Portrait of Nancy Marchand

Acting

Nancy Marchand

Career

Active from 1950 to 1995, with a break from 1954 to 1968, busiest in 1977 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nancy Marchand Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 62
The Sopranos
The Sopranos (1999)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Livia Soprano / Livia Soprano (archive footage)

Dear God
Dear God (1996)
GoodWatch score 30

as Judge Kits Van Heynigan

Sabrina
Sabrina (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

as Maude Larrabee

Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Madame Abbesse

Reckless
Reckless (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Grandmother

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Lorraine Freeman

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings (1992)

as The Grandmother

Brain Donors
Brain Donors (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lillian Oglethorpe

Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as Headmistress (uncredited)

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mrs. Barbara Ryder

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 63
Coach
Coach (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Merlene Watkins

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mayor

From the Hip
From the Hip (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

as Roberta Winnaker

Spearfield's Daughter
Spearfield's Daughter (1986)

as Claudine Roux

North and South
North and South (1985)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Dorothea Dix

Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Burrage

Night Court
Night Court (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Louise Cahill

Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lucilla Drake

Cheers
Cheers (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Hester Crane

Killjoy
Killjoy (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Martha Trenton

Once Upon a Family
Once Upon a Family (1980)

as Mrs. Demerjian

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 65
Willa
Willa (1979)

as Mrs. Stanch

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Margaret Pynchon

Lovers and Friends
Lovers and Friends (1977)

TV show

Soldier's Home
Soldier's Home (1977)

as Mrs. Krebs

The Adams Chronicles
The Adams Chronicles (1976)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mrs. Smith

Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill (1975)

TV show ยท as Mary Lassiter

After the Fall
After the Fall (1974)

as Rose, Quentin's Mother

A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet (1974)

as Nora Melody

Rx for the Defense
Rx for the Defense (1973)

as Laura Masters

Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel (1972)

as Madame Elizabeth

The Hospital
The Hospital (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Christie

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

as Nurse Oxford

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Miller

Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

Ladybug Ladybug
Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Andrews

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Rhoda Banter / Mrs. Crile

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 74
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Esther Lindall

Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Queen

The Bachelor Party
The Bachelor Party (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Sister-in-law [Julie]

Mayerling
Mayerling (1957)

as Princess Stephanie

The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Marty
Marty (1953)
GoodWatch score 79

as Clara

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1953)

TV show

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Auntie

Little Women: Meg's Story
Little Women: Meg's Story (1950)

as Jo March

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Joan / Phyllis

Little Women: Jo's Story
Little Women: Jo's Story (1950)

as Jo March

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Eleanor / Miss Marmon

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Clara

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Abby Bainbridge / Mary Hillyer