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Portrait of Jo Ann Sayers

Acting

Jo Ann Sayers

Career

Active from 1938 to 1940, busiest in 1939 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jo Ann Sayers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Cautionary Tale 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway (1953)

as Bride in Musical Number (uncredited)

1940s

2 titles · average score 58
The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nurse Judith Blair

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

as Madeline Hammond

1930s

12 titles · average score 64
Think First
Think First (1939)

as Ruth Nolan

Help Wanted
Help Wanted (1939)

as Mary Daniels

Drunk Driving
Drunk Driving (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Jones

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Susan

Miracle at Lourdes
Miracle at Lourdes (1939)

as Mary Jones

Honolulu
Honolulu (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as Nurse

Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Christina Torrent

Unseen Guardians
Unseen Guardians (1939)

as Leading Actress

The Women
The Women (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Debutante (uncredited)

Within the Law
Within the Law (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Helen Morris - the Thief

Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sleepy Nurse

Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Barbara Chanler