Mary Baxter

    1940s

    9 titles ยท average score 70
    The Haunted
    The Haunted (1948)

    as Erica

    Black Narcissus
    Black Narcissus (1947)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Sister Honey

    Wanted for Murder
    Wanted for Murder (1946)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Jeannie McLaren

    Beware of Pity
    Beware of Pity (1946)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Trudi

    Painted Boats
    Painted Boats (1945)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Mary Smith

    The Lamp Still Burns
    The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Ginger Watkins

    Night Watch
    Night Watch (1941)

    as Evelyn

    Love on Leave
    Love on Leave (1940)

    as Katherine Anderson

    Just William
    Just William (1940)

    as Ethel Brown

    1930s

    5 titles ยท average score 57
    Black Eyes
    Black Eyes (1939)

    as Lucy

    What a Man!
    What a Man! (1939)

    as Daisy Pennyfeather

    Passenger to London
    Passenger to London (1937)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Barbara lane

    Auld Lang Syne
    Auld Lang Syne (1937)

    as Alison Begbie

    The Last Chance
    The Last Chance (1937)

    as Betty