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Ronee Blakley

Ronee Blakley

Actor and composer · Born August 24, 1945 (81) · Nampa, Idaho, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ronee Blakley (born August 24, 1945) is an American entertainer. Though an accomplished singer, songwriter, composer, producer and director, she is perhaps best known as an actress. Her most famous role was as the fictional country superstar Barbara Jean in Robert Altman's 1975 film Nashville, for which she won a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for an Academy Award. She also had a notable role in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronee Blakley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 24, 1945 (81)
From
Nampa, Idaho, USA
Works as
Actor and composer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 31 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 30% in 30 days

What are Ronee Blakley's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Survival
20%
Society
17%
Power
13%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
8%
Morality
8%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Cold
3
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Ronee Blakley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Ronee Blakley'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

31 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese(2019)

    as The Ingenue

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Of One Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Murder by Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Faith

  • Hollywood Mavericks(1990)

    as Barbara Jean

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Return to Salem's Lot(1987)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Someone to Love(1987)

    as Attendee

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Student Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jenny Selden

  • Divorced Kids' Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Gina Sherman

  • I Played It for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984)

    as Marge Thompson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassie Pines

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Oklahoma City Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Valene Burns

  • Lightning Over Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer · as Self

  • The Baltimore Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Valene Burns

  • Beyond Westworld(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Composer · as Ruth Avery

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff(1979)

    as Betsy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • She Came To The Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Willy Westall

  • Desperate Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Selena Watson

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Driver(1978)

    as The Connection

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Renaldo and Clara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Mrs. Dylan

  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover(1977)

    as Carrie DeWitt

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally Carter

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Three Dangerous Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Composer · Songs · as Simone Maglore

  • The Mannikin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Musician · as Simone Maglore

  • Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Nashville(1975)

    Composer · as Barbara Jean

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Gina Sherman

  • Wilbur and the Baby Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1970 to 2019; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Nashville (1975)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Film career

19702019

Peak 1983 · 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
Acting28 of 30: 24 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdDirecting2 of 30: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 30: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleMusic3 of 30: 1 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 30: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

30 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and music overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s15 · 15 acting · 3 crew1980s12 · 10 acting · 2 crew1990s1 · acting2010s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Ronee Blakley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th 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

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Hollywood Mavericks (1990)

68th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, composer

Nashville (1975)

Midcredits 93rd · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 33. 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 Ronee Blakley's 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 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 53 · 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 Ronee Blakley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ronee Blakley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Cohen shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers