Portrait of Nell O'Day

Acting

Nell O'Day

Career

Active from 1932 to 1946, busiest in 1941 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score40/100
Highest rated
Poster for Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark
GoodWatch score49/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nell O'Day Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Undercover Investigation 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Old West 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

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 66
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Clarice Morrison

Pirates of the Prairie
Pirates of the Prairie (1942)

as Helen Spencer

Stagecoach Buckaroo
Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942)

as Molly Denton

Perils of the Royal Mounted
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)

as Diana Blake

Law of the Range
Law of the Range (1941)

as Mary O'Brien

The Masked Rider
The Masked Rider (1941)

as Jean Malone

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)

as Edna Fielding

Boss of Bullion City
Boss of Bullion City (1940)

as Martha Hadley

Law and Order
Law and Order (1940)

as Sally Dixon

Son of Roaring Dan
Son of Roaring Dan (1940)

as Jane Belden

Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Ragtime Cowboy Joe (1940)

as Helen Osborne

Pony Post
Pony Post (1940)

as Norma Reeves

1930s

11 titles ยท average score 53
Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie (1935)

as Dorothy Ripley

Serves You Right
Serves You Right (1935)

as Helen Gray

Convention Girl
Convention Girl (1935)

as Daisy Miller, Tommy's Sweetheart

The Road to Ruin
The Road to Ruin (1934)
GoodWatch score 31

as Eve Monroe

Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark (1934)
GoodWatch score 49

as Helen Grant

This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

as Miss Spence - Maxwell's Secretary (uncredited)

Smoke Lightning
Smoke Lightning (1933)

as Dorothy Benson

Tied for Life
Tied for Life (1933)

as The Bride

Knight Duty
Knight Duty (1933)

as Museum Director's Daughter

Rackety Rax
Rackety Rax (1932)

as Doris

King of Jazz
King of Jazz (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dancer