Portrait of Kathryn Grayson

Acting

Kathryn Grayson

Career

Active from 1941 to 1976, with a break from 1957 to 1975, busiest in 1942 and 1953 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kathryn Grayson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0
  • Social Commentary
    2.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Musical 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 3
  • Star-Studded Cast 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Spectacle 2
  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Feel-Good Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 73
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ideal Molloy

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 66
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena (1976)

as Psychic Detective

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 60
The Bob Crosby Show
The Bob Crosby Show (1958)

TV show

The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Catherine de Vaucelles

Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Margot Birabeau

So This Is Love
So This Is Love (1953)
GoodWatch score 34

as Grace Moore

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Julie Denton / Alice Kellen

Lovely to Look At
Lovely to Look At (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

as Stephanie

Show Boat
Show Boat (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Magnolia Hawks

Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ina Massine

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Toast of New Orleans
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Suzette Micheline

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 62
That Midnight Kiss
That Midnight Kiss (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Prudence Budell

The Kissing Bandit
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
GoodWatch score 47

as Teresa

It Happened in Brooklyn
It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Anne Fielding

Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Abigail Chandler

Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
GoodWatch score 78

as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Susan Abbott

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")

Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kathryn Jones

Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rita Winslow

The Vanishing Virginian
The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rebecca Yancey

Seven Sweethearts
Seven Sweethearts (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Billie Van Maaster

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Kathryn Land