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Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

Actor · Died November 27, 2005, aged 86 · San Francisco, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jocelyn Brando (November 18, 1919 – November 27, 2005) was an American film, stage and television actress. Her film debut came in the war movie China Venture (1953) with Edmond O'Brien and Barry Sullivan. Her best-known movie role was as detective Glenn Ford's wife in the film noir The Big Heat (1953).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 18, 1919
Died
November 27, 2005 (aged 86)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 40 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Jocelyn Brando's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st 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
Morality
33%
Self
20%
Bonds
17%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · 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 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1

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 Jocelyn Brando's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jocelyn Brando'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

40 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land(1983)

    as Mrs. Harvey

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Darkroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Mingle

  • Dark Night of the Scarecrow(1981)

    as Mrs. Ritter

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mommie Dearest(1981)

    as Barbara Bennett

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Why Would I Lie?(1980)

    as Mrs. Crumpe

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff(1979)

    as Mrs. Hemmings

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Question of Love(1978)

    as Mrs. Hunnicutt

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Movie Movie(1978)

    as Mama Popchik / Mrs. Updike

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Tony Randall Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Newfield

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Chase(1966)

    as Mrs. Briggs

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bus Riley's Back in Town(1965)

    as Mrs. Riley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ugly American(1963)

    as Emma Atkins

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Jane

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Ida Martin · as Lucy Wallace

  • The Explosive Generation(1961)

    as Mrs. Ryker

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris Phillips

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Snyder · as Myrtle Hooper

  • The Tall Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Coronado 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Charity Jennings · as Mrs. Pauley

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Larrabee

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Step Down to Terror(1958)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia Saxon

  • Tales of Wells Fargo(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Frances Cobb

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Official Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nightfall(1956)

    as Laura Fraser

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice · as Della Hudson · as Julia Conrad

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Ten Wanted Men(1955)

    as Corinne Michaels

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Janet Conover

  • The Big Heat(1953)

    as Katie Bannion

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • China Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Lt. Ellen Wilkins

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Hobbs · as Nurse

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Combat Fatigue Irritability (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Sue

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1945 to 1983; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

Mommie Dearest (1981)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

The Big Heat (1953)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19451983

Peak 1982 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s16 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · 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 Jocelyn Brando's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Why Would I Lie? (1980)

63rd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Big Heat (1953)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. 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 Jocelyn Brando'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 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Jocelyn Brando work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jocelyn Brando's MovieCove titles; William Inge shares the most, 2.