Portrait of Janet Shaw

Acting

Janet Shaw

Career

Active from 1937 to 1984, with a break from 1950 to 1983, busiest in 1941 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Janet Shaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Poppy
Poppy (1984)

as Sally Forth

1940s

30 titles ยท average score 63
The Front Page
The Front Page (1949)

TV show ยท as Peggy Grant

The Scarlet Horseman
The Scarlet Horseman (1946)

as Elise Halliday

Jungle Raiders
Jungle Raiders (1945)

as Ann Reed

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
GoodWatch score 88

as Louise Finch

Arizona Trail
Arizona Trail (1943)

as Martha Brooks

False Faces
False Faces (1943)

as Diana Harding

Bad Men of Thunder Gap
Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943)

as Martha Stewart

You're Out of Luck
You're Out of Luck (1941)

as Joyce Dayton

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Alderman's Girl (uncredited)

Gambling Daughters
Gambling Daughters (1941)

as Katherine Thompson

Lucky Devils
Lucky Devils (1941)

as Wendy

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Maureen

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 61
The Rookie Cop
The Rookie Cop (1939)

as Gerry Lane

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Janet Baldwin

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Girl Entering Locker Room (uncredited)

The Old Maid
The Old Maid (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dee

King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Blonde Nurse (uncredited)

Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mary Tarlton

Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 83

as Molly Allen

Many Sappy Returns
Many Sappy Returns (1938)

as Florist

The Sisters
The Sisters (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stella Johnson

Prairie Thunder
Prairie Thunder (1937)

as Joan Temple

It's Love I'm After
It's Love I'm After (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Expensive Husbands
Expensive Husbands (1937)

as Telephone Operator