Portrait of Natalie Wood

Acting

Natalie Wood

Career

Active from 1946 to 1983, busiest in 1955 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

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

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

    1980 · Won

    From Here to Eternity

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · New Star of the Year – Actress

    1957 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role

    1964 · Nominated · 36th Academy Awards

    Love with the Proper Stranger

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role

    1962 · Nominated · 34th Academy Awards

    Splendor in the Grass

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    1956 · Nominated · 28th Academy Awards

    Rebel Without a Cause

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

3

The characters Natalie Wood played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Natalie Wood Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Wholesome 4
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • 1950s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026)

as Debbie Edwards - Age 15 (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010s

1 title · average score 78
Howard
Howard (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

as Maria (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)

as (archive footage)

1980s

4 titles · average score 53
Brainstorm
Brainstorm (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

as Karen Brace

The Last Married Couple in America
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mari Thompson

The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980)

as Eva Ryker / Claire Ryker

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1980)

TV show · as Karen Holmes

1970s

10 titles · average score 60
Meteor
Meteor (1979)
GoodWatch score 29

as Tatiana Donskaya

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Karen Holmes

The Cracker Factory
The Cracker Factory (1979)
GoodWatch score 79

as Cassie Barrett

Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

as Movie Star

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

as Margaret

Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)

TV show · as Margaret

Peeper
Peeper (1975)
GoodWatch score 40

as Ellen Prendergast

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Cruise Ship Passenger (uncredited)

The Affair
The Affair (1973)
GoodWatch score 43

as Courtney Patterson

The Candidate
The Candidate (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Natalie Wood

1960s

12 titles · average score 66
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

as Carol Sanders

This Property Is Condemned
This Property Is Condemned (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alva Starr

Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 44

as Daisy Clover

Penelope
Penelope (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

as Penelope

The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Maggie Dubois

Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Helen Gurley Brown

Love with the Proper Stranger
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

as Angie Rossini

Gypsy
Gypsy (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

as Maria

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Wilma "Deanie" Loomis

All the Fine Young Cannibals
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sarah "Salome" Davis

Cash McCall
Cash McCall (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lory Austen

1950s

35 titles · average score 59
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marjorie Morgenstern

Kings Go Forth
Kings Go Forth (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Monique Blair

Bombers B-52
Bombers B-52 (1957)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lois Brennan

The Searchers
The Searchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 85

as Debbie Edwards

The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Maria-Christina Colton

The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
GoodWatch score 37

as Susan Daniels

A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Elizabeth

Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
GoodWatch score 84

as Judy

The Pride of the Family
The Pride of the Family (1953)

TV show · as Ann Morrison

The Star
The Star (1952)
GoodWatch score 44

as Gretchen

The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)

as Sally Burke

Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment (1950)
GoodWatch score 47

as Nan Hayward

1940s

12 titles · average score 66
The Green Promise
The Green Promise (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Susan Matthews

Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ellen Cooper

Chicken Every Sunday
Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ruth Hefferen

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eufraznee 'Bean' McGill

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Jen Potter

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as Susan Walker

Driftwood
Driftwood (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jenny Hollingsworth

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

as Anna Muir as a Child

Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Margaret Ludwig

The Bride Wore Boots
The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
GoodWatch score 45

as Carol Warren

The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

as Carrie (uncredited)

Happy Land
Happy Land (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Little Girl Dropping Ice Cream Cone (uncredited)