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Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Actor · Died August 30, 2001, aged 87 · Denver, Colorado, USA

From Wikipedia Julie Bishop (August 30, 1914 – August 30, 2001) was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 80 films between 1923 and 1957. Bishop was born Jacqueline Wells and used her birth name professionally through 1941. She also appeared on stage (and in one film) as Diane Duval. She was a child actress, beginning her career in 1923. Early on, she appeared in several Laurel and Hardy films (Any Old Port! and The Bohemian Girl), and she settled on the name by which she is best remembered when offered a contract by Warner Bros. on the condition that she change her name, which was associated with her almost exclusively B-movie appearances through 1941 (amounting to nearly 50 films over 17 years). She chose the name because it matched the monograms on her luggage (she had for a time been married to Walter Booth Brooks III, a writer). She made 16 films at Warners, including a supporting role in 1943's Princess O'Rourke, supporting Olivia de Havilland and Robert Cummings. While filming, she met her second husband, Clarence Shoop, a pilot. She was Humphrey Bogart's leading lady in Action in the North Atlantic (1943), played Ira Gershwin's wife in the biopic Rhapsody in Blue (1945), and closed out her Warners years in 1946's Cinderella Jones. In 1949, Bishop played a down-on-her-luck wife and mother in the Sands of Iwo Jima, opposite John Wayne. She was among several former Wayne co-stars (including Laraine Day, Ann Doran, Jan Sterling, and Claire Trevor) who joined the actor in 1954's aviation drama, The High and the Mighty. Thrice married, Bishop had a son, Steve, a physician and pilot, and a daughter, actress Pamela Susan Shoop, both by her second marriage, Gen. Clarence A. Shoop, a test pilot who flew for Howard Hughes and later became vice president of Hughes Aircraft; they were married from 1944 until his death in 1968. Her first marriage ended in divorce and her third with her death. Julie Bishop died of pneumonia on her 87th birthday, August 30, 2001, in Mendocino, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 30, 1914
Died
August 30, 2001 (aged 87)
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 83 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 39% in 30 days

What are Julie Bishop's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th 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
Morality
45%
Bonds
21%
Survival
14%
Self
8%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 10 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · 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 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
7
Warm
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2

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 Julie Bishop's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julie Bishop'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

83 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tarzan the Fearless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mary Brooks

  • The Big Land(1957)

    as Kate Johnson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Headline Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Laura Stewart

  • The High and the Mighty(1954)

    as Lillian Pardee

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sabre Jet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Marge Hale

  • My Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 33 episodes · as Julie Marshall

  • Westward the Women(1951)

    as Laurie Smith

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Why Men Leave Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ruth Waldron

  • Sands of Iwo Jima(1949)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Threat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ann Williams

  • Deputy Marshal(1949)

    as Claire Benton

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • High Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Julie Vaughn

  • Last of the Redmen(1947)

    as Cora Munro

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Diane

  • Strange Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Virginia Sommers

  • Cinderella Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Camille

  • Idea Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Pat O'Rourke

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Taylor

  • Rhapsody in Blue(1945)

    as Lee Gershwin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Canteen(1944)

    as Junior Hostess (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Northern Pursuit(1943)

    as Laura McBain

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Princess O'Rourke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Stewardess (uncredited)

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    as Pearl O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Chorine (Uncredited)

  • The Hidden Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Rita Channing

  • Busses Roar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Reba Richards

  • Escape from Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Molly O'Hara

  • I Was Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ruth Marshall

  • Lady Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Myrtle Reed

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides(1942)

    as Violet

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Steel Against the Sky(1941)

    as Myrt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • International Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mary Wyatt

  • The Nurse's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Florence Lentz

  • Back in the Saddle(1941)

    as Taffy

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Her First Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Eileen Strong

  • Young Bill Hickok(1940)

    as Louise Mason (as Jacqueline Wells)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Ranger and the Lady(1940)

    as Jane Tabor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Girl in 313 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lorna Hobart

  • My Son Is Guilty(1939)

    as Julia Allen (as Jacqueline Wells)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams(1939)

    as Face of 7th Victim in Newspaper Photo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Torture Ship(1939)

    as Joan Martel

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Kansas Terrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Maria del Montez

  • Behind Prison Gates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sheila Murray (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • My Son Is a Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Myrna Kingsley (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • The Little Adventuress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Helen Gould

  • Spring Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mady Platt

  • Flight to Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Barbara Fiske

  • Highway Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Jane Brady (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • The Main Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Helen Phillips

  • Flight Into Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Joan Hammond

  • When G-Men Step In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Marjory Drake (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Little Miss Roughneck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mary LaRue (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Paid to Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Joan Bradley

  • She Married an Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Betty Dennis

  • Counsel for Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ann McIntyre (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Girls Can Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ann Casey

  • The Frame-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Betty Lindale (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • The Bohemian Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Arline as an Adult

  • Night Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Claire Martineau, alias Marty

  • Coronado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Barbara Forrest (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Square Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sally Wayne

  • Happy Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Janet Curtis

  • The Loudspeaker(1934)

    as Janet Melrose (as Jacqueline Wells)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Black Cat(1934)

    as Joan Alison

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Tillie and Gus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mary Sheridan (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Tarzan the Fearless(1933)

    as Mary Brooks

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Clancy of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Ann Laurie (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Heroes of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Ann Blaine

  • In Walked Charley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jackie

  • You're Telling Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jackie

  • Any Old Port! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bride

  • The Knockout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jackie (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Skip the Maloo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Miss Benson

  • None But the Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Miss Ireland

  • The Family Upstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Annabelle Heller (as Jaqueline Wells)

  • The Bar-C Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • The Home Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Helen Knapp

  • Classified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Jeanette

  • Captain Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Little Girl

  • The Good Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Child (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Child Extra (as Jacqueline Wells)

  • Maytime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Little Girl

  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Child (as Jacqueline Wells)

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1923 to 1964.

Biggest box office

The Black Cat (1934)

$180 worldwide

Highest rated

Westward the Women (1951)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

Film career

  • 1932Screen debut· Any Old Port!

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 83: 83 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

1920s10 · acting1930s35 · acting1940s29 · acting1950s8 · acting1960s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Julie Bishop's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Tarzan the Fearless (1933)

55th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Westward the Women (1951)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 45. 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.

Who does Julie Bishop work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julie Bishop's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raoul Walsh shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers