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Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Actor · Died December 12, 1985, aged 62 · Michigan City, Indiana, USA

Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress best known for her work in Hollywood films, Broadway, and television during the mid‑20th century. Born on May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana, she was the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and began acting on Broadway at the age of 13, earning strong reviews that helped launch her career. She moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s and signed a long‑term contract with 20th Century Fox, going on to appear in notable films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Razor’s Edge (1946), and The Ten Commandments (1956). For her supporting role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor’s Edge, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe, and she later earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress as Eve Harrington in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic All About Eve (1950). Throughout her career she worked with major directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, and Cecil B. DeMille, while also appearing regularly on stage and in television productions, including series such as East of Eden and Hotel. Anne Baxter died on December 12, 1985, in New York City at the age of 62, leaving behind a legacy as a gifted dramatic actress with a strong presence in both classic cinema and television.

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Born
May 7, 1923
Died
December 12, 1985 (aged 62)
From
Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Anne Baxter's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
21%
Self
18%
Survival
11%
Power
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 13 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 20 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 32 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 32
Shapeshifter
6 of 32
Hero
6 of 32
Herald
3 of 32
Shadow
2 of 32
Trickster
2 of 32
Mentor
1 of 32
Threshold guardian
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Melancholic
15
Romantic
12
Joyful
6
Contemplative
7
Other
32

How their films linger

Bittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Anne Baxter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anne Baxter'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

98 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Footsteps on the Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Eve Harrington (archive footage)

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death(1984)

    as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 76 episodes · as Victoria Cabot

  • East of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Faye

  • Jane Austen in Manhattan(1980)

    as Lilliana Zorska

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hagen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs. Rachael Bruner

  • Little Mo(1978)

    as Jessamyn Connolly

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helen Williams · as Priscilla Crawford

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edwina D'Orsey

  • Lisa, Bright and Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Margaret Schilling

  • Lapin 360 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mrs. Barnes

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Leslie Lyle

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Catcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Kate

  • If Tomorrow Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Miss Cramer

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora Chandler

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Late Liz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Liz Addams Hatch

  • Fools' Parade(1971)

    as Cleo

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ritual of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jolene Wiley

  • The Challengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Stephanie York

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Myra Sherwood

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Myra Sherwood

  • Companions in Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Carlotta Mauridge

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty-Jean Currier · as Louise Harris · as Magda Blain · as Magda Blaine

  • Stranger on the Run(1967)

    as Valverda Johnson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Danny Thomas Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Flynn

  • The Busy Body(1967)

    as Margo Foster Kane

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sette donne per una strage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • The Tall Women(1966)

    as Mary Ann

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 5 episodes · as Olga · as Zelda

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Katherine Daly

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah Kendall

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mona Morrison

  • The Family Jewels(1965)

    as Anne Baxter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as archive footage

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Janice Brandt

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Mix Me a Person(1962)

    as Dr. Anne Dyson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Walk on the Wild Side(1962)

    as Teresina Vidarverri

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora Willis

  • Cimarron(1960)

    as Dixie Lee

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen Talbot

  • Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Beatrice Martin Kipp

  • Season of Passion(1959)

    as Olive

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise

  • Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellie Jenkins

  • Chase a Crooked Shadow(1958)

    as Kimberley Prescott

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Armored Attack! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Marina Pavlov

  • Three Violent People(1956)

    as Lorna Hunter Saunders

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Fletcher

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    as Nefretiri

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Pat Bass

  • The Come On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Rita

  • The Spoilers(1955)

    as Cherry Malotte

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • One Desire(1955)

    as Tacey Cromwell

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Bedevilled(1955)

    as Monica Johnson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Carnival Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Willi

  • The Blue Gardenia(1953)

    as Norah Larkin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • I Confess(1953)

    as Ruth Grandfort

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Ella Harley · as Maj. Edith Johansen · as Stella Rutledge

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Cal

  • My Wife's Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Virginia Mason

  • O. Henry's Full House(1952)

    as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Schilling

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Follow the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Valerie Hogan

  • All About Eve(1950)

    as Eve Harrington

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Ticket to Tomahawk(1950)

    as Kit Dodge Jr.

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • You're My Everything(1949)

    as Hannah Adams

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Sky(1948)

    as Constance Mae 'Mike'

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Walls of Jericho(1948)

    as Julia Norman

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Luck of the Irish(1948)

    as Nora

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Homecoming(1948)

    as Mrs. Penny Johnson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mother Wore Tights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Blaze of Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Lucille Stewart

  • The Razor's Edge(1946)

    as Sophie MacDonald

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Angel on My Shoulder(1946)

    as Barbara Foster

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Smoky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Julie Richards

  • A Royal Scandal(1945)

    as Anna Jaschikoff

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Guest in the House(1944)

    as Evelyn Heath

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Tessa Osborne

  • The Eve of St. Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Janet Feller

  • The Purple Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Anne (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Fighting Sullivans(1944)

    as Katherine Mary Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The North Star(1943)

    as Marina Pavlov

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Five Graves to Cairo(1943)

    as Mouche

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Crash Dive(1943)

    as Jean Hewlett

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Pied Piper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Nicole Rougeron

  • The Magnificent Ambersons(1942)

    as Lucy Morgan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Water(1941)

    as Julie Keefer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Charley's Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Amy Spettigue

  • The Great Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mary Maxwell

  • 20 Mule Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jean Johnson

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles from 1940 to 2013; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

The Ten Commandments (1956)

$66M worldwide

Highest rated

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Film career

19402013

Peak 1961 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 13 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 98: 98 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1940s25 · acting1950s25 · acting1960s25 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s7 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 10% of 21 roles
414651

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.

How do Anne Baxter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 38; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)

59th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All About Eve (1950)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. 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 Anne Baxter's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Anne Baxter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anne Baxter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers