Acting
Ethel Waters
- Career
Active from 1933 to 1959, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Cabin in the Sky76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.4
- Adrenaline2.7, average 4.8
- Violence2.2, average 4.1
- Crime2.1, average 3.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- All-Black Cast 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
21Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
1970s
1 title · average score 70
GoodWatch score 70as (archive footage)
1960s
3 titles · average score 47
GoodWatch score 47TV show · as Rachael
TV show · as Rit
GoodWatch score 48TV show
1950s
9 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 59as Dilsey
as Gladys
as Mom
as Sunday School Teacher
TV show
GoodWatch score 51TV show · as Aunt Kate
GoodWatch score 68TV show · as Mother
GoodWatch score 73as Berenice Sadie Brown
TV show · as Beulah
1940s
5 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 68as Dicey Johnson
GoodWatch score 76as Petunia Jackson
GoodWatch score 62as Ethel Waters
GoodWatch score 56as Cleona Jones
GoodWatch score 70as Esther
1930s
2 titles · average score 67
as Ethel Peabody
GoodWatch score 67as Mother of Rufus
1920s
1 title · average score 57
GoodWatch score 57as Ethel