Portrait of Paula Prentiss

Acting

Paula Prentiss

Career

Active from 1960 to 2016, with a break from 1984 to 2015, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The World of Henry Orient
The World of Henry Orient
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paula Prentiss Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Catharsis
    4.1, average 5.1
  • Pathos
    4.5, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Romantic Farce 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Paranoia 2
  • 1970s Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 53
Ida Western Exile
Ida Western Exile (2017)

Thanks

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

as Iris Blum

2000s

1 title
Hard Four
Hard Four (2007)

as Sweet Cherrie

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 50
Mrs. Winterbourne
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nurse Allmeyer (uncredited)

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Carla Martinet

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 55
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Leonora Holt

Packin' It In
Packin' It In (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dianne Webber

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983)

as Lynne Wiley

Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy (1981)
GoodWatch score 60

as Celia Clooney

Saturday the 14th
Saturday the 14th (1981)
GoodWatch score 23

as Mary

The Black Marble
The Black Marble (1980)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman

Top of the Hill
Top of the Hill (1980)

TV show ยท as Norma Ellsworth Cully

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 59
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979)

as Sandy

No Room to Run
No Room to Run (1977)

as Terry McKenna

Having Babies II
Having Babies II (1977)

as Trish Canfield

The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bobbie Markowe

The Parallax View
The Parallax View (1974)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lee Carter

Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

as Anne

Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bobbi Michele

The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife (1972)

as Barbara Hamilton

Born to Win
Born to Win (1971)
GoodWatch score 44

as Veronica

Move
Move (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dolly

Catch-22
Catch-22 (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Nurse Duckett

1960s

10 titles ยท average score 59
He & She
He & She (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Paula Hollister

In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

as Beverly McConnell

What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

as Liz Bien

Man's Favorite Sport?
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Abigail Page

The World of Henry Orient
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

as Stella Dunnworthy

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys (1963)
GoodWatch score 49

as Toni

The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lt. Molly Blue

Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Linda Delavane

The Honeymoon Machine
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pam Dunstan

Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tuggle Carpenter

1950s

1 title ยท average score 74
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Soap model (uncredited)