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Acting

Nancy Olson

Career

Active from 1949 to 1997, with a break from 1983 to 1996, busiest in 1950 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nancy Olson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Disney 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Good vs. Evil 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Wholesome 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 75
Big Love
Big Love (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Katherine

1990s

1 title · average score 40
Flubber
Flubber (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Secretary at Ford Motor Company

1980s

2 titles · average score 62
Paper Dolls
Paper Dolls (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Marjorie Harper

Making Love
Making Love (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

as Christine

1970s

5 titles · average score 52
Kingston: Confidential
Kingston: Confidential (1977)

TV show

Airport 1975
Airport 1975 (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mrs. Abbott

Snowball Express
Snowball Express (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sue Baxter

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

TV show

Banacek
Banacek (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Louise Merrick

1960s

6 titles · average score 67
Smith!
Smith! (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

as Norah Smith

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Julia

Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

as Betsy Brainard

Channing
Channing (1963)

TV show · as Jessica Landon

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

as Betsy Carlisle

Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Nancy Furman

1950s

18 titles · average score 66
High Tor
High Tor (1956)

as Judith

Battle Cry
Battle Cry (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Pat Rogers

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Jan Manning

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Henrietta Donavan

The Boy from Oklahoma
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Katie Brannigan

So Big
So Big (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dallas O'Mara

Big Jim McLain
Big Jim McLain (1952)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nancy Vallon

Force of Arms
Force of Arms (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lt. Eleanor Mackay

Submarine Command
Submarine Command (1951)
GoodWatch score 47

as Carol

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

as Betty Schaefer

Union Station
Union Station (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joyce Willecombe

Mr. Music
Mr. Music (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Katherine Holbrook

1940s

2 titles · average score 66
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

as Cecille Gautier

Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

as Teenager in Art Gallery