Portrait of Pearl Bailey

Acting

Pearl Bailey

Career

Active from 1954 to 1989, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Pearl Bailey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    1.7, average 4.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Satan Claus
Satan Claus (2010)

as Animal

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 56
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mother

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale (1985)

as Martha Dermody

The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding (1982)

as Bernice Sadie Brown

Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons (1982)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show ยท as Lulu Baker

The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

as Big Mama (voice)

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 53
The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Millie Washington

Norman... Is That You?
Norman... Is That You? (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

as Beatrice Chambers

Tubby the Tuba
Tubby the Tuba (1975)

as Mrs. Elephant (voice)

The Landlord
The Landlord (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Marge

1960s

1 title ยท average score 55
All the Fine Young Cannibals
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ruby

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maria

St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Aunt Hagar

That Certain Feeling
That Certain Feeling (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gussie

Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Frankie

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 51
Isn't It Romantic?
Isn't It Romantic? (1948)

as Addie

Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pearl Bailey