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Acting

Eileen Way

Career

Active from 1952 to 1992, with a break from 1964 to 1978, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eileen Way Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Showbiz
    0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    62
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    5 titles · average score 68
    The Detectives
    The Detectives (1993)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Old Lady

    Century Falls
    Century Falls (1993)

    TV show · as Alice Harkness

    Sean's Show
    Sean's Show (1992)

    TV show

    Chillers
    Chillers (1990)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Edna

    One Last Chance
    One Last Chance (1990)

    as Aunt Anna

    1980s

    16 titles · average score 65
    Queen of Hearts
    Queen of Hearts (1989)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Mama Sibilla

    Birds of a Feather
    Birds of a Feather (1989)
    GoodWatch score 63

    TV show · as Irene

    Inspector Morse
    Inspector Morse (1987)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show · as Mrs Papas

    Mussolini: The Untold Story
    Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
    GoodWatch score 61

    TV show · as Vendor

    Bad Medicine
    Bad Medicine (1985)
    GoodWatch score 42

    as Sra. Madera, Ramón's Mother

    The Bill
    The Bill (1984)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show

    One by One
    One by One (1984)

    TV show

    Macbeth
    Macbeth (1983)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Second Witch

    By the Sword Divided
    By the Sword Divided (1983)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Minty

    Bergerac
    Bergerac (1981)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Mrs. Edwards

    Sphinx
    Sphinx (1981)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Aida

    Fair Stood the Wind for France
    Fair Stood the Wind for France (1980)

    TV show · as Grandmother

    1970s

    10 titles · average score 77
    Minder
    Minder (1979)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Mrs. Chambers' Mother

    Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
    Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (1979)

    as Karela

    Les Misérables
    Les Misérables (1978)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Lodger

    Secret Army
    Secret Army (1977)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show · as Patient

    Ripping Yarns
    Ripping Yarns (1976)
    GoodWatch score 77

    TV show · as Old woman

    Poldark
    Poldark (1975)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show · as Agatha Poldark

    New Scotland Yard
    New Scotland Yard (1972)

    TV show · as Mrs Esther Gruber

    Upstairs, Downstairs
    Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show · as Madame Francini

    The Onedin Line
    The Onedin Line (1971)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Old Woman

    A Sound from the Sea
    A Sound from the Sea (1970)

    as Woman

    1960s

    18 titles · average score 68
    Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
    Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Old Woman

    The Troubleshooters
    The Troubleshooters (1965)

    TV show · as Mrs. Murtagh / Saroya

    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who (1963)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Karela / Old Mother

    Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
    Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (1963)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Old Mother

    Crane
    Crane (1963)

    TV show

    The Saint
    The Saint (1962)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as The Maid

    Z-Cars
    Z-Cars (1962)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show

    Man of the World
    Man of the World (1962)

    TV show · as Catrina

    Sir Francis Drake
    Sir Francis Drake (1961)

    TV show · as Pastora

    The Singer Not the Song
    The Singer Not the Song (1961)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Fortune teller

    Maigret
    Maigret (1960)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show

    Kidnapped
    Kidnapped (1960)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Jennet Clouston

    1950s

    13 titles · average score 62
    One Step Beyond
    One Step Beyond (1959)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show · as Mrs. Evans

    International Detective
    International Detective (1959)

    TV show · as Mama Carlucci

    The Vikings
    The Vikings (1958)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Kitala

    The Larkins
    The Larkins (1958)

    TV show · as Gypsy

    Hancock's Half Hour
    Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show

    They Who Dare
    They Who Dare (1954)
    GoodWatch score 42

    as Greek Woman

    Monsieur Ripois
    Monsieur Ripois (1954)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Miss Wilson, 1st Landlady (uncredited)

    General Electric Theater
    General Electric Theater (1953)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show · as Old Maid

    Street of Shadows
    Street of Shadows (1953)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Mrs. Thoms

    The Stranger Left No Card
    The Stranger Left No Card (1952)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Secretary

    Venetian Bird
    Venetian Bird (1952)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Woman Detective

    Sunday Night Theatre
    Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
    GoodWatch score 51

    TV show · as Gladys Gibson