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Acting · 1900 to 1991

Jean Arthur

Best rated: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (8.1)

Films
37
Avg rating
7.23
Peak run
1937’39
Oscar noms
1
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Jean Arthur, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1937 to 1939, 7.66678192519301935194019451950Mr. Smith Goes to Washing… 8.1A Foreign Affair 7.3Career avg 7.23

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Jean Arthur's career barcodecoolhot
192337 films1953
Current formLast 5: 7.26 vs career 7.23 (+0.03)
  1. WThe Talk of the Town1942 · 7.5+0.3
  2. LA Lady Takes a Chance1943 · 6.3−0.9
  3. WThe More the Merrier1943 · 7.6+0.4
  4. WA Foreign Affair1948 · 7.3+0.1
  5. WShane1953 · 7.6+0.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Jean by the numbers

Average
7.23
19 rated films
Vote weighted
7.29
bigger films count more
Median
7.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.56
rating spread
Career
31y
1923 to 1953
Total votes
322K
across every film
Best
8.1
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Worst
7.3
A Foreign Affair
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1953Shane posterShaneMarian Starrett7.648,369
1948A Foreign AffairCongresswoman Phoebe Frost7.39,633
1944The Impatient YearsJanie Anderson·604
1943A Lady Takes a ChanceMolly J. Truesdale6.31,667
1943The More the MerrierConnie Milligan7.68,465
1942The Talk of the Town posterThe Talk of the TownNora Shelley7.510,166
1941The Devil and Miss JonesMary Jones7.65,391
1940ArizonaPhoebe Titus6.81,820
1940Too Many HusbandsVicky Lowndes6.51,964
1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSaunders8.1131K
1939Only Angels Have Wings posterOnly Angels Have WingsBonnie Lee7.617,714
1938You Can't Take It with You posterYou Can't Take It with YouAlice Sycamore7.830,791
1937Easy LivingMary Smith7.54,811
1937History Is Made at NightIrene Vail7.33,016
1936Adventure in ManhattanClaire Peyton·963
1936The Ex-Mrs. BradfordPaula Bradford6.92,516
1936More Than a SecretaryCarol Baldwin·896
1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town posterMr. Deeds Goes to TownLouise 'Babe' Bennett7.825,295
1936The PlainsmanCalamity Jane6.82,751
1935Diamond JimJane Matthews·274
Better together?

Jean Arthur's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Jean Arthur

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1944
    Jean Arthur
    Nominated

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