Portrait of Paula Shaw

Acting

Paula Shaw

Career

Active from 1969 to 2022, with a break from 1978 to 1992, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for It Was Always You
It Was Always You
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paula Shaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.0, average 3.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Social Commentary
    3.7, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feel-Good 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Predictable Plot 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Heartwarming Story 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles ยท average score 64
Round and Round
Round and Round (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

as Grandma Rosie

Hanukkah on Rye
Hanukkah on Rye (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

as Esther

The Wedding Veil Legacy
The Wedding Veil Legacy (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gia

Wedding of a Lifetime
Wedding of a Lifetime (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rose Alexander

It Was Always You
It Was Always You (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

as Grandma Vivien

Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as Helen

Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead (2021)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Mrs. French

Five Star Christmas
Five Star Christmas (2020)
GoodWatch score 76

as Margo Ralston

Elsewhere
Elsewhere (2020)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dora Maloney

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 64
Fall Back Down
Fall Back Down (2019)

as Mrs. Simmons

Picture a Perfect Christmas
Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

as Louise Griffith

Coming Home for Christmas
Coming Home for Christmas (2017)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pippa Marley

Destination Wedding
Destination Wedding (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Grandma Goldie

Twist of Faith
Twist of Faith (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hava Fisher

Hitched for the Holidays
Hitched for the Holidays (2012)
GoodWatch score 60

as Theresa

The Haunting Hour: The Golem
The Haunting Hour: The Golem (2012)

as Nana

Mr. Young
Mr. Young (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Nana

2000s

14 titles ยท average score 54
Ties That Bind
Ties That Bind (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Vega

Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Grandmother Demon

Chupacabra Terror
Chupacabra Terror (2005)
GoodWatch score 38

as Mrs. Hartman

Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Miss Carol Parker

Terminal City
Terminal City (2005)

TV show

The Ranch
The Ranch (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

as Yetta

Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees

Night Creep
Night Creep (2003)

as Dr. Wayborn

Insomnia
Insomnia (2002)
GoodWatch score 79

as Coroner

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Judge

We'll Meet Again
We'll Meet Again (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Edna Barry

Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Aunt Lisbeth

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 66
So Weird
So Weird (1999)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Betty Johnson

Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Merchants of Venus
Merchants of Venus (1998)

as Dolores

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Executive / Mrs. Janus

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ward Nurse

A Stranger in the Mirror
A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)

as Mrs. Czinski

Fatal Memories
Fatal Memories (1992)
GoodWatch score 53

as Leah

Shame
Shame (1992)

as Mrs. Rudolph

The Commish
The Commish (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 56
Communion
Communion (1989)
GoodWatch score 48

as Woman from Apartment

21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street (1987)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Mrs. Sanders / Judge Jones

Wiseguy
Wiseguy (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show

Beverly Hills Buntz
Beverly Hills Buntz (1987)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Spelling

When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as Judge

Witchfire
Witchfire (1986)

as Nurse Flemmings

Savage Streets
Savage Streets (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charlene

Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

as Wulla Jean

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 66
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show

...And Your Name Is Jonah
...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ann

Three's Company
Three's Company (1977)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Ruth Wood

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Herowork
Herowork (1977)

as Woman in Convertible

Chatterbox!
Chatterbox! (1977)
GoodWatch score 40

as Policewoman

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Paula Capshaw

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Angela

The Centerfold Girls
The Centerfold Girls (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Walker

The Roommates
The Roommates (1973)
GoodWatch score 51

as Socks' Ex-Girlfriend

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Dr. Tammy Ziegler

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 48
To Hex with Sex
To Hex with Sex (1969)

as Lucibel

Freedom to Love
Freedom to Love (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sandy

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show