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Acting

Jessie Matthews

Career

Active from 1931 to 1980, with a break from 1959 to 1976, busiest in 1933 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jessie Matthews Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    0.9, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.0, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted Entertainment 3
  • Romantic Farce 2
  • Classic Musical 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Classic Musical Romance 2
  • Feel-Good Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 65
40 Minutes
40 Minutes (1981)

TV show

Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hazel

1970s

7 titles · average score 63
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Hazel

The Winter Ladies
The Winter Ladies (1979)

as Lady Bluett

Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Aunt Bessie Merryman

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
GoodWatch score 23

as Mrs. Tinsdale

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
GoodWatch score 87

as Aunt Bessie Merryman

Nanny's Boy
Nanny's Boy (1977)

as Nanny Webster

Jubilee 1977
Jubilee 1977 (1977)

TV show · as Nancy Webster

1960s

1 title
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Lady Bluett

1950s

1 title · average score 81
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Anne

1940s

3 titles · average score 65
Candles at Nine
Candles at Nine (1944)

as Dorothea Capper, the Heiress

Victory Wedding
Victory Wedding (1944)

as Narrator

Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mildred Trimble

1930s

14 titles · average score 61
Sailing Along
Sailing Along (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kay Martin

Climbing High
Climbing High (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Diana Castle

Gangway
Gangway (1937)

as Pat Wayne

It's Love Again
It's Love Again (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Elaine Bradford / Mrs. Smythe-Smythe

First a Girl
First a Girl (1935)
GoodWatch score 72

as Elizabeth

Waltzes from Vienna
Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
GoodWatch score 41

as Resi Ebezeder

Evergreen
Evergreen (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Harriet Green

Friday the Thirteenth
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

as Millie

The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto (1933)

as Leslie Farrar

The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

as Susie Dean

There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Annette Marquand

Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (1931)

as Tommy Tucker

1920s

1 title
The Beloved Vagabond
The Beloved Vagabond (1923)

as Pan