Sign up
Portrait of Ethel Griffies

Acting

Ethel Griffies

Career

Active from 1931 to 1963, with a break from 1947 to 1962, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Birds
The Birds
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ethel Griffies Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    82
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1960s

    5 titles · average score 69
    The Trials of O'Brien
    The Trials of O'Brien (1965)

    TV show

    Bus Riley's Back in Town
    Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Mrs. Spencer

    The Birds
    The Birds (1963)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Mrs. Bundy

    Billy Liar
    Billy Liar (1963)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Grandma Florence

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    GoodWatch score 54

    TV show · as Lulu

    1940s

    36 titles · average score 64
    Lights Out
    Lights Out (1949)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show

    The Philco Television Playhouse
    The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

    TV show · as Mrs. White / Grandmother

    Sing While You Dance
    Sing While You Dance (1946)

    as Mrs. Abigail Smith

    Pardon My Rhythm
    Pardon My Rhythm (1944)

    as Mrs. Martha Dean

    The White Cliffs of Dover
    The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Woman on Train Opening Window (uncredited)

    Jane Eyre
    Jane Eyre (1943)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Grace Poole

    Holy Matrimony
    Holy Matrimony (1943)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Lady Vale

    Time to Kill
    Time to Kill (1942)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Mrs. Murdock

    Between Us Girls
    Between Us Girls (1942)

    as Gallagher

    How Green Was My Valley
    How Green Was My Valley (1941)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Mrs. Nicholas

    Stranger on the Third Floor
    Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Mrs. Kane

    Waterloo Bridge
    Waterloo Bridge (1940)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Mrs. Clark - Landlady (uncredited)

    1930s

    41 titles · average score 62
    Twice Branded
    Twice Branded (1936)

    as Mrs. Etta Hamilton

    Anna Karenina
    Anna Karenina (1935)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Mme. Kartasoff

    Werewolf of London
    Werewolf of London (1935)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Mrs. Whack

    Four Frightened People
    Four Frightened People (1934)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Mrs. Ainger's Mother

    We Live Again
    We Live Again (1934)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Aunt Marie

    The Painted Veil
    The Painted Veil (1934)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Lady Coldchester (uncredited)

    Tonight Is Ours
    Tonight Is Ours (1933)

    as Zana

    Alice in Wonderland
    Alice in Wonderland (1933)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Miss Simpson (uncredited)

    The Impatient Maiden
    The Impatient Maiden (1932)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Nurse Lovett

    Westward Passage
    Westward Passage (1932)
    GoodWatch score 45

    as Lady Caverly

    Love Me Tonight
    Love Me Tonight (1932)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Second Aunt

    Waterloo Bridge
    Waterloo Bridge (1931)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Mrs. Hobley