Portrait of Greer Garson

Acting

Greer Garson

Career

Active from 1934 to 1976, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Greer Garson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Historical Romance 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Overcoming Adversity 2
  • Historical Context 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

1 title
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Little Women
Little Women (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Kathryn March

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Alice Bailey

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

Crown Matrimonial
Crown Matrimonial (1974)

as Queen Mary

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 59
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Narrator (voice)

The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cordelia Biddle

The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun (1966)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mother Prioress

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli (1963)

as Mary Anne Disraeli

Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Eleanor Roosevelt

Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1960)

as Lady Cicely Waynflete

Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

as Greer Garson

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 65
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1956)

as Regina Giddens

Telephone Time
Telephone Time (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1956)

as Linda Warner

Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Julia Winslow Garth

Her Twelve Men
Her Twelve Men (1954)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jan Stewart

Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

as Calpurnia

Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Victoria McChesney

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

TV show ยท as Molly Malloy / Antonia Stuart

The Law and the Lady
The Law and the Lady (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jane Hoskins

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Lady Cicely Wayneflete / Mary Anne Disraeli

The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kay Miniver

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 65
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

as Irene Forsyte

Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Julia Packett

Desire Me
Desire Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Marise Aubert

The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mary Rafferty

Adventure
Adventure (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Emily Sears

Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Susie Parkington

Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)
GoodWatch score 74

as Marie Curie

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. Miniver

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Paula

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

as Edna Gladney

When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Claire Woodruff

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

as Elizabeth Bennet

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 69
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

as Katherine 'Kathy'

Remember?
Remember? (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Linda Bronson

How He Lied to Her Husband
How He Lied to Her Husband (1937)

as Aurora Bompas

The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal (1937)

as Maria

Inasmuch...
Inasmuch... (1934)

as St. Clara