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Portrait of Nancy Gates

Acting

Nancy Gates

Career

Active from 1942 to 1960, busiest in 1956 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Comanche Station
Comanche Station
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nancy Gates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Old West Justice 2
  • Tension & Suspense 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 66
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Shifu

1960s

3 titles · average score 84
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)

TV show · as Gloria Brenner / Julie O'Connell

Comanche Station
Comanche Station (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mrs. Lowe

Special for Women
Special for Women (1960)

TV show · as Jacquie Hunter

1950s

37 titles · average score 65
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Claire Armory

Some Came Running
Some Came Running (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Edith Barclay

The Rawhide Trail
The Rawhide Trail (1958)

as Marsha Collins

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Claire Armstrong / Mary Douglas

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Louisa Marriott / Della

World Without End
World Without End (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Garnet

The Brass Legend
The Brass Legend (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

as Linda Gipson

Wetbacks
Wetbacks (1956)

as Sally Parker

Death of a Scoundrel
Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as Stephanie North

The Search for Bridey Murphy
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hazel Bernstein

Masterson of Kansas
Masterson of Kansas (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Amy Merrick

Suddenly
Suddenly (1954)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ellen Benson

1940s

15 titles · average score 63
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949)

as Carol Loomis

Check Your Guns
Check Your Guns (1948)

as Cathy Jordan

Cheyenne Takes Over
Cheyenne Takes Over (1947)

as Fay Wilkins

The Spanish Main
The Spanish Main (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lupita

A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Connie Matthews

Nevada
Nevada (1944)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hattie Ide

The Master Race
The Master Race (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Nina

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Margie Forrester

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

as Julie Grant

Family Feud
Family Feud (1943)

as Nancy

The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Marjorie 'Margie' Forrester

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

as Girl (uncredited)