Portrait of Ann Sheridan

Acting

Ann Sheridan

Career

Active from 1934 to 1967, busiest in 1937 and 1938 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ann Sheridan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Noir Elements 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Redemption 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Small Town Secrets 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Fatal Attraction 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Legends of the West
Legends of the West (1992)

as Ruby Gilman in 'Dodge City' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

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

as (archive footage)

1960s

3 titles · average score 57
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1967)

as Henrietta 'Hank' Hanks

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Henrietta Hanks

Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

1950s

13 titles · average score 64
Woman and the Hunter
Woman and the Hunter (1957)

as Laura Dodds

Without Incident
Without Incident (1957)

as Kathy

Come Next Spring
Come Next Spring (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bess Ballot

The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex (1956)
GoodWatch score 46

as Amanda Penrose

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Mary L.

Appointment in Honduras
Appointment in Honduras (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sylvia Sheppard

Take Me to Town
Take Me to Town (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Vermillion O'Toole

Just Across the Street
Just Across the Street (1952)

as Henrietta Smith

Steel Town
Steel Town (1952)

as 'Red' McNamara

Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

as Eleanor Johnson

Stella
Stella (1950)

as Stella Bevans

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Helen / Linda Russell

1940s

22 titles · average score 64
I Was a Male War Bride
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

as Lt. Catherine Gates

Good Sam
Good Sam (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lucille 'Lu' Clayton

Silver River
Silver River (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Georgia Moore

One More Tomorrow
One More Tomorrow (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Christie Sage

Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Karen Stensgard

Kings Row
Kings Row (1942)
GoodWatch score 88

as Randy Monaghan

Juke Girl
Juke Girl (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lola Mears

George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Connie Fuller

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lorraine Sheldon

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as Cassie Hartley

Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kay Manners

It All Came True
It All Came True (1940)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sarah Jane Ryan

1930s

54 titles · average score 62
Dodge City
Dodge City (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Ruby Gilman

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Goldie West

Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Zelda Manion

Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joy Ryan

Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Frankie Merrick

Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90

as Laury Ferguson

The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sara Keate

Mystery House
Mystery House (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nurse Sarah Keate

San Quentin
San Quentin (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as May

Wine, Women and Horses
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)

as Valerie

She Loved a Fireman
She Loved a Fireman (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Marjorie Shannon

Hollywood Extra Girl
Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)

as Genevieve