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Portrait of Margaret Sullavan

Acting

Margaret Sullavan

Career

Active from 1933 to 1950, busiest in 1938 and 1941 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Margaret Sullavan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Conflict 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Bleak Outlook 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles · average score 65
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

No Sad Songs for Me
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mary Scott

1940s

7 titles · average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Janet Layton Willson

Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lieutenant Smith

Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ray Smith

Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jane Alexander

So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ruth Holland

The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Klara Novak

The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Freya Roth

1930s

9 titles · average score 72
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Daisy Heath

Three Comrades
Three Comrades (1938)
GoodWatch score 84

as Patricia Hollmann

The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Judy Linden

Next Time We Love
Next Time We Love (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as Cicely Hunt Tyler

The Moon's Our Home
The Moon's Our Home (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

as Cherry Chester / Sarah Brown

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1935)
GoodWatch score 82

as Luisa

So Red the Rose
So Red the Rose (1935)
GoodWatch score 70

as Valette Bedford

Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lammchen

Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mary Lane