Portrait of Mary Boland

Acting

Mary Boland

Career

Active from 1916 to 1950, with a break from 1921 to 1930, busiest in 1934 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mary Boland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Nostalgic Tone 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Musical Elements 2
  • Heartwarming Romance 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Classic Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 55
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as The Countess DeLave

Guilty Bystander
Guilty Bystander (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

as Smitty

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 63
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Gheneccio

Forever Yours
Forever Yours (1945)

as Aunt Mary

Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Hawkley

In Our Time
In Our Time (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Bromley

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. Bennet

He Married His Wife
He Married His Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ethel

New Moon
New Moon (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Valerie de Rossac

One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Aunt Kitty Marblehead

Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)

as Emily Potter

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 60
The Women
The Women (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Countess De Lave

Artists and Models Abroad
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)

as Mrs. Isabel Channing

Danger โ€“ Love at Work
Danger โ€“ Love at Work (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Alice Pemberton

Marry the Girl
Marry the Girl (1937)

as Ollie Radway

There Goes the Groom
There Goes the Groom (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Genevieve Pearson Russell

Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

as Effie Floud

Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind (1934)
GoodWatch score 55

as Flora Whinney

Stingaree
Stingaree (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Clarkson

Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mrs. Mardick

Down to Their Last Yacht
Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

as Queen of Malakamokalu, 'Queenie'

Three Cornered Moon
Three Cornered Moon (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Nellie Rimplegar

The Solitaire Man
The Solitaire Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Zelma Hopkins

1920s

1 title
His Temporary Wife
His Temporary Wife (1920)

as Verna Devore

1910s

4 titles
The Perfect Lover
The Perfect Lover (1919)

as Mrs. Whitney

The Prodigal Wife
The Prodigal Wife (1918)

as Marion Farnham

Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew (1917)

as Lily Bud Raines

The Stepping Stone
The Stepping Stone (1916)

as Mary Beresford