Portrait of Googie Withers

Acting

Googie Withers

Career

Active from 1935 to 1996, with a break from 1957 to 1971, busiest in 1936 and 1939 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dead of Night
Dead of Night
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Googie Withers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Victorian Era 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Ethical Dilemmas 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles Β· average score 77
Shine
Shine (1996)
GoodWatch score 83

as Katharine Susannah Prichard

Country Life
Country Life (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hannah

1980s

7 titles Β· average score 61
Ending Up
Ending Up (1989)

as Marigold

Melba
Melba (1988)

TV show Β· as Lady Armstrong

Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs Allen

Time After Time
Time After Time (1986)

as Leda Klein

Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Pusey

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)

as Interviewee

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Leda Klein

1970s

2 titles
Within These Walls
Within These Walls (1974)

TV show Β· as Faye Boswell

Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge (1972)

as Muriel

1960s

1 title
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show Β· as Muriel Stokes

1950s

8 titles Β· average score 69
Port of Escape
Port of Escape (1956)

as Anne Stirling

Devil on Horseback
Devil on Horseback (1954)

as Mrs. Cadell

Derby Day
Derby Day (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as Betty Molloy

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sitter in Bath Studio

White Corridors
White Corridors (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Sophie Dean

Lady Godiva Rides Again
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Susan Foster (actress in clip, "The Shadow of the Orient") (uncredited)

Night and the City
Night and the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Helen Nosseross

Traveller's Joy
Traveller's Joy (1950)

as Bumble Pelham

1940s

12 titles Β· average score 67
Once Upon a Dream
Once Upon a Dream (1949)

as Carol Gilbert

Miranda
Miranda (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Clare Martin

It Always Rains on Sunday
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

as Rose Sandigate

The Loves of Joanna Godden
The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Joanna Godden

Pink String and Sealing Wax
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pearl Bond

Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

as Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")

They Came to a City
They Came to a City (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Alice

On Approval
On Approval (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Helen Hale

The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Helène van Leyden

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jo de Vries

Back-Room Boy
Back-Room Boy (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bobbie

Busman's Honeymoon
Busman's Honeymoon (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Polly

1930s

20 titles Β· average score 72
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here (1939)

as Alice Forrest

Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mary Brown

Murder in Soho
Murder in Soho (1939)

as Lola Matthews

Strange Boarders
Strange Boarders (1938)

as Elsie

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

as Blanche

Convict 99
Convict 99 (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lottie

Pearls Bring Tears
Pearls Bring Tears (1937)

as Doreen

Crown v. Stevens
Crown v. Stevens (1936)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ella Levine

Accused
Accused (1936)

as Ninette Duval

The Love Test
The Love Test (1935)

as Minnie

The Girl in the Crowd
The Girl in the Crowd (1935)

as Sally

Her Last Affaire
Her Last Affaire (1935)

as Effie