Portrait of Marsha Norman

Writing

Marsha Norman

Career

Active from 1985 to 2021, with a break from 2002 to 2020, busiest in 2021 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for 'night, Mother
'night, Mother
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marsha Norman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.4, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.1, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      11
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2020s

      3 titles ยท average score 75
      The Color Purple
      The Color Purple (2023)
      GoodWatch score 75

      Musical

      The Secret Garden: The Musical
      The Secret Garden: The Musical (2021)

      Writer, Lyricist

      The Color Purple at Home
      The Color Purple at Home (2021)

      Writer

      2000s

      3 titles ยท average score 54
      Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
      Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004)
      GoodWatch score 71

      Teleplay

      The Audrey Hepburn Story
      The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
      GoodWatch score 38

      Writer

      Custody of the Heart
      Custody of the Heart (2000)
      GoodWatch score 54

      Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer

      1990s

      3 titles ยท average score 56
      A Cooler Climate
      A Cooler Climate (1999)
      GoodWatch score 57

      Teleplay

      Getting Out
      Getting Out (1994)
      GoodWatch score 55

      Theatre Play

      Face of a Stranger
      Face of a Stranger (1991)

      Writer

      1980s

      2 titles ยท average score 78
      'night, Mother
      'night, Mother (1986)
      GoodWatch score 78

      Screenplay, Writer

      The Laundromat
      The Laundromat (1985)

      Writer