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Acting

Sada Thompson

Career

Active from 1971 to 2002, busiest in 1986 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Town
Our Town
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sada Thompson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    1.8, average 4.0
  • Uncanny
    0.4, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    29
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    2 titles · average score 74
    Bodily Harm
    Bodily Harm (2002)

    TV show · as Nic Greenfield

    Pollock
    Pollock (2000)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Stella Pollock

    1990s

    6 titles · average score 63
    The Patron Saint of Liars
    The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Sister Evangeline

    Any Mother's Son
    Any Mother's Son (1997)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Gertie

    Indictment: The McMartin Trial
    Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Virginia McMartin

    Alex Haley's Queen
    Alex Haley's Queen (1993)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show

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

    TV show · as Elaine Nicodos

    Andre's Mother
    Andre's Mother (1990)

    as Andre's Mother

    1980s

    13 titles · average score 72
    Home Fires Burning
    Home Fires Burning (1989)

    as Pastine Tibbettes

    American Experience
    American Experience (1988)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Narrator (voice)

    Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
    Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Maria Pello

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Widow Douglas

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Widow Douglas

    My Two Loves
    My Two Loves (1986)

    as Dorothea

    The Skin of Our Teeth
    The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)

    as Mrs. Antrobus

    Princess Daisy
    Princess Daisy (1983)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show · as Marsha

    Cheers
    Cheers (1982)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Mama Lozupone

    American Playhouse
    American Playhouse (1982)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show · as Widow Douglas / Fanny Church

    Frida Kahlo
    Frida Kahlo (1982)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Marco Polo
    Marco Polo (1982)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Zia Flora

    1970s

    6 titles · average score 66
    Our Town
    Our Town (1977)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Mrs. Gibbs

    Family
    Family (1976)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Kate Lawrence

    The Entertainer
    The Entertainer (1976)

    as Phoebe Rice

    Lincoln
    Lincoln (1974)

    TV show · as Mary Todd Lincoln

    Desperate Characters
    Desperate Characters (1971)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Claire

    The Pursuit of Happiness
    The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Ruth Lawrence

    1950s

    2 titles · average score 84
    Playwrights '56
    Playwrights '56 (1955)

    TV show

    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Pastine