Portrait of Shirley Temple

Acting

Shirley Temple

Career

Active from 1932 to 1996, with a break from 1962 to 1995, busiest in 1934 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fort Apache
Fort Apache
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shirley Temple Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 10
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Shirley Temple 3
  • Wholesome Family Entertainment 3
  • Orphan Girl 3
  • Golden Age Hollywood 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Sentimental 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Heartwarming 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Andy Warhol's America
Andy Warhol's America (2022)

TV show Β· as archive footage

2000s

1 title Β· average score 66
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

Book

1990s

1 title
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star (1996)

as Archival Footage

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title
Hollywood Blue
Hollywood Blue (1970)

as (archive footage)

1960s

2 titles
The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter (1963)

as La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)

Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking (1961)

as Shirley Temple

1950s

1 title Β· average score 70
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Polly Baker / Narrator (voice) / Harem Spy

1940s

16 titles Β· average score 63
A Kiss for Corliss
A Kiss for Corliss (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Corliss Archer

The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ellen Baker

Adventure in Baltimore
Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dinah Sheldon

Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Philadelphia Thursday

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Susan

That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mary Hagen

Honeymoon
Honeymoon (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Barbara Olmstead

Kiss and Tell
Kiss and Tell (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Corliss Archer

I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Barbara Marshall

Young People
Young People (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Wendy Ballantine

The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mytyl

1930s

40 titles Β· average score 62
The Little Princess
The Little Princess (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sara Crewe

Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Susannah Sheldon

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rebecca Winstead

Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
GoodWatch score 67

as Betsy Brown

Heidi
Heidi (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

as HeΓ―di

Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams

The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lloyd Sherman

Curly Top
Curly Top (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Elizabeth Blair

Our Little Girl
Our Little Girl (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

as Molly Middleton

The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

as Virgie Cary

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'

Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes (1934)
GoodWatch score 77

as Shirley Blake