Portrait of Sheila Ryan

Acting

Sheila Ryan

Career

Active from 1940 to 1958, busiest in 1942 and 1947 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Railroaded!
Railroaded!
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sheila Ryan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    3.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 53
Street of Darkness
Street of Darkness (1958)

as Carmen Flores

On Top of Old Smoky
On Top of Old Smoky (1953)

as Lila

Pack Train
Pack Train (1953)

as Lola Riker

I'm the Law
I'm the Law (1953)

TV show

Jungle Manhunt
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

as Anne Lawrence

Fingerprints Don't Lie
Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Carolyn Palmer

Mask of the Dragon
Mask of the Dragon (1951)

as Ginny O'Donnell

Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as Laura Mason

Mule Train
Mule Train (1950)

as Sheriff Carol

Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Martha Stuart

The Gene Autry Show
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

Square Dance Katy
Square Dance Katy (1950)

as Vicky Doran

1940s

37 titles ยท average score 62
Ringside
Ringside (1949)

as Janet 'J.L.' Brannigan

The Cowboy and the Indians
The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Doctor Nan

Hideout
Hideout (1949)

as Edie Hanson

Railroaded!
Railroaded! (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rosie Ryan

The Lone Wolf in Mexico
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)

as Sharon Montgomery

Philo Vance's Secret Mission
Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)

as Mona Bannister

Heartaches
Heartaches (1947)

as Toni Wentworth

Song of Texas
Song of Texas (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sue Bennett

Pardon My Stripes
Pardon My Stripes (1942)

as Ruth Stevens

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Connie Earle

Great Guns
Great Guns (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ginger Hammond

We Go Fast
We Go Fast (1941)

as Diana Hempstead

1930s

1 title
What a Life
What a Life (1939)

as Jessie