Acting
Mary Anderson
- Titles
- 32movies
- Career
Active from 1939 to 1953, busiest in 1941 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Lifeboat81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Mystery 2
- Film Noir 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ross ElliottActorLast of the Buccaneers, Chicago Calling
Dan DuryeaActorChicago Calling, The Underworld Story
Jimmy LydonActorHenry Aldrich for President, Henry and Dizzy
Charles SmithActorHenry Aldrich for President, Henry and Dizzy
John LitelActorHenry Aldrich for President, Henry and Dizzy
Dennis O'KeefeActorPassage West, One Big Affair
William GarganActorCheers for Miss Bishop, Behind Green Lights
Griff BarnettActorTo Each His Own, Passage West
Roy RobertsActorBehind Green Lights, Within These Walls
Dorothy PetersonActorHenry Aldrich for President, Cheers for Miss Bishop- VVal BurtonWriterHenry Aldrich for President, Henry and Dizzy
- GGlen MacWilliamsCinematographerLifeboat, Within These Walls
Movies and TV shows
321980s
1 title · average score 59
59
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
as Old Lady in Music Store (uncredited)
1950s
10 titles · average score 65
55
Jet Over The Atlantic (1959)
as Maria
65
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
as Anna Quinn
58
I, the Jury (1953)
as Eileen Vickers
One Big Affair (1952)
as Hilda Jones
70
Chicago Calling (1951)
as Mary Cannon
61
Passage West (1951)
as Myra Johnson
63
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
as Alice McGuire / Peggy Linden
67
The Underworld Story (1950)
as Molly Rankin
Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
as Swallow
85
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
as Police Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
1940s
18 titles · average score 65
46
Whispering City (1947)
as Mary Roberts
75
To Each His Own (1946)
as Corinne Piersen
59
Behind Green Lights (1946)
as Nora Bard
Within These Walls (1945)
as Anne Howland
81
Lifeboat (1944)
as Alice MacKenzie
Henry and Dizzy (1942)
as Phyllis Michael
Henry Aldrich for President (1941)
as Phyllis Michael
Under Age (1941)
as Edie Baird
51
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
as Amy Saunders
Bahama Passage (1941)
as Mary Ainsworth
A Failure at Fifty (1940)
as Ann Rutledge
73
The Sea Hawk (1940)
as Maid of Honor
1930s
3 titles · average score 67
89
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Maybelle Merriwether
Mendelssohn's Wedding March (1939)
as Hilda (uncredited)
46
The Women (1939)
as Young Girl (uncredited)