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Portrait of Tallulah Bankhead

Acting

Tallulah Bankhead

Career

Active from 1918 to 1992, with a break from 1967 to 1991, busiest in 1931 and 1932 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lifeboat
Lifeboat
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: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tallulah Bankhead Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Claustrophobic Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files (1992)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

3 titles Β· average score 59
Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Black Widow

The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Sea Witch (voice)

Fanatic
Fanatic (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Trefoile

1950s

4 titles Β· average score 66
The Boy Who Owned a Melephant
The Boy Who Owned a Melephant (1959)

as Narrator

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show Β· as Tallulah Bankhead

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

TV show Β· as Katherine Belmont

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Jessie Baxter

1940s

3 titles Β· average score 62
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal (1945)
GoodWatch score 44

as Catherine the Great

Lifeboat
Lifeboat (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Connie Porter

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tallulah Bankhead

1930s

7 titles Β· average score 57
Devil and the Deep
Devil and the Deep (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Diana Sturm

Faithless
Faithless (1932)
GoodWatch score 56

as Carol Morgan

Thunder Below
Thunder Below (1932)

as Susan

Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tallulah Bankhead (uncredited)

The Cheat
The Cheat (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Elsa Carlyle

My Sin
My Sin (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Carlotta / Ann Trevor

Tarnished Lady
Tarnished Lady (1931)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nancy Courtney

1920s

1 title
His House in Order
His House in Order (1928)

as Nina Graham

1910s

4 titles
The Trap
The Trap (1919)

as Helen Carson

When Men Betray
When Men Betray (1918)

as Alice Edwards

Thirty a Week
Thirty a Week (1918)

as Barbara Wright (uncredited)

Who Loved Him Best?
Who Loved Him Best? (1918)

as Nell