Portrait of Carole Lombard

Acting

Carole Lombard

Career

Active from 1921 to 1957, with a break from 1943 to 1956, busiest in 1928 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Actress in a Leading Role

    1937 ยท Nominated ยท 9th Academy Awards

    My Man Godfrey

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carole Lombard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 6
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Golden Age Hollywood 4
  • Quirky Characters 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Melodrama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Romantic Entanglements 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Nostalgic 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (2023)

TV show

1990s

1 title ยท average score 87
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 87

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

2 titles
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 71
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as archive footage

Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 63
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

as Maria Tura

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ann

Vigil in the Night
Vigil in the Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Anne Lee

They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

as Amy Peters

1930s

36 titles ยท average score 62
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jane Mason

In Name Only
In Name Only (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Julie Eden

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hazel Flagg

Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

as Maggie King

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

as Irene Bullock

The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Princess Olga / Wanda Nash

Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

as Regi Allen

Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lily Garland, formerly Mildred Plotka

The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mary Magiz

Supernatural
Supernatural (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

as Roma Courtney

No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Connie Randall

Up Pops the Devil
Up Pops the Devil (1931)

as Anne Merrick

1920s

39 titles ยท average score 60
The Racketeer
The Racketeer (1929)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rhoda Philbrooke

High Voltage
High Voltage (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

as Billie ("Phyllis")

Big News
Big News (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Margaret Banks

Matchmaking Mamma
Matchmaking Mamma (1929)

as Phyllis

The Campus Carmen
The Campus Carmen (1928)

as Carole

Run, Girl, Run
Run, Girl, Run (1928)

as Norma Nurmi

Show Folks
Show Folks (1928)

as Cleo (as Carol Lombard)

Power
Power (1928)

as Another Dame (as Carol Lombard)

The Swim Princess
The Swim Princess (1928)

as Trudy - the Swim Star

Smith's Pony
Smith's Pony (1927)

as Lillian Saunders

Marriage in Transit
Marriage in Transit (1925)

as Celia Hathaway

A Perfect Crime
A Perfect Crime (1921)

as Griggs' Kid Sister