Portrait of Joan Rivers

Acting

Joan Rivers

Career

Active from 1971 to 2012, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Electric Company
The Electric Company
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Rivers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.1, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    1.8, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Biographical 2
  • Sharp Social Commentary 2
  • Lighthearted 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

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 58
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)
GoodWatch score 44

as Grandma Doyle

Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Joan Rivers

Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013)

Executive Producer

Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me
Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

Tower Heist
Tower Heist (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

Thanks

The Smurfs
The Smurfs (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

as Party Guest

Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Self / Anka

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

as Joan Rivers

2000s

18 titles ยท average score 57
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
GoodWatch score 28

TV show ยท as Dot Matrix (voice)

An Audience with Joan Rivers
An Audience with Joan Rivers (2006)

Writer

Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug
Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug (2006)

Writer

Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium
Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium (2005)

Writer

Live at the Apollo
Live at the Apollo (2004)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Self

Shrek 2
Shrek 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

as Joan Rivers (voice)

Dave the Barbarian
Dave the Barbarian (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Queen Zonthara (voice) / Ghost Mom (voice)

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Joan Rivers / Self

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)

TV show

Less than Perfect
Less than Perfect (2002)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Louise

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Joan Rivers

Intern
Intern (2000)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dolly Bellows

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 57
Goosed
Goosed (1999)
GoodWatch score 26

as Blanche

Arthur
Arthur (1996)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Bubby (voice)

Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan (1996)
GoodWatch score 39

TV show ยท as Edie

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Joan (voice)

Napoleon
Napoleon (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mother Penguin (voice)

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (1994)

as Joan Rivers

Serial Mom
Serial Mom (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London (1992)

Writer

Lady Boss
Lady Boss (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Bibi Grant

Public Enemy #2
Public Enemy #2 (1991)

as Joan Rivers

How to Murder a Millionaire
How to Murder a Millionaire (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

as Irma

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 62
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Annie Dubinsky (voice)

Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

as Julie (voice) (uncredited)

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)

as Joan Rivers

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

Spaceballs
Spaceballs (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dot Matrix (voice)

Les Patterson Saves the World
Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
GoodWatch score 46

as President Rivers (uncredited)

WrestleMania II
WrestleMania II (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ring Announcer

An Audience with Joan Rivers
An Audience with Joan Rivers (1984)

Writer

The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Perfume Saleswoman

Lily: Sold Out
Lily: Sold Out (1981)

as Joan Rivers

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic (1980)

TV show

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 56
Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test (1978)
GoodWatch score 21

as Second Nurse

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Allison Newman

The Girl Most Likely To...
The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Teleplay

Needles and Pins
Needles and Pins (1973)

TV show

The Electric Company
The Electric Company (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Letterman Narrator (voice)

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 61
The Jim Nabors Hour
The Jim Nabors Hour (1969)

TV show

Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Joan Reynolds

The Swimmer
The Swimmer (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

as Joan

Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Meredith Dunston

1950s

1 title
Mister Universe
Mister Universe (1951)

as Teenage Girl in Audience