Portrait of Shirley Booth

Acting

Shirley Booth

Career

Active from 1953 to 1974, busiest in 1958 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Year Without a Santa Claus
The Year Without a Santa Claus
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shirley Booth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    0.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    1.5, average 4.8
  • Crime
    0.7, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Feel-Good 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 83
The Year Without a Santa Claus
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Claus (voice)

A Touch of Grace
A Touch of Grace (1973)

TV show ยท as Grace Simpson

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 70
The Smugglers
The Smugglers (1968)

as Mrs. Hudson

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)

as Heloise Michaud

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie (1966)

as The Mother

CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV show ยท as Amanda Wingfield / Heloise Michaud

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Hazel Burke

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 71
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi

Hot Spell
Hot Spell (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alma Duval

The Hostess with the Mostes'
The Hostess with the Mostes' (1957)

as Perle Mesta

About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mrs. Vivien Leslie

Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba (1953)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lola Delaney