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Acting

Betty Lynn

Career

Active from 1948 to 2021, with a break from 1961 to 2020, busiest in 1951 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Betty Lynn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.2
  • Uncanny
    0.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Mayberry Effect
The Mayberry Effect (2021)

as Betty Lynn

1990s

2 titles · average score 48
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Shades of L.A.
Shades of L.A. (1990)

TV show

1980s

2 titles · average score 60
Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Sarah

Return to Mayberry
Return to Mayberry (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

as Thelma Lou

1970s

3 titles · average score 82
Gibbsville
Gibbsville (1976)

TV show · as Leora Kanzler

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Bridget

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)

as Lottie Ladare

1960s

6 titles · average score 62
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Nurse Kearny

Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Miss Lee

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Thelma Lou

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge (1960)

as Viola Slaughter

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Janice Dawson / Lois Bradley

National Velvet
National Velvet (1960)

TV show

1950s

20 titles · average score 64
Lawman
Lawman (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Bronco
Bronco (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Alice Fenton / Sarah Sears

M Squad
M Squad (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Susan Baines

Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Anne MacGregor

Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward (1956)
GoodWatch score 48

as Claire

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Viola Slaughter / Lottie Ladare

Where's Raymond?
Where's Raymond? (1953)

TV show · as June Wallace

Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Martha Ramsey

Take Care of My Little Girl
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
GoodWatch score 39

as Marge Colby

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Deborah Lancaster

1940s

5 titles · average score 68
Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Connie Cooper

Mother Is a Freshman
Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
GoodWatch score 76

as Susan Abbott

June Bride
June Bride (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

as Barbara 'Boo' Brinker

Apartment for Peggy
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Wife

Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty (1948)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ginger