Jeanne Crain

Actor · Died December 14, 2003, aged 78 · Barstow, California, USA

Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in Pinky.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: May 25, 1925
Died: December 14, 2003 (aged 78)
From: Barstow, California, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 22 on Motif · 46 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28

What are Jeanne Crain's films like?

Across their 20 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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

Bonds

25%

Self

19%

Survival

17%

Morality

15%

Society

14%

Power

7%

Ideas

3%

Survival4 Community5 Identity4 Family bonds4 Justice4 Romantic love3 Marriage2 Redemption2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 20

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 8 · Dark 4

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero

7 of 14

Ally

5 of 14

Herald

2 of 14

Show the 14 roles

Allyas Ruth Berent in Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Heroas Margy Frake in State Fair (1945)
Heroas Deborah Bishop in A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Heroas Pinky in Pinky (1949)
Allyas Anne Gilbreth in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Heroas Kitty Bennett in The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Heraldas Deborah Higgins in People Will Talk (1951)
Heroas Liz Erickson in Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
Allyas Anne Gilbreth in Belles on Their Toes (1952)
Heroas Liza McClure in The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
Allyas Dora Temple in The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Heraldas Laura Riley in Guns of the Timberland (1960)
Allyas Peg Phillips in Hot Rods to Hell (1966)
Heroas Fanny Pierce in The Night God Screamed (1971)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

14

Warm

6

Joyful

4

Melancholic

3

Romantic

4

Other

18

How their films linger

Feel-good9 Bittersweet9 Hopeful9 Haunting3 Thought-provoking4 Fun2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy9
Bittersweet9
Tragic1
Ambiguous1

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 Jeanne Crain's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 22 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (2).

Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service

Subscription and free streaming for Jeanne Crain's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

46 credits, 22 with a Motif page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Skyjacked(1972)
as Mrs. Clara Shaw
Motif score: 31st percentile of all films
The Night God Screamed(1971)
as Fanny Pierce
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
The Name of the Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. McKendricks
Hot Rods to Hell(1966)
as Peg Phillips
Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films
Burke's Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Amy Booth · as Lorraine Turner · as Polly Martin
Invasion 1700 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
as Helen
Pontius Pilate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
as Claudia Procula
Queen of the Nile(1961)
as Nefertiti
Motif score: 16th percentile of all films
Twenty Plus Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
as Linda Foster
Madison Avenue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
as Peggy Shannon
Guns of the Timberland(1960)
as Laura Riley
Motif score: 29th percentile of all films
Riverboat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Laura Sutton
Meet Me in St. Louis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
as Rose Smith
The Great Gatsby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
as Daisy Fay Buchanan
The Joker Is Wild(1957)
as Letty Page
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
The Tattered Dress (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)
as Diane Blane
The Fastest Gun Alive(1956)
as Dora Temple
Motif score: 86th percentile of all films
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
as Connie Jones / Mitzi Jones
The Second Greatest Sex(1955)
as Liza McClure
Motif score: 20th percentile of all films
Man Without a Star(1955)
as Reed Bowman
Motif score: 75th percentile of all films
Duel in the Jungle(1954)
as Marian Taylor
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films
Vicki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
as Jill Lynn
City of Bad Men(1953)
as Linda Culligan
Motif score: 34th percentile of all films
Dangerous Crossing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
as Ruth Stanton Bowman
General Electric Theater (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Show 2 episodes · as Hope · as Marion Miller
O. Henry's Full House(1952)
as Della (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films
Belles on Their Toes(1952)
as Ann Gilbreth
Motif score: 66th percentile of all films
The Model and the Marriage Broker(1951)
as Kitty Bennett
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Ruth Elliot
People Will Talk(1951)
as Deborah Higgins
Motif score: 86th percentile of all films
Take Care of My Little Girl(1951)
as Liz Erickson
Motif score: 47th percentile of all films
I'll Get By (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)
as Jeanne Crain (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen(1950)
as Ann Gilbreth
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films
Pinky(1949)
as Patricia "Pinky" Johnson
Motif score: 85th percentile of all films
The Fan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)
as Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
A Letter to Three Wives(1949)
as Deborah Bishop
Motif score: 94th percentile of all films
Apartment for Peggy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
as Peggy Taylor
You Were Meant for Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)
as Peggy Mayhew
Margie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)
as Marjorie "Margie" MacDuff
Centennial Summer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)
as Julia Rogers
Leave Her to Heaven(1945)
as Ruth Berent
Motif score: 95th percentile of all films
State Fair(1945)
as Margy Frake
Motif score: 80th percentile of all films
Winged Victory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)
as Helen
In the Meantime, Darling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)
as Margaret 'Maggie' Preston
Home in Indiana (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)
as Charlotte 'Char' Bruce
The Gang's All Here(1943)
as Chorus Girl / Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1943 to 1972; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Motif 95^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

19431972

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 Motif 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.

1943Screen debut· The Gang's All Here
1945First top-billed film· State Fair
1945Breakout· State Fair

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting46 of 46 · 72^nd

By decade

1940s13 · acting1950s22 · acting1960s9 · acting1970s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 29% of 14 roles

25%

33%

4353

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Jeanne Crain's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 72^nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

71^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

54^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 20

Motif score across 22 titles, by percentile

75^th and up11
50^th to 74^th2
25^th to 49^th7
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved3
Crowd Pleaser11
Broadly Agreed3
Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Hot Rods to Hell (1966)

64^th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Motif 95^th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.