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Portrait of Shirley Hemphill

Acting

Shirley Hemphill

Career

Active from 1976 to 1985, busiest in 1977 and 1985 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Richard Pryor Show
The Richard Pryor Show
GoodWatch score70/100

Characters

3

The characters Shirley Hemphill played, best-known titles first.

Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson
Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson
Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Simmons

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

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

Energy: 2.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shirley Hemphill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    2.1, average 5.9
  • Mystery
    0.8, average 3.9
  • Adrenaline
    1.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    13
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2010s

    1 title
    Oddity Archive
    Oddity Archive (2012)

    TV show · as Shirley Wilson (archive footage)

    1990s

    3 titles · average score 51
    The Wayans Bros.
    The Wayans Bros. (1995)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show · as Coco

    CB4
    CB4 (1993)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as 976-Sexy

    Martin
    Martin (1992)
    GoodWatch score 50

    TV show · as Sister Claus

    1980s

    3 titles · average score 42
    What's Happening Now!!
    What's Happening Now!! (1985)
    GoodWatch score 42

    TV show · as Shirley Wilson

    Dancing in the Wings
    Dancing in the Wings (1985)

    as Shirley

    One in a Million
    One in a Million (1980)

    TV show · as Shirley Simmons

    1970s

    6 titles · average score 55
    The Richard Pryor Show
    The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show

    The Love Boat
    The Love Boat (1977)
    GoodWatch score 53

    TV show · as Charlene Grover

    The Richard Pryor Special?
    The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)

    as Pushy Fan from Tour Group

    What's Happening!!
    What's Happening!! (1976)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show · as Shirley Wilson

    All's Fair
    All's Fair (1976)

    TV show

    Good Times
    Good Times (1974)
    GoodWatch score 51

    TV show