Portrait of Kay Francis

Acting

Kay Francis

Career

Active from 1929 to 1999, with a break from 1947 to 1998, busiest in 1930 and 1931 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for In Name Only
In Name Only
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kay Francis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • 1930s 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Melodrama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)

as (archive footage)

1950s

2 titles
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Alice

Prudential Family Playhouse
Prudential Family Playhouse (1950)

TV show

1940s

13 titles · average score 58
Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted (1946)

as Carole Raymond

Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sheila Seymour

Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kay Francis

Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Marjorie Scott

Between Us Girls
Between Us Girls (1942)

as Christine 'Chris' Bishop

The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nellie Woods

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Donna Lucia

Play Girl
Play Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

as Grace Herbert

The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)

as Adrienne Scott

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Julie King

It's a Date
It's a Date (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Georgia Drake

Little Men
Little Men (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as Josephine "Jo" Bhaer

1930s

51 titles · average score 58
In Name Only
In Name Only (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Maida Walker

King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Carole Nelson

Another Dawn
Another Dawn (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

as Julia Ashton Wister

I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parish (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Stella Parish

British Agent
British Agent (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

as Elena Moura

Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

as Liane Renaud

Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mariette

Man Wanted
Man Wanted (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lois Ames

One Way Passage
One Way Passage (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joan Ames

Jewel Robbery
Jewel Robbery (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

as Baroness Teri Hohenfels

Girls About Town
Girls About Town (1931)
GoodWatch score 67

as Wanda Howard

Passion Flower
Passion Flower (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dulce Morado

1920s

5 titles · average score 67
Gentlemen of the Press
Gentlemen of the Press (1929)

as Myra May

Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Zara Flynn

The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground (1929)

as Lady Wrench

Illusion
Illusion (1929)

as Zelda Paxton

The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Penelope