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Portrait of Florence Bates

Acting

Florence Bates

Career

Active from 1940 to 1952, busiest in 1948 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Crazy
Love Crazy
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Florence Bates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.2, average 1.6
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Romance 2
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Mysterious 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Timeless Love Story 2
  • Atmospheric 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

14 titles · average score 63
Paris Model
Paris Model (1953)

as Nora Sullivan

The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sadie

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Ottilie

Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Anna Hubbell

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Mrs. Pettebone

Havana Rose
Havana Rose (1951)

as Mrs. Fillmore

Father Takes the Air
Father Takes the Air (1951)

as Minerva Bobbin

The Tall Target
The Tall Target (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

County Fair
County Fair (1950)

as Nora 'Ma' Ryan

The Second Woman
The Second Woman (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Amelia Foster

Belle of Old Mexico
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)

as Nellie Chatfield

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1950)

TV show · as Mrs. Frothingham

1940s

49 titles · average score 64
On the Town
On the Town (1949)
GoodWatch score 78

as Madame Dilyovska

Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mrs. Jekes

The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Murdock

Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop (1946)
GoodWatch score 44

as Molly Veech

The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rose

San Antonio
San Antonio (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Henrietta

Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sophie Bellop

The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Madame Elise Chavez

Kismet
Kismet (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Karsha

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Amanda Roanoke-Brooke

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mrs. Cooper

Calling All Husbands
Calling All Husbands (1940)

as Emmie Trippe