Portrait of Nora Swinburne

Acting

Nora Swinburne

Career

Active from 1921 to 1968, busiest in 1931 and 1932 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The River
The River
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nora Swinburne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 67
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles (1974)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Katharina Schratt

Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mariella Jubb

Up the Chastity Belt
Up the Chastity Belt (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mistress of the Bed Chamber

Manhunt
Manhunt (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as The Countess

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 66
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lady Kingston

Interlude
Interlude (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mary

The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age (1968)

TV show ยท as Lady Cavan

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? (1968)

as Mrs. Prentice

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Lavender Collingham

The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967)

TV show ยท as Lady Crabbe

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Mrs. Herriton

The Gong Game
The Gong Game (1965)

as Mrs. Breeze

Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67 (1961)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Phillips

Conspiracy of Hearts
Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sister Tia

The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington (1960)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Dale

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 69
Third Man on the Mountain
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frau Matt

The Strange Awakening
The Strange Awakening (1958)

as Mrs. Friend

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hecuba

The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs Bertram

Betrayed
Betrayed (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as The Scarf's Mother

The River
The River (1951)
GoodWatch score 83

as The Mother

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Pomponia

My Daughter Joy
My Daughter Joy (1950)

as Ava Constantin

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 61
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joanna de Torres

Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In (1949)

as Angela Dickson

The Bad Lord Byron
The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

as Lady Jersey

The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess (1948)

as Lady Dearing

Quartet
Quartet (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Evie Katherine Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miss Mills

They Knew Mr. Knight
They Knew Mr. Knight (1946)

as Celia Blake

Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mary Hopwood

The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Fitzherbert

They Flew Alone
They Flew Alone (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as ATA Commandant

The Farmer's Wife
The Farmer's Wife (1941)

as Araminta Grey

It Happened to One Man
It Happened to One Man (1940)

as Alice Quair

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 59
The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Thornton

Jury's Evidence
Jury's Evidence (1936)

as Mary Trent

The Gay Adventure
The Gay Adventure (1936)

as Fay d'Allary

Lend Me Your Husband
Lend Me Your Husband (1935)

as Virgie Green

The Office Wife
The Office Wife (1934)

as Anne

Perfect Understanding
Perfect Understanding (1933)
GoodWatch score 40

as Lady Stephanie Fitzmaurice

Mr. Bill the Conqueror
Mr. Bill the Conqueror (1932)

as Diana Trenchard

A Voice Said Goodnight
A Voice Said Goodnight (1932)

as Joan Creighton

Potiphar's Wife
Potiphar's Wife (1931)

as Lady Diana Bromford

These Charming People
These Charming People (1931)

as Julia Berridge

Caste
Caste (1930)

as Esther Eccles

Alf's Button
Alf's Button (1930)

as Lady Isobel Fitzpeter

1920s

6 titles
The Unwanted
The Unwanted (1924)

as Joyce Mannering

His Grace Gives Notice
His Grace Gives Notice (1924)

as Cynthia Bannock

The White Desert
The White Desert (1922)

as Karin

Allein im Urwald
Allein im Urwald (1922)

as Lydia Gyldendal

The Autumn of Pride
The Autumn of Pride (1921)

as Peggy Naylor

The Fortune of Christina McNab
The Fortune of Christina McNab (1921)

as Christina McNab