
Caroline Aaron (born August 7, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as acid-tongued talk show host Mary Pat Lee on Wings. Description above from the Wikipedia article Caroline Aaron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Biography from TMDB.
- August 7, 1952 (74)
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 111 on MovieCove · 145 credits in all
What are Caroline Aaron's films like?
Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 2 · Earnest 30
A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 9 · Dark 8
Grounded 26 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
Gentle 11 · Charged 21 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 12
A split, not a type: Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2
Casual 25 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 9
Resolved 27 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 6
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Madeleine in Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2004)
- Heraldas Violet in Adventures in Love & Babysitting (2015)
- Mentoras Nana in Bitch (2017)
- Allyas Vera King in The Grotto (2022)
- Heroas Michelle in How to Ruin the Holidays (2023)
- Allyas Lila in 31 Candles (2025)
- Allyas Miriam Cohen in Bookends (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet19
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Caroline Aaron's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 84 of their 111 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) · actor · free
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) · actor · free
- Theater Camp (2023) · actor · free
- Happy Endings (2011) · actor · free
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · actor · free
- Childrens Hospital (2008) · actor · free
- Just Like Heaven (2005) · actor · free
- Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) · actor · free
- Alice (1990) · actor · free
- All Over the Guy (2001) · producer · free
- Nobody's Baby (2001) · actor · free
- Surveillance (2008) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) · actor
- Monk (2002) · actor
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) · actor
- The Practice (1997) · actor
- Desperate Housewives (2004) · actor
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) · actor · free
- Secrets and Lies (2015) · actor
- Transparent (2014) · actor
- Primary Colors (1998) · actor
- Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) · actor
- Beyond the Sea (2004) · actor
- All Over the Guy (2001) · producer
- +9 more
- Edward Scissorhands (1990) · actor
- Modern Family (2009) · actor
- Boston Legal (2004) · actor
- Malcolm in the Middle (2000) · actor
- Frasier (1993) · actor
- Life in Pieces (2015) · actor
- Desperate Housewives (2004) · actor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor
- Law & Order (1990) · actor
- Happy Endings (2011) · actor
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) · actor
- Brothers & Sisters (2006) · actor
- +7 more
- Monk (2002) · actor · free
- Frasier (1993) · actor · free
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) · actor · free
- Madam Secretary (2014) · actor · free
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor · free
- Law & Order (1990) · actor · free
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · actor · free
- All Over the Guy (2001) · producer · free
- Nobody's Baby (2001) · actor · free
- Private Practice (2007) · actor · free
- Surveillance (2008) · actor · free
- Pumpkin (2002) · actor · free
- +7 more
- The Good Fight (2017) · actor
- Frasier (1993) · actor
- 21 Jump Street (2012) · actor
- Ghosts (2021) · actor
- Episodes (2011) · actor
- 22 Jump Street (2014) · actor
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor
- Hey Arnold! (1996) · actor
- Wings (1990) · actor
- Nancy Drew (2007) · actor
- Instant Mom (2013) · actor
- Joe Dirt (2001) · actor
- +3 more
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) · actor · free
- Frasier (1993) · actor · free
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) · actor · free
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) · actor · free
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor · free
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · actor · free
- Just Like Heaven (2005) · actor · free
- Girlfriends (2000) · actor · free
- Alice (1990) · actor · free
- All Over the Guy (2001) · producer · free
- Pumpkin (2002) · actor · free
- Joe Dirt (2001) · actor · free
- +3 more
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Subscription and free streaming for Caroline Aaron's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
145 credits, 111 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Bookends(2026)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
31 Candles(2025)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Between the Temples(2024)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
4th Dementia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

How to Ruin the Holidays(2023)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Theater Camp(2023)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Chanshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

The Grotto(2022)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Ghosts(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Outmatched(2020)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Mosholu Parkway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

The Good Cop(2018)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
I Feel Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Final Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Good Fight(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Bitch(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Breakable You(2017)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Hello, My Name Is Doris(2015)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Life in Pieces(2015)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Secrets and Lies(2015)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Odd Couple(2015)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Transparent(2014)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Madam Secretary(2014)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Planes: Fire & Rescue(2014)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Rewrite(2014)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
22 Jump Street(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Bad Teacher(2014)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
The Millers(2013)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Instant Mom(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Tuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

