Portrait of Mare Winningham

Acting

Mare Winningham

Career

Active from 1978 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Philomena
Philomena
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mare Winningham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Quiet Intimacy 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Intense Performances 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles ยท average score 74
Your Friends & Neighbors
Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Elaine Naft

Rob Peace
Rob Peace (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Professor Durham

Girl From the North Country
Girl From the North Country (2024)

as Elizabeth Laine

Death Wish
Death Wish (2024)

as Mom (voice)

All My Puny Sorrows
All My Puny Sorrows (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lottie Von Riesen

Dopesick
Dopesick (2021)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Diane Mallum

The Outsider
The Outsider (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Jeannie Anderson

News of the World
News of the World (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Doris Boudlin

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 68
Dark Waters
Dark Waters (2019)
GoodWatch score 80

as Darlene Kiger

O.G.
O.G. (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

as Janice

The Seagull
The Seagull (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

as Polina Andryevna

Geostorm
Geostorm (2017)
GoodWatch score 33

as Cassandra Jennings

The Affair
The Affair (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Cherry Lockhart

Philomena
Philomena (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mary Hess

Under the Dome
Under the Dome (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Agatha Seagrave

Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Baker Margaret

Hatfields & McCoys
Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Sally McCoy

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ida Corwin

American Horror Story
American Horror Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Rita Gayheart / Alicia Spencer

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Terry Beckett

2000s

22 titles ยท average score 69
Brothers
Brothers (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as Elsie Cahill

War Eagle, Arkansas
War Eagle, Arkansas (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Belle, Enoch's Mother

The Magic of Ordinary Days
The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

as Martha

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Susan Grey

Clubhouse
Clubhouse (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Lynne Young

The Adventures of Ociee Nash
The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

as Aunt Mamie Nash

Dandelion
Dandelion (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

as Layla Mullich

The Maldonado Miracle
The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maisie

Tru Confessions
Tru Confessions (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ginny

Snap Decision
Snap Decision (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jennifer Bradley

24
24 (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Elaine Al-Zacar

Sharing the Secret
Sharing the Secret (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Nina Moss

1990s

26 titles ยท average score 61
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sandra Blaine

Little Girl Fly Away
Little Girl Fly Away (1998)

as Cath

Everything That Rises
Everything That Rises (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kyle Clay

George Wallace
George Wallace (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Lurleen Wallace

Under Pressure
Under Pressure (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Catherine Braverton

George Wallace
George Wallace (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lurleen Wallace

The Deliverance of Elaine
The Deliverance of Elaine (1996)

as Elaine Hodges

Georgia
Georgia (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

as Georgia Flood

The War
The War (1994)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lois Simmons

Betrayed by Love
Betrayed by Love (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dana

Intruders
Intruders (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mary Wilkes

She Stood Alone
She Stood Alone (1991)

as Prudence Crandall

1980s

24 titles ยท average score 62
Turner & Hooch
Turner & Hooch (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

as Emily Carson

Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Julie Peters

God Bless the Child
God Bless the Child (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Theresa Johnson

Made in Heaven
Made in Heaven (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

as Brenda Carlucci

Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1986)
GoodWatch score 23

as Pat

A Winner Never Quits
A Winner Never Quits (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Annie

Who Is Julia?
Who Is Julia? (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mary Frances Bodine

Love Is Never Silent
Love Is Never Silent (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

as Margaret Ryder

St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

as Wendy Beamish

One Too Many
One Too Many (1985)

as Beth

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984)

as Helen Keller

Amber Waves
Amber Waves (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

as Marlene Burkhardt

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 65
The Death of Ocean View Park
The Death of Ocean View Park (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jenny Flowers

Special Olympics
Special Olympics (1978)

as Janice Gallitzin

The Young Pioneers
The Young Pioneers (1978)

TV show ยท as Nettie Peters

Big Hawaii
Big Hawaii (1977)

TV show

Family
Family (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Merilee

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Joey Carston

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Beth

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Martha / Sheila