Portrait of Mary Anderson

Acting

Mary Anderson

Career

Active from 1939 to 1953, busiest in 1941 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lifeboat
Lifeboat
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mary Anderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 64
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Old Lady in Music Store (uncredited)

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 65
Jet Over The Atlantic
Jet Over The Atlantic (1959)
GoodWatch score 57

as Maria

I, the Jury
I, the Jury (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Eileen Vickers

Dangerous Crossing
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Anna Quinn

One Big Affair
One Big Affair (1952)

as Hilda Jones

Chicago Calling
Chicago Calling (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mary Cannon

Passage West
Passage West (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Myra Johnson

Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Alice McGuire / Peggy Linden

The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Molly Rankin

Last of the Buccaneers
Last of the Buccaneers (1950)

as Swallow

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

as Police Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

1940s

18 titles ยท average score 67
Whispering City
Whispering City (1947)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mary Roberts

To Each His Own
To Each His Own (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

as Corinne Piersen

Behind Green Lights
Behind Green Lights (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nora Bard

Within These Walls
Within These Walls (1945)

as Anne Howland

Lifeboat
Lifeboat (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Alice MacKenzie

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

as Jeanne Abadie

Henry Aldrich for President
Henry Aldrich for President (1941)

as Phyllis Michael

Under Age
Under Age (1941)

as Edie Baird

Cheers for Miss Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

as Amy Saunders

Bahama Passage
Bahama Passage (1941)

as Mary Ainsworth

A Failure at Fifty
A Failure at Fifty (1940)

as Ann Rutledge

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1940)
GoodWatch score 85

as Maid of Honor

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 81
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Maybelle Merriwether

The Women
The Women (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Young Girl (uncredited)

Mendelssohn's Wedding March
Mendelssohn's Wedding March (1939)

as Hilda (uncredited)