Portrait of Jane Darwell

Acting

Jane Darwell

Titles
168movies13TV shows
Career

Active from 1914 to 1986, with a break from 1958 to 1985, busiest in 1936 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Jane Darwell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.2
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.3
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Sentimental 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Orphan Girl 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13

1960s

2 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch68
Poster for Burke's Law

TV show · as Mrs. Leah Mulligan

GoodWatch54
Poster for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV show · as Mamie Carnation

1950s

10 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch74
Poster for Maverick

TV show · as Mrs. Knowles

GoodWatch51
Poster for Climax!

TV show · as B. Cool / Mrs. Koestler

GoodWatch70
Poster for Letter to Loretta

TV show · as Irene Townsend

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Ford Television Theatre

TV show · as Mama Mumby

Poster for Cavalcade of America

TV show · as Minna

1940s

1 title · average score 64
GoodWatch64
Poster for Studio One

TV show · as Anna - Maid

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