- Films
- 20
- Avg rating
- 6.92
- Peak run
- 1946’48
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 4
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ethel by the numbers
Average
6.92
14 rated films
Vote weighted
6.93
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.36
rating spread
Career
23y
1932 to 1954
Total votes
69.1K
across every film
Best
7.6
Portrait of Jennie
Worst
6.5
The Paradine Case
Newest first
Filmography
| 1954 | Young at Heart | Aunt Jessie Tuttle | 6.7 | 3,101 |
| 1953 | The Story of Three Loves | Hazel Pennicott (segment: Mademoiselle) | 6.7 | 1,640 |
| 1952 | Just for You | Alida De Bronkhart | · | 451 |
| 1952 |  Deadline - U.S.A. | Margaret Garrison | 7.2 | 4,929 |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country: An American Anthology | Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan (segment: The Lady and the Cencus Taker) | · | 792 |
| 1951 | The Secret of Convict Lake | Granny | 6.9 | 1,770 |
| 1951 | Kind Lady | Mary Herries | 7.1 | 1,346 |
| 1949 | The Red Danube | The Mother Superior - Mother Auxilia | · | 822 |
| 1949 | Pinky | Miss Em | 7.2 | 3,783 |
| 1949 | That Midnight Kiss | Abigail Trent Budell | · | 693 |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner | Grandmother | 6.6 | 1,816 |
| 1948 |  Portrait of Jennie | Miss Spinney | 7.6 | 8,554 |
| 1948 | Moonrise | Grandma | 7.0 | 3,497 |
| 1947 | Night Song | Miss Willey | · | 764 |
| 1947 |  The Paradine Case | Lady Sophie Horfield | 6.5 | 13,656 |
| 1947 | Moss Rose | Lady Margaret Drego | · | 939 |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughter | Mrs. Morley | 7.2 | 3,278 |
| 1946 |  The Spiral Staircase | Mrs. Warren | 7.3 | 12,765 |
| 1944 | None But the Lonely Heart | Ma Mott | 6.4 | 3,072 |
| 1932 | Rasputin and the Empress | The Czarina | 6.5 | 1,388 |
Better together?
Ethel Barrymore's regulars
- John SturgesDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.30
- Robert SiodmakDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.08
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: John Sturges and Ethel Barrymore movies · Robert Siodmak and Ethel Barrymore movies
Takes
On Ethel Barrymore
4 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1950Ethel Barrymore
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1948Ethel Barrymore
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1947Ethel Barrymore
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1945Ethel Barrymore
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.