Portrait of Jean Arthur

Acting

Jean Arthur

Career

Active from 1923 to 1984, with a break from 1967 to 1983, busiest in 1926 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
79
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Easy Living
Easy Living
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 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
Jean Arthur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Golden Age Hollywood 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Classic Whodunit 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 67
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

as (archive footage)

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

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title
The Jean Arthur Show
The Jean Arthur Show (1966)

TV show

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 80
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Julie Blane

Shane
Shane (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

as Marian Starrett

Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 68
A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost

The Impatient Years
The Impatient Years (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

as Janie Anderson

The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Constance Milligan

A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Molly J. Truesdale

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 83

as Nora Shelley

The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mary Jones

Arizona
Arizona (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Phoebe Titus

Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Vicky Lowndes

1930s

32 titles ยท average score 69
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Clarissa Saunders

Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bonnie Lee

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Alice Sycamore

History Is Made at Night
History Is Made at Night (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

as Irene Vail

Easy Living
Easy Living (1937)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mary Smith

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Babe Bennett

The Plainsman
The Plainsman (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

as Calamity Jane

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Paula Bradford

More Than a Secretary
More Than a Secretary (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as Carol Baldwin

If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joan Hawthorne

The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark

Virtuous Husband
Virtuous Husband (1931)

as Barbara Olwell

1920s

47 titles ยท average score 63
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lia Eltham

The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
GoodWatch score 52

as Janie Barry

Half Way to Heaven
Half Way to Heaven (1929)

as Greta Nelson

Warming Up
Warming Up (1928)

as Mary Post

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1928)

as Mary

Bigger and Better Blondes
Bigger and Better Blondes (1927)

as Ramona

Twisted Triggers
Twisted Triggers (1926)

as Ruth Regan

The Block Signal
The Block Signal (1926)

as Grace Ryan

The Fighting Cheat
The Fighting Cheat (1926)

as Ruth Wells

The College Boob
The College Boob (1926)

as Angela Boothby

The Drug Store Cowboy
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925)

as Jean

Thundering Romance
Thundering Romance (1924)

as Mary Watkins