Portrait of Jean Cadell

Acting

Jean Cadell

Career

Active from 1920 to 1960, busiest in 1957 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pygmalion
Pygmalion
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Cadell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Divorce 2
  • Psychological Impact 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Very Important Person
Very Important Person (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. MacDougall

A Taste of Money
A Taste of Money (1960)

as Miss Brill

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 61
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Claire

Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
GoodWatch score 60

as 1st Old Lady

Rockets Galore
Rockets Galore (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs Campbell

The Little Hut
The Little Hut (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Hermione Brittingham-Brett

Let's Be Happy
Let's Be Happy (1957)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Cathie (uncredited)

The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Marquesa

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

TV show ยท as Agnes

Meet Mr. Lucifer
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Macdonald

I'm A Stranger
I'm A Stranger (1952)

as Hannah Mackenzie

The Late Edwina Black
The Late Edwina Black (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ellen

No Place for Jennifer
No Place for Jennifer (1950)

as Aunt Jacqueline

Madeleine
Madeleine (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Jenkins

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 70
That Dangerous Age
That Dangerous Age (1949)

as Nannie

Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore! (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mrs. Campbell

Marry Me
Marry Me (1949)

as Hester Parsons

Jassy
Jassy (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Meggie

I Know Where I'm Going!
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
GoodWatch score 83

as Postmistress

Soldier, Sailor
Soldier, Sailor (1944)

as Mrs. Church

Dear Octopus
Dear Octopus (1943)

as Vicar's Wife

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Sparry

Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding (1941)

as Aunt Florence

1930s

13 titles ยท average score 72
Confidential Lady
Confidential Lady (1939)

as Amy Boswell

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Pearce

South Riding
South Riding (1938)

as Miss Dry

Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Aunt Lou

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife (1936)

as Frau Mozart

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Emma Micawber

Little Friend
Little Friend (1934)

as Miss Drew

The Luck of a Sailor
The Luck of a Sailor (1934)

as Princess Rosanna

Timbuctoo
Timbuctoo (1933)

as Wilhelmina

Fires of Fate
Fires of Fate (1932)

as Miss Byrne

Escape!
Escape! (1930)

as The Picnic Woman

The Loves of Robert Burns
The Loves of Robert Burns (1930)

as Mrs. Burns

1920s

2 titles
Anna the Adventuress
Anna the Adventuress (1920)

as Nellie Bates

Alf's Button
Alf's Button (1920)

as Vicar's wife