Portrait of Nora Cecil

Acting

Nora Cecil

Career

Active from 1915 to 1936, busiest in 1927 and 1934 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Old-Fashioned Way
The Old-Fashioned Way
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nora Cecil Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

133
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

20 titles ยท average score 63
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)
GoodWatch score 33

as Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)

Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Louisa Ames

The Missing Lady
The Missing Lady (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Miss Millie

Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Miss Peavy

Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)
GoodWatch score 82

as Harriet Wooley (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charwoman

The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lompoc Ladies Auxiliary (uncredited)

Young People
Young People (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Righteous Old Lady (uncredited)

1930s

76 titles ยท average score 64
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Boone's Landlady (uncredited)

Girl of the Ozarks
Girl of the Ozarks (1936)

as Miss Trent

Memories and Melodies
Memories and Melodies (1935)

as Customer (uncredited)

Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake (1934)

as Head Nurse

The Spectacle Maker
The Spectacle Maker (1934)

as Duchess

Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts (1934)

as Mrs. Twitchett

The Old-Fashioned Way
The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Wendelschaffer

Wreckety Wrecks
Wreckety Wrecks (1933)

as Miss Winterbottom

Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong (1933)

as Muriel's mother

Asleep in the Feet
Asleep in the Feet (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

as Female Police Officer

Girl Grief
Girl Grief (1932)

as Miss Tuttle, Principal

The Ruling Voice
The Ruling Voice (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)

1920s

22 titles ยท average score 60
Seven Footprints to Satan
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Old Witch

Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools (1929)

as (uncredited)

The Cavalier
The Cavalier (1928)

as Lucia's Aunt

The Baby Cyclone
The Baby Cyclone (1928)

as Mrs. Crandall

Driftwood
Driftwood (1928)

as Mrs. Prouty

Born to Battle
Born to Battle (1927)

as Ma Cowan

Girls
Girls (1927)

as Matron Helen Hunt

The Demi-Bride
The Demi-Bride (1927)

as School Teacher

Midnight Faces
Midnight Faces (1926)

as Mrs. Hart

Chip of the Flying U
Chip of the Flying U (1926)

as Dr. Cecil Grantham

The Town That Forgot God
The Town That Forgot God (1922)

as (uncredited)

Manslaughter
Manslaughter (1922)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lydia's Chaperone (uncredited)

1910s

14 titles ยท average score 59
Miss Crusoe
Miss Crusoe (1919)

as Miss Meeker (uncredited)

Woman, Woman!
Woman, Woman! (1919)

as Mrs. Lindsay

By Hook or Crook
By Hook or Crook (1918)

as Aunt Marie

Love Net
Love Net (1918)

as Miss Prudence Tilly

American Buds
American Buds (1918)

as Emily

Tillie Wakes Up
Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gossip in Ice Cream Parlor / Woman Having Picture Taken

The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
GoodWatch score 66

as One of Gwendolyn's Teachers (uncredited)

The Wild Girl
The Wild Girl (1917)

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

A Royal Romance
A Royal Romance (1917)

as Miss McPherson

A Model Husband
A Model Husband (1916)

as Mrs Gossip

The Social Secretary
The Social Secretary (1916)
GoodWatch score 57

as Spinster (uncredited)

The Arrival of Perpetua
The Arrival of Perpetua (1915)

as Abigail Majendrie