Portrait of Madge Kennedy

Acting

Madge Kennedy

Career

Active from 1917 to 1959, with a break from 1926 to 1951, busiest in 1918 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Marrying Kind
The Marrying Kind
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 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
Madge Kennedy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Era Romance 3
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 61
Marathon Man
Marathon Man (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lady in Bank

The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Johnson

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Mimi

The Baby Maker
The Baby Maker (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tish's Grandmother

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 66
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. Laydon

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)

as Mrs. Flagler

CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV show ยท as Mrs Flagler

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Mrs. MacFarlane

Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Miss Manners (uncredited)

The Tall Man
The Tall Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 69
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Mrs. Finlay (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show

Plunderers of Painted Flats
Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)

as Mary East

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

as Grace Havens

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Martha Bronson

The Catered Affair
The Catered Affair (1956)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mrs. Halloran

Three Bad Sisters
Three Bad Sisters (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Martha Craig

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Mrs. Baldwin / Laura Crabtree

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Studio 57
Studio 57 (1954)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Marrying Kind
The Marrying Kind (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

as Judge Anne B. Carroll

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Ma Glover

1920s

12 titles
Bad Company
Bad Company (1925)

as Gloria Waring

Scandal Street
Scandal Street (1925)

as Sheila Kane

Lying Wives
Lying Wives (1925)

as Margery Burkley

Three Miles Out
Three Miles Out (1924)

as Molly Townsend

The Purple Highway
The Purple Highway (1923)

as April Blair

Oh Mary Be Careful
Oh Mary Be Careful (1921)

as Mary Meacham

The Girl with the Jazz Heart
The Girl with the Jazz Heart (1921)

as Kittie Swasher / Miriam Smith

The Highest Bidder
The Highest Bidder (1921)

as Sally Raeburn

Dollars and Sense
Dollars and Sense (1920)

as Hazel Farron

Help Yourself
Help Yourself (1920)

as Emily Ray

The Blooming Angel
The Blooming Angel (1920)

as Floss

The Truth
The Truth (1920)

as Becky Warder

1910s

14 titles
Day Dreams
Day Dreams (1919)

as Primrose

Strictly Confidential
Strictly Confidential (1919)

as Fanny O'Gorman

Leave It to Susan
Leave It to Susan (1919)

as Susan Burbridge

Through the Wrong Door
Through the Wrong Door (1919)

as Isabel Carter

The Danger Game
The Danger Game (1918)

as Clytie Rogers

The Kingdom of Youth
The Kingdom of Youth (1918)

as Ruth Betts

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand (1918)

as Joan of Arc

A Perfect Lady
A Perfect Lady (1918)

as Lucille Le Jambon / Lucy Higgins

The Fair Pretender
The Fair Pretender (1918)

as Sylvia Maynard

Friend Husband
Friend Husband (1918)

as Dorothy Dean

Our Little Wife
Our Little Wife (1918)

as Dodo Warren

Nearly Married
Nearly Married (1917)

as Betty Griffon