Portrait of Sue Lyon

Acting

Sue Lyon

Career

Active from 1962 to 1978, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lolita
Lolita
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sue Lyon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Catharsis
    4.2, average 5.1
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Independent Film 2
  • 1970s Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 66
Alligator
Alligator (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

as ABC Newswoman

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 49
Towing
Towing (1978)

as Lynn

The Astral Factor
The Astral Factor (1978)
GoodWatch score 32

as Darlene DeLong

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Jill Nolan

End of the World
End of the World (1977)
GoodWatch score 30

as Sylvia Boran

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977)

as Wendy Sutherland

Crash!
Crash! (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

as Kim Denne

Murder in a Blue World
Murder in a Blue World (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ana Vernia

Tarot
Tarot (1973)

as Angela

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

as Linda

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Betsy (segment "Miss Lovecraft Sent Me")

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)

as Laura

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 62
Four Rode Out
Four Rode Out (1969)
GoodWatch score 34

as Myra Polsen

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Elaine Harper

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Barbara

The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bonnie Lee Packard

Tony Rome
Tony Rome (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as Diana Pines

7 Women
7 Women (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

as Emma Clark

The Night of the Iguana
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

as Charlotte Goodall

Lolita
Lolita (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

as Dolores "Lolita" Haze

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 57
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace (1959)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Blonde with Valentine Card (uncredited)

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Laurie