Portrait of Paulette Goddard

Acting

Paulette Goddard

Career

Active from 1929 to 1964, busiest in 1941 and 1947 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Modern Times
Modern Times
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paulette Goddard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Romance 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Suspenseful Atmosphere 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (2023)

TV show

2010s

1 title
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

as actress in 'The Ghost Breakers' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

1 title · average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

1 title · average score 72
The Female Instinct
The Female Instinct (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Norma Treat

1960s

2 titles · average score 54
Time of Indifference
Time of Indifference (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mariagrazia

The Phantom
The Phantom (1961)

as Mrs. Harris

1950s

10 titles · average score 56
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mme. Victorine Reynard

The Unholy Four
The Unholy Four (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

as Angie

Charge of the Lancers
Charge of the Lancers (1954)

as Tanya

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show

Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Sylvia Fowler

Paris Model
Paris Model (1953)

as Betty Barnes

Vice Squad
Vice Squad (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mona Ross

Sins of Jezebel
Sins of Jezebel (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jezebel

Babes in Bagdad
Babes in Bagdad (1952)

as Kyra

The Torch
The Torch (1950)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mariá Dolores Peñafiel

1940s

26 titles · average score 64
On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way (1948)
GoodWatch score 34

as Martha Pease

Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Abby

The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Célestine

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lt. Joan O'Doul

Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Loxi Claiborne

The Forest Rangers
The Forest Rangers (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Celia Huston Stuart

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Anita Shaughnessy

Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Molly McCorkle

Second Chorus
Second Chorus (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ellen Miller

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Hannah

The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mary Carter

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Louvette Corbeau

1930s

19 titles · average score 70
The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Joyce Norman

The Women
The Women (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Miriam Aarons

Dramatic School
Dramatic School (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nana

The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Leslie Saunders

Modern Times
Modern Times (1936)
GoodWatch score 91

as A Gamin

The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gypsy Vagabond

The Bowery
The Bowery (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Blonde (uncredited)

Girl Grief
Girl Grief (1932)

as Student

Show Business
Show Business (1932)

as Blonde Train Passenger (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Palmy Days
Palmy Days (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

City Streets
City Streets (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1920s

2 titles · average score 57
Berth Marks
Berth Marks (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

The Locked Door
The Locked Door (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

as Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)