Portrait of Phyllis Calvert

Acting

Phyllis Calvert

Career

Active from 1940 to 1995, with a break from 1971 to 1984, busiest in 1940 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Indiscreet
Indiscreet
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Phyllis Calvert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Period Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Atmospheric Suspense 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

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 76
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Alice Bly

Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Aunt Helena

Bed
Bed (1995)

as Couple Woman

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Agnes Garrideb

The House of Eliott
The House of Eliott (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mrs Gurney

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show ยท as Woman

Jute City
Jute City (1991)

TV show ยท as Lady Muircross

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 76
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Hilary

After Henry
After Henry (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Auntie Lilian

The Woman He Loved
The Woman He Loved (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Queen Mary

Across the Lake
Across the Lake (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lady Dolly Campbell

The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart (1987)

as Mrs. Heccomb

A Killing on the Exchange
A Killing on the Exchange (1987)

TV show ยท as Alison Tyndall

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Mary

All Passion Spent
All Passion Spent (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Carrie

All Passion Spent
All Passion Spent (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as Carrie

Cover Her Face
Cover Her Face (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Eleanor Maxie

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Agnes Garrideb

Lady Killers
Lady Killers (1980)

TV show ยท as Rosaline Fox

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 64
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mabel Ince

Kate
Kate (1970)

TV show ยท as Kate Graham

The Walking Stick
The Walking Stick (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Erica Dainton

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lady Dorothy Haig

Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Enid Durnley

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Mrs Radcliffe

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)
GoodWatch score 51

as Margot

Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

as Constance Wilde

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 67
Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Margaret Munson

The Young and the Guilty
The Young and the Guilty (1958)

as Gladys Connor

A Lady Mislaid
A Lady Mislaid (1958)

as Esther Wallace

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957)

TV show ยท as Tatiana

Child in the House
Child in the House (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as Evelyn Acheson

It's Never Too Late
It's Never Too Late (1956)

as Laura Hammond

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Esther Ross

The Net
The Net (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lydia Heathley

Mandy
Mandy (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Christine Garland

Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kay Denning

Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sister Augustine

The Woman with No Name
The Woman with No Name (1950)

as Yvonne Winter

1940s

21 titles ยท average score 61
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kate Fernald

The Root of All Evil
The Root of All Evil (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jeckie Farnish

They Were Sisters
They Were Sisters (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lucy Moore

Madonna of the Seven Moons
Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Maddalena Labardi

Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Fanny

Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Freda Thompson

The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey (1943)
GoodWatch score 63

as Clarissa Richmond Rohan / Clarissa Rohan

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eleanor Eden

Kipps
Kipps (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ann Pornick (adult)

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Wilkinson

Let George Do It!
Let George Do It! (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mary Wilson

They Came by Night
They Came by Night (1940)

as Sally