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Joan Blackman

Joan Blackman

Actor · Died March 16, 2026, aged 87 · San Francisco, California, USA

Joan May Blackman (May 17, 1938 — March 16, 2026) was an American actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Blackman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1938
Died
March 16, 2026 (aged 87)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 25 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 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Joan Blackman's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama 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%
Morality
28%
Society
16%
Bonds
15%
Survival
10%
Tradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · 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
5
Joyful
4
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Melancholic
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Joan Blackman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joan Blackman'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

25 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fforbes-Hepplethwaite

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Return to Waterloo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mother

  • Shivers(1975)

    as Elevator Mother

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Moonrunners(1975)

    as Reba Rainey

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Heatwave Lasted Four Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mrs. Reynolds

  • Macon County Line(1974)

    as Carol Morgan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Geraldine Mills

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Parrish

  • The Destructors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Stassa

  • Daring Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Kathryn Carlyle

  • Intimacy(1966)

    as Barbara Nicholson

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

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

    Show 1 episode · as Janet Ford

  • Twilight of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Susan Harper

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucille Burnside

  • Kid Galahad(1962)

    as Rose Grogan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Blue Hawaii(1961)

    as Maile Duval

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Great Impostor(1960)

    as Lt. Catherine Lacey

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Visit to a Small Planet(1960)

    as Ellen Spelding

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

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

    as Barbara Lawson Helmsley

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara Dorn

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Good Day for a Hanging(1959)

    as Laurie Cutler

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilary Gray

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mara · as Willow Whist

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Phyllis Bowmen

  • On Camera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1954 to 1992; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

Blue Hawaii (1961)

$5.3K worldwide

Highest rated

The Great Impostor (1960)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Blue Hawaii (1961)

Film career

19541992

Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1950s7 · acting1960s10 · acting1970s6 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Joan Blackman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Intimacy (1966)

80th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Great Impostor (1960)

Midcredits 78th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 71, 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.

Who does Joan Blackman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joan Blackman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norman Taurog shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers