Acting
Edna May Oliver
- Titles
- 49movies
- Career
Active from 1923 to 1941, busiest in 1933 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 24top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Only Yesterday84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.6
- Romance6.4average 3.8
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Coming of Age4.4average 2.9
- Situational Comedy3.9average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Tech & Humanity0.2, average 1.6
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Crime2.4, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 4
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Family Saga 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Golden Age Hollywood 2
- Classic Film 2
- Strong Female Lead 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Showbiz Satire 2
- Class Conflict 2
- 1930s 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Richard DixActorLet's Get Married, The Conquerors, The Lucky Devil, The Great Jasper, Icebound, +1 more
Max SteinerComposerLittle Women, Murder on the Blackboard, Cracked Nuts, The Conquerors, Fanny Foley Herself
Nicholas MusuracaCinematographerMurder on a Honeymoon, We're Rich Again, Murder on the Blackboard, Cracked Nuts, Half Shot at Sunrise
Reginald DennyActorRomeo and Juliet, We're Rich Again, No More Ladies, Only Yesterday
Edgar KennedyActorWe're Rich Again, Murder on the Blackboard, The Penguin Pool Murder, Hold 'Em Jail
George CukorDirectorLittle Women, David Copperfield, Romeo and Juliet, No More Ladies- OOliver T. MarshCinematographerDavid Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Rosalie, No More Ladies
Frank TuttleDirectorThe Lucky Devil, The American Venus, Lovers in Quarantine, Manhattan
Robert WoolseyActorCracked Nuts, Half Shot at Sunrise, Hold 'Em Jail
Bert WheelerActorCracked Nuts, Half Shot at Sunrise, Hold 'Em Jail
Billie BurkeActorParnell, We're Rich Again, Only Yesterday
Gunboat SmithActorLet's Get Married, The Lucky Devil, Manhattan
Movies and TV shows
471940s
2 titles · average score 68
56
Lydia (1941)
as Sarah MacMillan
79
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
1930s
35 titles · average score 62
73
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
as Mrs. Mc Klennar
68
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
as Maggie Sutton
62
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
as Countess de Mavon
62
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)
as Mrs. Atherton
44
Parnell (1937)
as Aunt Ben Wood
74
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
as Miss Pross
82
David Copperfield (1935)
as Aunt Betsey Trotwood
65
Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
as Hildegarde Withers
62
Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
as Hildegarde Withers
52
We're Rich Again (1934)
as Maude Stanley
64
The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
as Miss Hildegarde Martha Withers
64
Ladies of the Jury (1932)
as Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane
1920s
10 titles · average score 51
51
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
as Miss Streeter
Let's Get Married (1926)
as J.W. Smith
The American Venus (1926)
as Mrs. Niles
The Lucky Devil (1925)
as Mrs. McDee
Lovers in Quarantine (1925)
as Amelia Pincent
Manhattan (1924)
as Mrs. Trapes
Restless Wives (1924)
as Benson's Secretary
Icebound (1924)
as Hannah
Wife in Name Only (1923)
as Mrs. Dornham