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Portrait of Ethel Ayler

Acting

Ethel Ayler

Career

Active from 1962 to 1997, with a break from 1977 to 1996, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ethel Ayler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.5, average 5.9
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      25
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2000s

      4 titles · average score 61
      Out of Practice
      Out of Practice (2005)
      GoodWatch score 54

      TV show

      Six Feet Under
      Six Feet Under (2001)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show · as Ellen

      Fire & Ice
      Fire & Ice (2001)

      as Lola Aimes

      Girlfriends
      Girlfriends (2000)
      GoodWatch score 49

      TV show · as Nana Blackwell

      1990s

      11 titles · average score 65
      The Wedding
      The Wedding (1998)
      GoodWatch score 72

      as Eunice

      Eve's Bayou
      Eve's Bayou (1997)
      GoodWatch score 77

      as Gran Mère

      Brooklyn South
      Brooklyn South (1997)
      GoodWatch score 56

      TV show · as Mabel Oakley

      7th Heaven
      7th Heaven (1996)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show · as Mrs. Macaferty

      Friends
      Friends (1994)
      GoodWatch score 75

      TV show · as Hospital Administrator

      Sister, Sister
      Sister, Sister (1994)
      GoodWatch score 72

      TV show · as Ginny

      Melrose Place
      Melrose Place (1992)
      GoodWatch score 53

      TV show · as Mrs. Bowen

      Martin
      Martin (1992)
      GoodWatch score 50

      TV show · as Mrs. Whitmore

      The Bodyguard
      The Bodyguard (1992)
      GoodWatch score 52

      as Emma

      Stormy Weathers
      Stormy Weathers (1992)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Clara Wilkes

      To Sleep with Anger
      To Sleep with Anger (1990)
      GoodWatch score 83

      as Hattie

      1980s

      5 titles · average score 66
      Day by Day
      Day by Day (1988)
      GoodWatch score 65

      TV show · as Marjorie

      Jake and the Fatman
      Jake and the Fatman (1987)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show

      Nine 1/2 Weeks
      Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Jewelry Saleswoman

      The Cosby Show
      The Cosby Show (1984)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show · as Carrie Hanks

      Family Ties
      Family Ties (1982)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show · as Ms. Daniels

      1970s

      4 titles · average score 65
      The Andros Targets
      The Andros Targets (1977)

      TV show · as Beatrice Long

      The First Breeze of Summer
      The First Breeze of Summer (1976)

      as Hattie

      Lord Shango
      Lord Shango (1975)
      GoodWatch score 61

      as Lady in bar (uncredited)

      Great Performances
      Great Performances (1971)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show · as Hattie

      1960s

      1 title · average score 73
      Time of the Heathen
      Time of the Heathen (1962)
      GoodWatch score 73

      as Marie