Portrait of Rosemary Murphy

Acting

Rosemary Murphy

Career

Active from 1949 to 2001, busiest in 1972 and 1974 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rosemary Murphy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Isolation 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 37
The Romantics
The Romantics (2010)
GoodWatch score 37

as Grandmother Hayes

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 60
After.Life
After.Life (2009)
GoodWatch score 47

as Susan Whitehall

Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as Frances

The Savages
The Savages (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Doris Metzger

Dust
Dust (2001)
GoodWatch score 43

as Angela

1990s

19 titles ยท average score 67
Message in a Bottle
Message in a Bottle (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Helen at the B&B

Cracker
Cracker (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Visitor
The Visitor (1997)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Tour Guide

EZ Streets
EZ Streets (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Mighty Aphrodite
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

as Adoption Coordinator

Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

as Miss Pritchard

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Carol Larkin

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mrs. Bing

And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On (1993)
GoodWatch score 87

as Blood Bank Executive

Bob
Bob (1992)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show

A Woman Named Jackie
A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Rose Kennedy

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mrs. Catherine Messimer

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 61
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

September
September (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Mason

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

TV show ยท as Sybil Constable

Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

George Washington
George Washington (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mary Ball Washington

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983)

as Gladys

The Hand
The Hand (1981)
GoodWatch score 47

as Karen Wagner

Mr. Griffin and Me
Mr. Griffin and Me (1981)

as Jane Barlow

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Marion Danforth

The Attic
The Attic (1980)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mrs. Perkins

1970s

20 titles ยท average score 64
Julia
Julia (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dorothy Parker

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sara Delano Roosevelt

Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Sara Delano Roosevelt

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner (1974)

TV show ยท as Margaret Blumenthal

A Case of Rape
A Case of Rape (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Muriel Dyer

Lucas Tanner
Lucas Tanner (1974)

as Margaret Blumenthal

You'll Like My Mother
You'll Like My Mother (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Kinsolving

Ben
Ben (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

as Beth Garrison

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Margaret Halperin

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 67
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

A Case of Libel
A Case of Libel (1968)

as Claire

Any Wednesday
Any Wednesday (1966)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dorothy Cleves

CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV show ยท as Liz Clark

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mary Herrick

Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mrs. Turney

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Maudie Atkinson

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Pearl Dodd Krause

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as Miss Graves

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lavinia Sills / Alice Quimby

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 68
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Ellie Pelston

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Lillian (uncredited)

That Night!
That Night! (1957)

as Nurse 'Chorny' Chornis

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show ยท as Nurse Chorness / Miss Milford

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Oakland Operator

1940s

1 title
The Last Illusion
The Last Illusion (1949)

as Mary