Portrait of Colleen Dewhurst

Acting

Colleen Dewhurst

Career

Active from 1959 to 1991, busiest in 1980 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Colleen Dewhurst Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Period Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Family Saga 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Intrigue 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 61
Dying Young
Dying Young (1991)
GoodWatch score 43

as Estelle Whittier

Bed & Breakfast
Bed & Breakfast (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ruth

The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III (1990)
GoodWatch score 59

as Satan (voice) (uncredited)

The Civil War
The Civil War (1990)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Various (voice)

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Margaret

1980s

37 titles ยท average score 71
Termini Station
Termini Station (1989)

as Molly Dushane

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Marilla Cuthbert

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
GoodWatch score 81

as Marilla Cuthbert

The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Sherman

Between Two Women
Between Two Women (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

as Barbara Petherton

As Is
As Is (1986)

as Hospice Worker

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Marilla Cuthbert

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
GoodWatch score 93

as Marilla Cuthbert

The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Henrietta Dodd

Split Cherry Tree
Split Cherry Tree (1982)

as Mrs. Sexton

The Women's Room
The Women's Room (1980)

as Val

Escape
Escape (1980)

as Lily Levinson

1970s

22 titles ยท average score 62
When a Stranger Calls
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tracy

Studs Lonigan
Studs Lonigan (1979)

TV show ยท as Mary Lonigan

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)

as Mrs. O'Neil

Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith (1979)

as Elizabeth

And Baby Makes Six
And Baby Makes Six (1979)

as Anna Kramer

Ice Castles
Ice Castles (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

as Beulah Smith

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Maud Correll

A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975)

as Josie Hogan

McQ
McQ (1974)
GoodWatch score 49

as Myra

The Story of Jacob and Joseph
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rebekah

Legend in Granite
Legend in Granite (1973)

as Marie Lombardi

The Cowboys
The Cowboys (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kate

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 61
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Mrs Franz

The Crucible
The Crucible (1967)

as Elizabeth Proctor

A Fine Madness
A Fine Madness (1966)
GoodWatch score 41

as Dr. Vera Kropotkin

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Annie

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Amy Doucette

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Nurse Ellen Hatch

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Celia Ames

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Eleanor Markham

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Man on a String
Man on a String (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Helen Benson

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 78
Medea
Medea (1959)

as First Woman of Corinth

Burning Bright
Burning Bright (1959)

as Mordeen Saul

The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dangerous Hospital Patient

Decoy
Decoy (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Taffy Connor

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Gladys

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Esther Franz / Mollie Joyce

1940s

1 title ยท average score 78
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Christine