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Portrait of Virginia O'Brien

Acting

Virginia O'Brien

Titles
21movies
Career

Active from 1941 to 1947, busiest in 1942 and 1946 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Virginia O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.6
  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.0
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Showbiz Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
RoleAnyActing18Appearances3
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s161950s11970s1
GenreAnyComedy17Romance10Music7Family2Fantasy2Western1Mystery1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

1 title · average score 54
GoodWatch54
Gus

as Reporter

1950s

1 title · average score 52

1940s

16 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch68
The Harvey Girls

as Alma from Ohio

GoodWatch78
Till the Clouds Roll By

as Ellie May Shipley / Virginia O'Brien

GoodWatch55
The Great Morgan

as Film Character (archive footage)

GoodWatch64
Ziegfeld Follies

as Virginia O'Brien (segment "Here's to the Ladies")

GoodWatch45
Meet the People

as 'Woodpecker' Peg

GoodWatch60
Thousands Cheer

as Virginia O’Brien

GoodWatch55
Ship Ahoy

as Fran Evans

All 16 titles from the 1940s