Portrait of Thelma Todd

Acting

Thelma Todd

Career

Active from 1926 to 1992, with a break from 1937 to 1991, busiest in 1931 with 18 main titles.

Leading roles
80
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thelma Todd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Screwball Comedy 4
  • Mistaken Identity 4
  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • 1930s 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Farce 3
  • Social Commentary 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
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)

1980s

1 title
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today (1953)

as (archive footage)

1930s

90 titles ยท average score 61
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gypsy Queen's Daughter

Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lady Genevieve

Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake (1934)

as Thelma

Maid in Hollywood
Maid in Hollywood (1934)

as Thelma

Cheating Blondes
Cheating Blondes (1933)

as Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners

Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sunny De Lane

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

as Connie Bailey

Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home (1931)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)

The Pajama Party
The Pajama Party (1931)

as Thelma

The Pip from Pittsburg
The Pip from Pittsburg (1931)
GoodWatch score 66

as Thelma

The Head Guy
The Head Guy (1930)

as The Star

The Fighting Parson
The Fighting Parson (1930)

as The Blonde Dance Hall Girl

1920s

26 titles ยท average score 66
Seven Footprints to Satan
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eve

Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Kennedy

Crazy Feet
Crazy Feet (1929)

as Dancer

Snappy Sneezer
Snappy Sneezer (1929)

as Mary White

Hurdy Gurdy
Hurdy Gurdy (1929)

as Blondie

Stepping Out
Stepping Out (1929)

as Charley's Wife

Look out Below
Look out Below (1929)

as Thelma

Careers
Careers (1929)

as Hortense

Naughty Baby
Naughty Baby (1928)

as Bonnie Le Vonne

The Haunted House
The Haunted House (1928)

as The Nurse

The Gay Defender
The Gay Defender (1927)

as Ruth Ainsworth

Nevada
Nevada (1927)

as Hettie Ide