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Portrait of Nancy Carroll

Acting

Nancy Carroll

Career

Active from 1927 to 1949, with a break from 1939 to 1948, busiest in 1928 and 1929 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nancy Carroll Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Murder Investigation 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Early Talkie 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Going My Way
Going My Way (1962)

TV show

1950s

1 title · average score 69
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Bernice Hacker

1940s

1 title
The Aldrich Family
The Aldrich Family (1949)

TV show · as Alice Aldrich

1930s

25 titles · average score 60
I'll Love You Always
I'll Love You Always (1935)

as Nora Clegg

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sally Marsh

The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maria Held

Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

as Madelaine McGonagle

The Woman Accused
The Woman Accused (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

as Glenda O'Brien

Wayward
Wayward (1932)

as Daisy Frost

Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby (1932)
GoodWatch score 74

as Fraulein Elsa

Hot Saturday
Hot Saturday (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ruth Brock

Scarlet Dawn
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tanyusha Krasnoff

Laughter
Laughter (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as Peggy Gibson

The Devil's Holiday
The Devil's Holiday (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

as Hallie Hobart

Follow Thru
Follow Thru (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lora Moore

1920s

13 titles · average score 62
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bonny Lee King

The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)

as Gert

The Sin Sister
The Sin Sister (1929)

as Pearl

Sweetie
Sweetie (1929)

as Barbara Pell

Close Harmony
Close Harmony (1929)

as Marjorie Merwin

Illusion
Illusion (1929)

as Claire Jernigan

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1928)

as Daisy Heath

Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose (1928)

as Rosemary Murphy

Manhattan Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail (1928)

as Babs Clark

Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go (1928)

as Barbara Quayle

The Water Hole
The Water Hole (1928)

as Judith Endicott

Chicken à la King
Chicken à la King (1928)

as Maisie Devoe