Portrait of Jocelyn Brando

Acting

Jocelyn Brando

Career

Active from 1945 to 1981, with a break from 1966 to 1977, busiest in 1953 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Heat
The Big Heat
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jocelyn Brando Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

5 titles · average score 60
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mrs. Harvey

Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Ritter

Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest (1981)
GoodWatch score 60

as Barbara Bennett

Darkroom
Darkroom (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs. Mingle

Why Would I Lie?
Why Would I Lie? (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Crumpe

1970s

5 titles · average score 62
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mrs. Hemmings

Movie Movie
Movie Movie (1978)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mama Popchik / Mrs. Updike

A Question of Love
A Question of Love (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Hunnicutt

The Tony Randall Show
The Tony Randall Show (1976)

TV show

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mrs. Newfield

1960s

13 titles · average score 64
Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Chase
The Chase (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Briggs

Bus Riley's Back in Town
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Riley

The Ugly American
The Ugly American (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

as Emma Atkins

Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Emma Jane

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Lucy Wallace / Ida Martin

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Doris Phillips

The Explosive Generation
The Explosive Generation (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Ryker

87th Precinct
87th Precinct (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Myrtle Hooper / Emma Snyder

The Tall Man
The Tall Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

1950s

16 titles · average score 68
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Ellen Larrabee

Step Down to Terror
Step Down to Terror (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lily

Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Frances Cobb

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Celia Saxon

Nightfall
Nightfall (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

as Laura Fraser

State Trooper
State Trooper (1956)

TV show

Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Corinne Michaels

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Della Hudson / Alice

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Janet Conover

The Big Heat
The Big Heat (1953)
GoodWatch score 88

as Katie Bannion

China Venture
China Venture (1953)

as Lt. Ellen Wilkins

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

1940s

1 title
Combat Fatigue Irritability
Combat Fatigue Irritability (1945)

as Sue