Portrait of Martha Burns

Acting

Martha Burns

Career

Active from 1994 to 2026, busiest in 1999 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Slings & Arrows
Slings & Arrows
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martha Burns Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 76
The World Is A Wedding
The World Is A Wedding (2026)

as Anna

We're All in This Together
We're All in This Together (2022)

as Kate Parker

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Agatha

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 56
Moon Dog
Moon Dog (2019)

as Anne

Alias Grace
Alias Grace (2017)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mrs. Parkinson

Robin And Mark And Richard III
Robin And Mark And Richard III (2016)

Director

Boxing
Boxing (2015)

as Janet

Remedy
Remedy (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Rebecca Baker

After All These Years
After All These Years (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Phyllis

Mad Ship
Mad Ship (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

as Judith

The Samaritan
The Samaritan (2012)
GoodWatch score 39

as Gretchen

Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Jasmina Hart

A Wake
A Wake (2011)

as Sabina

French Immersion
French Immersion (2011)
GoodWatch score 38

as Cathy

Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle (2010)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Joyce

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 59
Love & Savagery
Love & Savagery (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mother Superior

You Might As Well Live
You Might As Well Live (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Elizabeth

Murdoch Mysteries
Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Mrs. Burgess

The Trojan Horse
The Trojan Horse (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Mary Miller

Blindness
Blindness (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

as Woman with Insomnia

Silk
Silk (2007)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mme. Joncour

The Skulls III
The Skulls III (2004)
GoodWatch score 42

as Swim Coach

Siblings
Siblings (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

as Miss Bradford

Slings & Arrows
Slings & Arrows (2003)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Ellen Fanshaw

Profoundly Normal
Profoundly Normal (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Maswell

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 63
What Katy Did
What Katy Did (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Aunt Izzie

The Life Before This
The Life Before This (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gwen Maclean

Storm of the Century
Storm of the Century (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Counselor

Murder Most Likely
Murder Most Likely (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alice Malinson

Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon (1998)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Eve Kinch Murray / Eve Kinch

Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye
Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye (1997)

as Lisette Boudreau

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1996)

as Cathleen

Never Talk to Strangers
Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
GoodWatch score 35

as Maura

No Price Too High
No Price Too High (1995)

TV show ยท as Jean Partridge

Paint Cans
Paint Cans (1994)

as Melda

Due South
Due South (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Caroline Fraser / Nadia

The Hidden Room
The Hidden Room (1991)

TV show ยท as Jane's Mother

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Cathleen