Portrait of Celeste Holm

Acting

Celeste Holm

Career

Active from 1946 to 2015, busiest in 1949 and 1977 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for All About Eve
All About Eve
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Celeste Holm Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Gentle Pacing 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • 1980s 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles
College Debts
College Debts (2015)

as Grandma GG

Footsteps on the Ceiling
Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013)

as Karen Richards (archive footage)

Driving Me Crazy
Driving Me Crazy (2012)

as Mrs. Ginsberg

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 45
Alchemy
Alchemy (2005)
GoodWatch score 53

as Iris

Whoopi
Whoopi (2003)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show ยท as Diana

The Beat
The Beat (2000)

TV show ยท as Frances Robinson

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Third Watch
Third Watch (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Florence

Still Breathing
Still Breathing (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ida

Promised Land
Promised Land (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Hattie Greene

Once You Meet a Stranger
Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)

as Clara

Talking With
Talking With (1995)

as Lila (segment "Lamps")

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Hattie Greene

Polly: Comin' Home!
Polly: Comin' Home! (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as Miss Snow

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 68
Nora's Christmas Gift
Nora's Christmas Gift (1989)

as Nora Richards

Christine Cromwell
Christine Cromwell (1989)

TV show ยท as Samantha Cromwell

3 Men and a Baby
3 Men and a Baby (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jack's Mother

Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

as Claire

Jessie
Jessie (1984)

TV show ยท as Molly Hayden

This Girl for Hire
This Girl for Hire (1983)
GoodWatch score 53

as Zandra Stoneham

Cheers
Cheers (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Grandmother Gaines

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as The Celebrity

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Katherine Hershey

Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace (1981)

as Sylvia Randall

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Anna Rossini

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Abigail Baldwin

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 62
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mabel Jarvis

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

TV show ยท as Estelle Castlewood / Florence Flanders

Love Boat II
Love Boat II (1977)

as Eva McFarland

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Florence Hollister

The Bluegrass Special
The Bluegrass Special (1977)

as Deirdre Wainwright

Bittersweet Love
Bittersweet Love (1976)
GoodWatch score 38

as Marian

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (1975)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Dolly Tucker

Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (1973)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tia Polly

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (1972)

as Sybil Van Loween

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Mrs. Shaninger

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Phyllis Lytton Brandt

Nancy
Nancy (1970)

TV show ยท as Abigail 'Abby' Townsend

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 65
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Geraldine Stern

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Irene Comdon

Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
GoodWatch score 50

as Louise Halloran

Kilroy
Kilroy (1965)

as Mrs. Fuller

Cinderella
Cinderella (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Fairy Godmother

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

TV show ยท as Flo Clementi

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Margot Horst

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Pearl Saunders / Flo Hagerman

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Helen Forsythe

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

TV show ยท as Nurse Jane Munson

Bachelor Flat
Bachelor Flat (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Helen Bushmill

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Loraine Whitman

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 76
The Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard (1957)

as Phoebe Meryll

High Society
High Society (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Liz Imbrie

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Sarah Kimball

The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sylvia Crewes

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

TV show ยท as Hostess at Lawn Party (uncredited)

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

TV show ยท as Deirdre Wainright / Miss Snow

Studio 57
Studio 57 (1954)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Lettie Morgan

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92

as Karen Richards

Champagne for Caesar
Champagne for Caesar (1950)
GoodWatch score 75

as Flame O'Neill

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Katherine Case / Miss Prynne

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 70
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sister Scholastica

Chicken Every Sunday
Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Emily Hefferen

Everybody Does It
Everybody Does It (1949)
GoodWatch score 75

as Doris Blair Borland

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 89

as Addie Ross (voice) (uncredited)

Road House
Road House (1948)
GoodWatch score 69

as Susie Smith

The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Grace

Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Anne Dettrey

Carnival in Costa Rica
Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Celeste

Three Little Girls in Blue
Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Miriam Harrington