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Acting

Janet Gaynor

Career

Active from 1924 to 1957, with a break from 1939 to 1956, busiest in 1926 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Janet Gaynor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Visual Storytelling 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Bittersweet 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title Β· average score 53
The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show Β· as Violet Hooper

1950s

3 titles Β· average score 66
Bernardine
Bernardine (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Ruth Wilson

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Martha Allen

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show Β· as Eleanor

1930s

20 titles Β· average score 65
Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

as Nancy Briggs

The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as George-Anne Carleton

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Esther Blodgett

Ladies in Love
Ladies in Love (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Martha Karenye

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

as Katherine 'Kay' Brannan

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Molly Larkins

One More Spring
One More Spring (1935)

as Elizabeth Cheney

Carolina
Carolina (1934)

as Joanna Tate

Change of Heart
Change of Heart (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

as Catherine Furness

State Fair
State Fair (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Margy Frake

The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1931)

as Angie Randolph

Delicious
Delicious (1931)
GoodWatch score 45

as Heather Gordon

1920s

41 titles Β· average score 68
Lucky Star
Lucky Star (1929)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mary Tucker

Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Molly Carr

Street Angel
Street Angel (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

as Angela

4 Devils
4 Devils (1928)

as Marion

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 86

as The Wife (Indre)

7th Heaven
7th Heaven (1927)
GoodWatch score 88

as Diane

The Horse Trader
The Horse Trader (1927)

as (uncredited)

With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses (1927)
GoodWatch score 40

as Extra

The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

as Anna Burger

The Shamrock Handicap
The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lady Sheila O'Hara

The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle (1926)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rose Kelly

The Return of Peter Grimm
The Return of Peter Grimm (1926)

as Catherine