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Acting

Joyce Carey

Career

Active from 1942 to 1988, with a break from 1976 to 1987, busiest in 1945 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joyce Carey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

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

    50
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    2 titles · average score 78
    Number 27
    Number 27 (1988)

    as Miss Barwick

    Cribb
    Cribb (1980)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Mrs Pennycook

    1970s

    13 titles · average score 65
    Father, Dear Father
    Father, Dear Father (1978)

    TV show · as Patrick's Mother

    1990
    1990 (1977)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    The Sunday Drama
    The Sunday Drama (1977)

    TV show · as Mrs Desmond

    The Upchat Line
    The Upchat Line (1977)

    TV show · as Mrs Cookson

    The New Avengers
    The New Avengers (1976)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show · as Lady with Dog

    Two's Company
    Two's Company (1975)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Mrs. Hiller

    The Secret Agent
    The Secret Agent (1975)

    as Lady Dorothy

    Only a Scream Away
    Only a Scream Away (1974)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Liza Meredith

    The Black Windmill
    The Black Windmill (1974)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Miss Monley

    Thriller
    Thriller (1973)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Liza Meredith

    Father Dear Father
    Father Dear Father (1973)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Mother

    Late Night Theatre
    Late Night Theatre (1972)

    TV show · as Ellen

    1960s

    14 titles · average score 71
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

    TV show · as Lily / Miss Atkins

    Father, Dear Father
    Father, Dear Father (1968)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Patrick's Mother

    BBC Play of the Month
    BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    GoodWatch score 61

    TV show · as Countess Mortimer

    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

    TV show · as Mrs. Donald

    Gideon's Way
    Gideon's Way (1965)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Mrs. Coles

    Out of the Unknown
    Out of the Unknown (1965)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Mrs. Fane

    The Eyes of Annie Jones
    The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Aunt Helen Demarest

    Sergeant Cork
    Sergeant Cork (1963)

    TV show · as Mrs. Maud Marriott

    The Avengers
    The Avengers (1961)
    GoodWatch score 83

    TV show · as Harriet

    Greyfriars Bobby
    Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
    GoodWatch score 86

    as First Lady

    The Naked Edge
    The Naked Edge (1961)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Victoria Hicks

    Maigret
    Maigret (1960)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show

    1950s

    14 titles · average score 65
    Alive and Kicking
    Alive and Kicking (1959)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Matron

    No Hiding Place
    No Hiding Place (1959)

    TV show

    International Detective
    International Detective (1959)

    TV show · as Grand Duchess Marowska / Mrs. Livingstone

    Libel
    Libel (1959)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Miss Sykes

    Loser Takes All
    Loser Takes All (1956)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Bird's Nest

    Armchair Theatre
    Armchair Theatre (1956)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show · as Mrs. Drummond

    The Millionaire
    The Millionaire (1955)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show · as Mrs. Vinton

    Stolen Assignment
    Stolen Assignment (1955)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Ida Garnett

    The End of the Affair
    The End of the Affair (1955)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Miss Palmer

    Cry, the Beloved Country
    Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Margaret Jarvis

    Happy Go Lovely
    Happy Go Lovely (1951)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Bruno's Secretary

    The Astonished Heart
    The Astonished Heart (1950)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Susan Birch

    1940s

    7 titles · average score 72
    The Chiltern Hundreds
    The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)

    as Lady Caroline

    London Belongs to Me
    London Belongs to Me (1948)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Mrs Vizzard

    The October Man
    The October Man (1947)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Mrs. Vinton

    Brief Encounter
    Brief Encounter (1945)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Myrtle Bagot

    Blithe Spirit
    Blithe Spirit (1945)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Violet Bradman

    The Way to the Stars
    The Way to the Stars (1945)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Miss Winterton

    In Which We Serve
    In Which We Serve (1942)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Mrs. Hardy / Kath