Portrait of Ann Dvorak

Acting

Ann Dvorak

Career

Active from 1916 to 1951, with a break from 1918 to 1928, busiest in 1934 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scarface
Scarface
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ann Dvorak Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Fast-Paced Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 67
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Vivian Revere Kirkwood (archive footage)

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 61
I Was an American Spy
I Was an American Spy (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Claire 'High Pockets' Phillips

The Secret of Convict Lake
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rachel Schaeffer

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

as Connie Kepplar

The Return of Jesse James
The Return of Jesse James (1950)

as Sue Ellen Younger

A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mary Ashlon

Our Very Own
Our Very Own (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gert Lynch

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 57
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Belle Connors

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Madeleine Forestier

The Long Night
The Long Night (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Charlene

Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (1947)
GoodWatch score 56

as Olive Jensen

Abilene Town
Abilene Town (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

as Rita

The Bachelor's Daughters
The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)

as Terry Wilson

Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry

Masquerade in Mexico
Masquerade in Mexico (1945)

as Helen Grant

Squadron Leader X
Squadron Leader X (1943)

as Barbara Lucas

This Was Paris
This Was Paris (1942)

as Ann Morgan

Girls of the Road
Girls of the Road (1940)

as Kay Warren

Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess (1940)

as Jo

1930s

54 titles ยท average score 60
Blind Alley
Blind Alley (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mary

Racing Lady
Racing Lady (1937)

as Ruth Martin

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Della Street

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jean Morgan

Housewife
Housewife (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nan Reynolds

Side Streets
Side Streets (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Marguerite Gilbert

Heat Lightning
Heat Lightning (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Myra

Scarface
Scarface (1932)
GoodWatch score 85

as Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte

Three on a Match
Three on a Match (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Vivian Revere

Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket (1932)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sally Condon

The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lee Merrick

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

as Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain

1920s

7 titles ยท average score 49
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chorus Girl

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
GoodWatch score 43

as Chorus Girl from Omaha (uncredited)

So This Is College
So This Is College (1929)
GoodWatch score 50

as Student (uncredited)

The Song Writers' Revue
The Song Writers' Revue (1929)

as Member of the Chorus (uncredited)

Devil-May-Care
Devil-May-Care (1929)

as Chorine (uncredited)

The Doll Shop
The Doll Shop (1929)

as Doll

Manhattan Serenade
Manhattan Serenade (1929)

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1910s

2 titles
The Man Hater
The Man Hater (1917)

as Phemie's Sister

Ramona
Ramona (1916)

as Ramona Phail (age 4)