Portrait of Betty Grable

Acting

Betty Grable

Career

Active from 1931 to 2009, with a break from 1971 to 1998, busiest in 1934 and 1935 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Betty Grable Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 11
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Lighthearted 6
  • Musical 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Showbiz 3
  • Archival Footage 3
  • Technicolor 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Optimistic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 71
Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (2009)

as (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1999)

as (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

Hollywood Blue
Hollywood Blue (1970)

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title
Marilyn
Marilyn (1963)

as archive footage

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 57
The Lucyโ€“Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucyโ€“Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Betty Grable

Three for the Show
Three for the Show (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Julie Lowndes

How to Be Very, Very Popular
How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
GoodWatch score 48

as Stormy Tornado

How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

as Loco Dempsey

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 38

as Molly Larkins

Meet Me After the Show
Meet Me After the Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Delilah Lee

Call Me Mister
Call Me Mister (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kay Hudson

My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kitty Moran

Wabash Avenue
Wabash Avenue (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ruby Summers

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 60
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
GoodWatch score 52

as Freddie

That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

as Francesca / Angelina

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cynthia Pilgrim

Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mother

Pin Up Girl
Pin Up Girl (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lorry Jones

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady

Song of the Islands
Song of the Islands (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eileen O'Brien

Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Vicky Lane

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jill Lynn

A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

as Carol Brown

Moon Over Miami
Moon Over Miami (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams

Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Glenda Crawford

1930s

44 titles ยท average score 60
The Day the Bookies Wept
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)

as Ina Firpo

Million Dollar Legs
Million Dollar Legs (1939)

as Carol Parker

Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nancy Larkin

Campus Confessions
Campus Confessions (1938)

as Joyce Gilmore

This Way Please
This Way Please (1937)

as Jane Morrow

Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

as Singer in Trio

Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Laura Watson

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)

as Vocalist

Collegiate
Collegiate (1935)

as Dorothy

Susie's Affairs
Susie's Affairs (1934)

as Susie Lee

School for Romance
School for Romance (1934)

as Student

The Flirty Sleepwalker
The Flirty Sleepwalker (1932)

as Blonde Girl

1920s

1 title
Happy Days
Happy Days (1929)

as Chorus Woman