Portrait of Gracie Allen

Acting

Gracie Allen

Career

Active from 1929 to 1984, with a break from 1951 to 1983, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
GoodWatch score79/100

Characters

1

The characters Gracie Allen played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gracie Allen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Tension
    2.9, average 5.9
  • Violence
    1.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Escapist Entertainment 3
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2
  • Witty Banter 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 67
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Gracie Allen

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Gracie Allen

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Gracie Allen

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 65
Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

as Gracie Allen

Mr. and Mrs. North
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

as Pamela North

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 59
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gracie Allen

College Swing
College Swing (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gracie Alden

A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gracie

The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Platt

College Holiday
College Holiday (1936)
GoodWatch score 38

as Calliope Dove

The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gracie

Here Comes Cookie
Here Comes Cookie (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gracie Allen

Love in Bloom
Love in Bloom (1935)

as Gracie Downey

Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gracie Devore

The Big Broadcast
The Big Broadcast (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gracie

Pulling a Bone
Pulling a Bone (1931)

as Gracie

Fit to Be Tied
Fit to Be Tied (1930)

as Miss Allen, a Salesgirl

1920s

1 title ยท average score 66
Lambchops
Lambchops (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gracie the girlfriend