Portrait of Veronica Lake

Acting

Veronica Lake

Career

Active from 1939 to 1970, with a break from 1952 to 1965, busiest in 1942 and 1945 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Veronica Lake Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 2
  • Femme Fatale 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 69
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

1970s

1 title ยท average score 21
Flesh Feast
Flesh Feast (1970)
GoodWatch score 21

as Dr. Elaine Frederick

1960s

1 title
Footsteps in the Snow
Footsteps in the Snow (1966)

as Henrietta's Aunt

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 61
Stronghold
Stronghold (1951)

as Mary Stevens

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

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 Beverly / Stormy Denton

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 68
Slattery's Hurricane
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dolores Grieves

Isn't It Romantic?
Isn't It Romantic? (1948)

as Candy Cameron

Ramrod
Ramrod (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Connie Dickason

Saigon
Saigon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Susan Cleaver

The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as Joyce Harwood

Hold That Blonde!
Hold That Blonde! (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sally Martin

Out of This World
Out of This World (1945)

as Dorothy Dodge

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lt. Olivia D'Arcy

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jennifer

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

as Ellen Graham

The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Janet Henry

Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
GoodWatch score 86

as The Girl

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 62
The Wrong Room
The Wrong Room (1939)

as The Attorney's New Bride (as Connie Keane)

Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Woman on Motorcycle

Sorority House
Sorority House (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Coed (uncredited)

All Women Have Secrets
All Women Have Secrets (1939)

as Jane