Portrait of Alison Skipworth

Acting

Alison Skipworth

Career

Active from 1920 to 1938, busiest in 1935 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alison Skipworth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Vintage Hollywood Charm 2
  • Social Climbing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

48 titles ยท average score 61
Ladies in Distress
Ladies in Distress (1938)

as Josephine Bonney

Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Madame Barabbas

The Casino Murder Case
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

as Priscilla Kinkaid Llewellyn

Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mrs. Pampinelli

The Devil Is a Woman
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Senora Perez

The Captain Hates the Sea
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Yolanda Magruder

The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)

as Aunt Nellie

Tillie and Gus
Tillie and Gus (1933)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tillie Winterbottom

A Lady's Profession
A Lady's Profession (1933)

as Beulah Bonnell

The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs (1933)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mme Rasmussen

He Learned About Women
He Learned About Women (1933)

as Mme. Vivienne Pompadour

Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

as Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni

1920s

2 titles
Handcuffs or Kisses
Handcuffs or Kisses (1921)

as Miss Strodd

39 East
39 East (1920)

as Mrs. de Mailly