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Portrait of Lucile Watson

Acting

Lucile Watson

Career

Active from 1934 to 1951, busiest in 1941 and 1946 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lucile Watson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Lost Love 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles · average score 63
My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Aunt Eula Beaurevel

Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

as Celia Fenwick

Let's Dance
Let's Dance (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Serena Everett

1940s

22 titles · average score 65
That Wonderful Urge
That Wonderful Urge (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cornelia Farley

Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Hamilton

Song of the South
Song of the South (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Grandmother

My Reputation
My Reputation (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mary Kimball

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

as Louisa Bradley

Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Aunt Jessica Hamilton

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Marta Charles

Watch on the Rhine
Watch on the Rhine (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Fanny Farrelly

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Custler

Rage in Heaven
Rage in Heaven (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Monrell

The Great Lie
The Great Lie (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Aunt Ada Greenfield

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lady Margaret Cronin

1930s

11 titles · average score 63
The Women
The Women (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Morehead

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harriet Mason

The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. Jennings

Sweethearts
Sweethearts (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Marlowe

A Woman Rebels
A Woman Rebels (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Betty Bumble

The Garden of Allah
The Garden of Allah (1936)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mother Superior Josephine

Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

as Martha

The Bishop Misbehaves
The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lady Emily Lyons

What Every Woman Knows
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

as La Contessa la Brierre

The Inventors
The Inventors (1934)

as Miss Tiddlebaum

The Royal Family of Broadway
The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

as Actress Backstage