Portrait of Laraine Day

Acting

Laraine Day

Career

Active from 1938 to 1975, with a break from 1961 to 1974, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Laraine Day Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Sentimental 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Medical Drama 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Vintage Cinema 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Amelia Davenport

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Constance Fletcher

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mrs. Kupchak

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 57
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mrs. Cummings

Return to Fantasy Island
Return to Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Grant

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Vera Simpson

Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
GoodWatch score 48

as Claire Garwood

The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Grace Jellicoe

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Helen York

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lisa Cole

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Ruth

The New Breed
The New Breed (1961)

TV show ยท as Vivian Cowley

The 3rd Voice
The 3rd Voice (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marian Forbes

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Amnesiac Woman

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 65
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson (1958)

as Frannie (Mother)

Toy Tiger
Toy Tiger (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gwendolyn Taylor

Three for Jamie Dawn
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)

as Sue Lorenz

Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Laraine Day

The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lydia Rice

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Ellen Parker

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sara Lewis / Karen McCall

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mrs. Lorenz

The Woman on Pier 13
The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Nan Lowry Collins

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Claire Brandon / Sophie

1940s

28 titles ยท average score 62
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary (1948)
GoodWatch score 51

as Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord

Tycoon
Tycoon (1947)
GoodWatch score 50

as Maura Alexander Munroe

The Locket
The Locket (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nancy

Keep Your Powder Dry
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

as Leigh Rand

The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Madeleine

Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dorothy Bryant

Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window (1942)
GoodWatch score 45

as Edwina 'Eddie' Brown

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Nurse Mary Lamont

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Carol Fisher

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mary Lamont

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nurse Mary Lamont

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nurse Mary Lamont

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 61
Think First
Think First (1939)

as Marjorie (Margie) Smith

Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as Nurse Mary Lamont

Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion (1939)

as Letty Meade (as Laraine Johnson)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mary Lamont

Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

as Eileen Daly

Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Richard Lancing

Border G-Man
Border G-Man (1938)

as Betty Holden (as Laraine Johnson)

Painted Desert
Painted Desert (1938)

as Carol Banning

Scandal Street
Scandal Street (1938)

as Peg Smith (as Laraine Johnson)

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Girl at Soda Shop / Train Passenger (uncredited)