Portrait of Inga Swenson

Acting

Inga Swenson

Career

Active from 1958 to 1989, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Inga Swenson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7
  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      27
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1980s

      7 titles ยท average score 62
      Doctor Doctor
      Doctor Doctor (1989)
      GoodWatch score 54

      TV show

      Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
      Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987)

      TV show ยท as Marilyn

      Bay Coven
      Bay Coven (1987)
      GoodWatch score 35

      as Matty Kline

      The Golden Girls
      The Golden Girls (1985)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show ยท as Holly

      North and South
      North and South (1985)
      GoodWatch score 80

      TV show ยท as Maude Hazard

      Newhart
      Newhart (1982)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show ยท as Madelyn Stone

      The Mountain Men
      The Mountain Men (1980)
      GoodWatch score 41

      as White Singer at the Mountain Men Gathering. (uncredited)

      1970s

      12 titles ยท average score 55
      Benson
      Benson (1979)
      GoodWatch score 47

      TV show ยท as Gretchen Kraus

      Vega$
      Vega$ (1978)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show

      The Betsy
      The Betsy (1978)
      GoodWatch score 28

      as Mrs. Craddock

      Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
      Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)

      as Nora Bayes

      Soap
      Soap (1977)
      GoodWatch score 84

      TV show ยท as Ingrid Svenson

      ABC Weekend Specials
      ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show

      Testimony of Two Men
      Testimony of Two Men (1977)

      TV show ยท as Amelia Foster

      Lipstick
      Lipstick (1976)
      GoodWatch score 31

      as Sister Monica

      Griff
      Griff (1973)

      TV show ยท as Katherine McAfee

      ABC Afterschool Special
      ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
      GoodWatch score 68

      TV show ยท as Mrs. Marston

      The Rookies
      The Rookies (1972)
      GoodWatch score 46

      TV show

      Earth II
      Earth II (1971)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Ilyana Kovalefskii

      1960s

      6 titles ยท average score 75
      Androcles and the Lion
      Androcles and the Lion (1967)

      as Lavinia

      CBS Playhouse
      CBS Playhouse (1966)

      TV show ยท as Kate

      The Miracle Worker
      The Miracle Worker (1962)
      GoodWatch score 85

      as Kate Keller

      Advise & Consent
      Advise & Consent (1962)
      GoodWatch score 78

      as Ellen Anderson

      Dr. Kildare
      Dr. Kildare (1961)
      GoodWatch score 63

      TV show ยท as Paula Waller

      Victoria Regina
      Victoria Regina (1961)

      as Lady Jane

      1950s

      2 titles ยท average score 84
      Heart of Darkness
      Heart of Darkness (1958)

      as Maria

      Hallmark Hall of Fame
      Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
      GoodWatch score 84

      TV show ยท as Lady Jane