21 Jump Street(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
2 Broke Girls(2011)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Up All Night(2011)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Franklin & Bash(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Happy Endings(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Episodes(2011)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Rizzoli & Isles(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Our Family Wedding(2010)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Meeting Spencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Modern Family(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Love Hurts(2009)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Finding Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Spang Ho: Something Fishy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Childrens Hospital(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Surveillance(2008)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Private Practice(2007)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Love Comes Lately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Nancy Drew(2007)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
My First Time Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Ugly Betty(2006)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Brothers & Sisters(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Shark(2006)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Grilled(2006)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Just Like Heaven(2005)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Head Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
American Dad!(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Beyond the Sea(2004)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Boston Legal(2004)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Desperate Housewives(2004)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Cellular(2004)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Entourage(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
A Day Without a Mexican(2004)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Call Waiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Along Came Polly(2004)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Miss Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Two Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Oliver Beene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Less Than Perfect(2002)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
CSI: Miami(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
The Secret Life of Zoey(2002)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Monk(2002)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Pumpkin(2002)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Greg the Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Inside Schwartz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

One on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

All Over the Guy(2001)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Six Feet Under(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
When Billie Beat Bobby(2001)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Joe Dirt(2001)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Never Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Amy's Orgasm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Nobody's Baby(2001)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Bounce(2000)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Lucky Numbers(2000)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Girlfriends(2000)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Running Mates(2000)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Trial by Media(2000)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Tuesdays with Morrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Anywhere But Here(1999)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Dying to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Life in the Fast Lane(1998)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sex and the City(1998)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Primary Colors(1998)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Deconstructing Harry(1997)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Ally McBeal(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
White Lies(1997)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Practice(1997)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Dinner and Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Hey Arnold!(1996)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Big Night(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
A Modern Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

7th Heaven(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
House Arrest(1996)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Boys Next Door(1996)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsIf Not for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Dad, the Angel & Me(1995)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Mixed Nuts(1994)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Dave's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Sleepless in Seattle(1993)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Pickle(1993)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Mad About You(1992)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Husbands and Wives(1992)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
This Is My Life(1992)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Alice(1990)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Edward Scissorhands(1990)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Wings(1990)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Working Girl(1988)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

O.C. and Stiggs(1985)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Heartburn(1986)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Baby It's You(1983)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Without a Trace(1983)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Rattlesnake in a Cooler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Hot Curlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 145 titles, 144 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2005.
Film career
Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1982Screen debut· Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
- 1990Breakout· Edward Scissorhands
- 1990Career best· Edward Scissorhands
- 2017Career best· The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- 2017Screen Actors Guild Award win· The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 2 major nominations, 2019–2020.
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Caroline Aaron's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 64; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up40
- 50th to 74th20
- 25th to 49th33
- Below 25th18
Shape of the crowd
47 of their 111 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved14
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser47
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed39
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Caroline Aaron's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Caroline Aaron work with?
People who share at least 2 of Caroline Aaron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sheldon Larry shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Sheldon LarryShared titles: Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2004), Trial by Media (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Sheldon Larry

- Woody AllenShared titles: Deconstructing Harry (1997), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Woody Allen

Actors
- Carol KaneShared titles: Between the Temples (2024), Dad, the Angel & Me (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Carol Kane

- Dan BucatinskyShared titles: The Grotto (2022), All Over the Guy (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Bucatinsky

- Kevin PollakShared titles: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), House Arrest (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Pollak

- Tony ShalhoubShared titles: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Big Night (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Shalhoub

Composers and editors
- Bruce GreenShared titles: The Grotto (2022), Just Like Heaven (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Green
- Phil MarshallShared titles: Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2004), Trial by Media (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Marshall

- Richard HalseyShared titles: Pumpkin (2002), Edward Scissorhands (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Halsey

- Susan E. MorseShared titles: Deconstructing Harry (1997), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Susan E. Morse
Producers
- Jared SafierShared titles: The Grotto (2022), Christmas vs. The Walters (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jared Safier

- Robert J. WilsonShared titles: Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2004), Trial by Media (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Robert J. Wilson
- Willi BärShared titles: Pumpkin (2002), Nobody's Baby (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Willi Bär

- Charles H. JoffeShared titles: Deconstructing Harry (1997), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Charles H. Joffe

Mixed roles
- Joanna GleasonShared titles: The Grotto (2022), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Joanna Gleason

- Don RoosShared titles: All Over the Guy (2001), Bounce (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Don Roos





