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Portrait of Joy Shelton

Acting

Joy Shelton

Career

Active from 1945 to 1981, with a break from 1955 to 1980, busiest in 1948 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Emergency Call
Emergency Call
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joy Shelton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic British Mystery 3
  • Intriguing Plot 3
  • Murder Investigation 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 78
The Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Miss Borden

1980s

1 title
Roots
Roots (1981)

TV show · as Nettie Solomons

1970s

1 title
Helen: A Woman of Today
Helen: A Woman of Today (1973)

TV show

1960s

6 titles · average score 69
Sanctuary
Sanctuary (1967)

TV show

The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Miss Noble

H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs Crawford

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Second Lady

Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as 2nd Lady Guest

No Kidding
No Kidding (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Rockbottom

1950s

7 titles · average score 56
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Impulse
Impulse (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Elizabeth Curtis

Park Plaza 605
Park Plaza 605 (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pixie Everard

Emergency Call
Emergency Call (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

as Laura Bishop

My Wife Jacqueline
My Wife Jacqueline (1952)

TV show · as Jacqueline

A Case For P.C. 49
A Case For P.C. 49 (1951)

as Joan Carr

Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner (1950)

as Vera Lamb

1940s

7 titles · average score 56
No Room at the Inn
No Room at the Inn (1948)

as Judith Drave

Designing Women
Designing Women (1948)

as Anna

Uneasy Terms
Uneasy Terms (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Effie

Send for Paul Temple
Send for Paul Temple (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Steve Trent

Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tillie Colter

Bees in Paradise
Bees in Paradise (1944)

as Almura

Millions Like Us
Millions Like Us (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Phyllis Crowson