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Lucille Benson

Lucille Benson

Actor · Died February 17, 1984, aged 69 · Scottsboro, Alabama, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lucille Benson (July 17, 1914 – February 17, 1984) was an American actress known for her roles in commercials, television, and movies in the 1970s and 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucille Benson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1914
Died
February 17, 1984 (aged 69)
From
Scottsboro, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 67 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Lucille Benson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
32%
Bonds
18%
Morality
14%
Society
12%
Survival
11%
Power
10%
Ideas
2%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
4
Dread
3
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Lucille Benson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lucille Benson'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

67 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • When Your Lover Leaves(1983)

    as Greta

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Adventures of Pollyanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mrs. Levelor

  • Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Landlady

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Dorothy Bartlett

  • Halloween II(1981)

    as Mrs. Elrod

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Amy(1981)

    as Rose Metcalf

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bosom Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 19 episodes · as Lilly Sinclair

  • 1941(1979)

    as Gas Mama (Eloise)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Black Market Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs. Krieg

  • The Concrete Cowboys(1979)

    as Peg

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarissa Mae Purcell

  • Ebony, Ivory and Jade(1979)

    as Mrs. Stone

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ropers(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • The Country Western Murders(1979)

    as Mrs. Bloom

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Charleston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Miss Fay

  • Lassie: A New Beginning(1978)

    as Juno

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Young Runaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Grandma Hopkins

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Greatest(1977)

    as Mrs. Fairlie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nashville 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Birdie Huff

  • Eight Is Enough(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Housekeeper

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Agnes · as Miss Walker

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Code R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emma

  • Silver Streak(1976)

    as Rita Babtree

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Liza’s Pioneer Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mrs. Zink

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman(1976)

    as Miss Elsie Powell

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Alice(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Killer Who Wouldn't Die(1976)

    as Flo

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bess Truman

  • The Cop and the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Flo

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Edna

  • Three for the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Gas Station Attendant

  • Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Eunice Russell

  • Reflections of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mrs. Turner

  • The Day the Earth Moved(1974)

    as Miss Virginia Porter

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Benjamin

  • Paper Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Trimble

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Angie Crawford · as Lucille Davis · as Lucille Field · as Madge Briar

  • Huckleberry Finn(1974)

    as Widder Douglas

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mame(1974)

    as Mother Burnside

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Apple's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Message to My Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Woman on Train

  • The Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Elmira Gooch

  • The Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · as Elmira Gooch

  • Tom Sawyer(1973)

    as Widder Douglas

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Daughter(1973)

    as Janet Poole

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Waltons(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Tilly Shanks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Private Parts(1972)

    as Aunt Martha

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Slaughterhouse-Five(1972)

    as Billy's Mother

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mrs. Loveless

  • Heat of Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lillian McWhorter

  • Women in Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Billie

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie · as Martha

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Duel(1971)

    as Lady at Snakerama

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Cactus in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mrs. Sawyer

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

    Show 1 episode · as Proprietress

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

    as Trudy

  • The New Andy Griffith Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Little Fauss and Big Halsy(1970)

    as 'Mom' Fauss

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Ida · as Myra

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Fugitive Kind(1960)

    as Beulah Binnings

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Melody

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandma Hopkins · as Mrs. Levelor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles from 1954 to 1983; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Duel (1971)

$2.5K worldwide

Highest rated

Duel (1971)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19541983

Peak 1972 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting67 of 67: 67 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s56 · acting1980s7 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

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.

How do Lucille Benson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 34 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

When Your Lover Leaves (1983)

92nd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Duel (1971)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 75, 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 Lucille Benson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Lucille Benson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lucille Benson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jimmy Sangster shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers