Acting
Ethel Waters
- Titles
- 22movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1933 to 1959, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Pinky71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.6
- Showbiz3.9average 1.2
- Wholesome5.4average 3.3
- Family Dynamics6.6average 4.7
- Coming of Age4.8average 2.9
- Romance5.6average 3.8
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Violence2.7, average 4.3
- Crime2.2, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
211970s
1 title · average score 70
70
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
1960s
3 titles · average score 70
71
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV show · as Rachael
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV show · as Rit
70
Route 66 (1960)
TV show
1950s
9 titles · average score 60
64
The Sound and the Fury (1959)
as Dilsey
The Heart is a Rebel (1958)
as Gladys
Carib Gold (1956)
as Mom
Saturday Spectacular: Manhattan Tower (1956)
as Sunday School Teacher
Playwrights '56 (1955)
TV show
48
Climax! (1954)
TV show · as Aunt Kate
65
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Mother
64
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
as Berenice Sadie Brown
The Beulah Show (1950)
TV show · as Beulah
1940s
5 titles · average score 65
71
Pinky (1949)
as Dicey Johnson
67
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
as Petunia Jackson
61
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Ethel Waters
59
Cairo (1942)
as Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid
68
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
as Esther
1930s
2 titles · average score 62
Bubbling Over (1934)
as Ethel Peabody
62
Rufus Jones for President (1933)
as Mother of Rufus
1920s
1 title · average score 54
54
On With the Show! (1929)
as Ethel