Portrait of Kate Bruce

Acting

Kate Bruce

Career

Active from 1908 to 1955, with a break from 1930 to 1944, busiest in 1910 with 29 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Way Down East
Way Down East
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kate Bruce Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.8, average 3.7
  • Dark Humor
    1.1, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 22
  • Silent Film 12
  • Melodrama 10
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Historical Drama 9
  • Silent Era 7
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Silent Film Era 6
  • Tragic Romance 4
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Simple Narrative 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

165
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Film Fun
Film Fun (1955)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

1 title
Make Mine Memories
Make Mine Memories (1945)

as Blanche

1930s

1 title · average score 63
The Struggle
The Struggle (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

as Granny

1920s

15 titles · average score 76
The Flying Fool
The Flying Fool (1929)

as Mrs. Riley - Pat's Mother

Ragtime
Ragtime (1927)

as Mrs. Mason

A Bowery Cinderella
A Bowery Cinderella (1927)

as Bridget Denahy

Are Brunettes Safe?
Are Brunettes Safe? (1927)

as Bud's Mother

I Want My Man
I Want My Man (1925)

as Mrs. Eyre

His Darker Self
His Darker Self (1924)

as Claude's Mother

The City of Silent Men
The City of Silent Men (1921)

as Mrs. Montgomery

Experience
Experience (1921)

as Mother

Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sister Geneviève (uncredited)

Way Down East
Way Down East (1920)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mother Bartlett

The Idol Dancer
The Idol Dancer (1920)

as Mrs. Blythe

Mary Ellen Comes to Town
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)

as Mary Ellen's mother

1910s

123 titles · average score 58
Civilization
Civilization (1916)
GoodWatch score 55

as A Mother

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)

as The Mother

The Sunbeam
The Sunbeam (1912)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sunbeam's Mamma

Lena and the Geese
Lena and the Geese (1912)

as Gretchen

A Terrible Discovery
A Terrible Discovery (1911)

as The Housekeeper

Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood (1911)

as The Old Soldier's Wife

The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy (1911)

as Pepita's Mother

What the Daisy Said
What the Daisy Said (1910)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Spinster (uncredited)

The Englishman and the Girl
The Englishman and the Girl (1910)

as Mrs. Thayer

A Child of the Ghetto
A Child of the Ghetto (1910)

as Ruth's Mother

An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid (1910)
GoodWatch score 51

as The Farmer's Wife

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1910)
GoodWatch score 51

as Confederate Mother

1900s

24 titles · average score 52
To Save Her Soul
To Save Her Soul (1909)

as The Housekeeper

The Redman's View
The Redman's View (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

as Indian

What's Your Hurry?
What's Your Hurry? (1909)

as Mary's Mother

The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor (1909)
GoodWatch score 62

as Poor Mother

His Duty
His Duty (1909)

as The Sons' Mother

The Broken Locket
The Broken Locket (1909)

as Ruth's Mother

Wanted, a Child
Wanted, a Child (1909)

as The Mother

They Would Elope
They Would Elope (1909)

as The Mother

A Trap for Santa Claus
A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

as Aunt's Home's Housekeeper (uncredited)

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)

as The Mother

The Mountaineer's Honor
The Mountaineer's Honor (1909)

as The Mountain Girl's Mother

The Light That Came
The Light That Came (1909)

as The Girls' Mother