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Susan Barnes

Susan Barnes

Actor · Died September 14, 2025, aged 78 · Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA

Susan Barnes was born on 17 December 1946 in Rices Landing, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Repo Man (1984), They Live (1988) and Nurse Betty (2000). She died on 14 September 2025 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 17, 1946
Died
September 14, 2025 (aged 78)
From
Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Susan Barnes' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Power
30%
Bonds
21%
Morality
19%
Survival
13%
Self
10%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Threshold guardianas Agent Rogersz in Repo Man (1984)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
3
Warm
2
Thrilling
3
Dread
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Susan Barnes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Susan Barnes' 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

45 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beautiful Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ruby

  • Kicking & Screaming(2005)

    as Diana Ditka

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Saunders

  • Tiptoes(2002)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Duty Dating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Darlene

  • The Man from Elysian Fields(2001)

    as Attractive Woman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Nurse Betty(2000)

    as Darlene

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Where the Money Is(2000)

    as Mrs. Foster

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Titus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · as Nora

  • Switched at Birth(1999)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Roswell(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Social Worker

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Gregory

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Break Up(1998)

    as Teller

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • One Night Stand(1997)

    as Malinda

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Lover Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jean

  • Dog Watch(1997)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Nothing to Lose(1997)

    as Delores

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Speed 2: Cruise Control(1997)

    as Constance

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Inventing the Abbotts(1997)

    as Mrs. Porter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Baker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Mrs. Cullins

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Favorite Deadly Sins(1995)

    as Cat Foot Lady

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Leaving Las Vegas(1995)

    as Desk Clerk

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    as Capt. Kern

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Speed(1994)

    as Female Executive

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing(1993)

    as Colleague

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • In the Best Interest of the Children(1992)

    as Donna Evans

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Sitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Alice

  • Don't Touch My Daughter(1991)

    as Sandy Ryter

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Meet the Applegates(1990)

    as Opal Withers

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Scrooged(1988)

    as Harpy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • They Live(1988)

    as Brown Haired Woman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bad Dreams(1988)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Zombie High(1987)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Fran Markell

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure(1985)

    as Movie Lot Actress

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Swing Shift(1984)

    as Skinny

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Repo Man(1984)

    as Agent Rogersz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • She's in the Army Now(1981)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • ...All the Marbles(1981)

    as Merle's Wife

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Angel on My Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Bound for Glory(1976)

    as Girl Singer at Migrant Camp

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Laverne & Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Adele Harrison

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1976 to 2006; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Nothing to Lose (1997)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

They Live (1988)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19762006

Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s11 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
848999

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 Susan Barnes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

She's in the Army Now (1981)

70th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Susan Barnes' work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Susan Barnes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susan Barnes' MovieCove titles; Sy Richardson shares the most, 2.