Portrait of Jeanne Crain

Acting

Jeanne Crain

Career

Active from 1944 to 1972, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jeanne Crain Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 52
Skyjacked
Skyjacked (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mrs. Clara Shaw

The Night God Screamed
The Night God Screamed (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

as Fanny Pierce

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 58
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mrs. McKendricks

Hot Rods to Hell
Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

as Peg Phillips

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lorraine Turner / Polly Martin

Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Claudia Procula

Invasion 1700
Invasion 1700 (1962)

as Helen

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Nefertiti

Twenty Plus Two
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Linda Foster

Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Peggy Shannon

Guns of the Timberland
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
GoodWatch score 39

as Laura Riley

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 63
The Tattered Dress
The Tattered Dress (1957)
GoodWatch score 49

as Diane Blane

The Joker is Wild
The Joker is Wild (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

as Letty Page

The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dora Temple

Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star (1955)
GoodWatch score 82

as Reed Bowman

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
GoodWatch score 41

as Connie Jones / Mitzi Jones

Vicki
Vicki (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jill Lynn

City of Bad Men
City of Bad Men (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Linda Culligan

Dangerous Crossing
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ruth Stanton Bowman

Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ann Gilbreth

People Will Talk
People Will Talk (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

as Deborah Higgins

Take Care of My Little Girl
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
GoodWatch score 39

as Liz Erickson

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ann Gilbreth

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 70
Pinky
Pinky (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 89

as Deborah Bishop

The Fan
The Fan (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere

Apartment for Peggy
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Peggy Taylor

You Were Meant for Me
You Were Meant for Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peggy Mayhew

Margie
Margie (1946)
GoodWatch score 74

as Marjorie "Margie" MacDuff

Centennial Summer
Centennial Summer (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Julia Rogers

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ruth Berent

State Fair
State Fair (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

as Margy Frake

Home in Indiana
Home in Indiana (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

as Charlotte 'Char' Bruce

Winged Victory
Winged Victory (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Helen

In the Meantime, Darling
In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Margaret 'Maggie' Preston