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Acting

Kathryn Givney

Career

Active from 1931 to 1970, with a break from 1932 to 1942, busiest in 1951 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kathryn Givney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    43
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    2 titles · average score 67
    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Rhoda Dabney

    Prudence and the Chief
    Prudence and the Chief (1970)

    as Letitia MacKenzie

    1960s

    10 titles · average score 65
    Once You Kiss a Stranger...
    Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Margaret Granger, Diana's Aunt

    The F.B.I.
    The F.B.I. (1965)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Evelyn Raymond

    The Virginian
    The Virginian (1962)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Caroline Prescott

    That Touch of Mink
    That Touch of Mink (1962)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Mrs. Haskell

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Elena von Hartrott

    Hazel
    Hazel (1961)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Miss Warren / Mrs. Fillmore

    My Three Sons
    My Three Sons (1960)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Grandma Collins

    Surfside 6
    Surfside 6 (1960)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Mrs. Wellman

    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong (1960)

    TV show · as Mrs. Dalman

    From the Terrace
    From the Terrace (1960)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Mrs. St. John

    1950s

    26 titles · average score 61
    Hawaiian Eye
    Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Diane Calloway

    A Certain Smile
    A Certain Smile (1958)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Madame Griot

    The Donna Reed Show
    The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    GoodWatch score 46

    TV show · as Mrs. Allison

    77 Sunset Strip
    77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Lucy Carmichael

    Perry Mason
    Perry Mason (1957)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Matilda Benson / Amelia Harkens

    Congo Crossing
    Congo Crossing (1956)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Amelia Abbott

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    GoodWatch score 85

    TV show · as Mrs. Princey / Mrs. Colton

    The Ford Television Theatre
    The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Deborah Ledyard

    Lightning Strikes Twice
    Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Myra Nolan

    Too Young to Kiss
    Too Young to Kiss (1951)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Miss Benson

    Double Crossbones
    Double Crossbones (1951)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Lady Montrose

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Mrs. Victoria Masterson

    1940s

    3 titles · average score 65
    My Friend Irma
    My Friend Irma (1949)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Mrs. Rhinelander

    Isn't It Romantic?
    Isn't It Romantic? (1948)

    as Clarisse Thayer

    My Wife's an Angel
    My Wife's an Angel (1943)

    as Minerva

    1930s

    2 titles · average score 70
    Lover Come Back
    Lover Come Back (1931)

    as Mrs. March

    Follow Thru
    Follow Thru (1930)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Mrs. Bascomb