Portrait of Blanche Yurka

Acting

Blanche Yurka

Career

Active from 1935 to 1961, busiest in 1944 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Southerner
The Southerner
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Blanche Yurka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles (1961)

as Madame Tirelou

Great Ghost Tales
Great Ghost Tales (1961)

TV show

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Thunder in the Sun
Thunder in the Sun (1959)
GoodWatch score 55

as Louise Dauphin

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Margaret

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland (1954)

as Queen of Hearts

Taxi
Taxi (1953)

as Mrs. Nielson

At Sword's Point
At Sword's Point (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Madame Michom

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Mother-in-Law

The Furies
The Furies (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

as Herrera Mother

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 61
The Flame
The Flame (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Aunt Margaret

The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mama Tucker

Cry of the Werewolf
Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

as Bianca

One Body Too Many
One Body Too Many (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Matthews

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
GoodWatch score 45

as The Abbess

Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Widow Grelieu

The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
GoodWatch score 81

as Aunt Bernarde Casterot

Hitler's Madman
Hitler's Madman (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frau Anna Hanka

Lady for a Night
Lady for a Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 51

as Julia Anderson

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Salter (uncredited)

Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob (1940)

as Ma Webster

Escape
Escape (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nurse

1930s

1 title ยท average score 79
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

as Madame De Farge