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Joyce Carey

Actor · Died February 28, 1993, aged 94 · London, England, UK

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joyce Carey, OBE (30 March 1898 – 28 February 1993) was a British actress, best known for her long professional and personal relationship with Noël Coward. Her stage career lasted from 1916 until 1984, and she was performing on television in her nineties. Though never a star, she was a familiar face both on stage and screen. In addition to light comedy, she had a large repertory of Shakespearean roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joyce Carey  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 30, 1898
Died
February 28, 1993 (aged 94)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 51 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 42% in 30 days

What are Joyce Carey's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th 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
Bonds
39%
Morality
31%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Self
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · 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

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 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Warm
3
Joyful
4
Melancholic
4
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7

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 Joyce Carey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joyce Carey'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

51 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Number 27 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Miss Barwick

  • Cribb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Pennycook

  • Father, Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick's Mother

  • The Upchat Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Cookson · as Mrs. Cookson

  • 1990 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Desmond

  • The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady with Dog

  • The Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Lady Dorothy

  • Two's Company(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hiller

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Black Windmill(1974)

    as Miss Monley

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Only a Scream Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Liza Meredith

  • Father Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mother

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Liza Meredith

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Late Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen

  • The Last Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mrs. Fane

  • A Nice Girl Like Me(1969)

    as Aunt Celia

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

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Lily · as Miss Atkins

  • Father, Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 45 episodes · as Patrick's Mother

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Countess Mortimer

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Donald

  • Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Fane

  • Gideon's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Coles

  • The Eyes of Annie Jones(1963)

    as Aunt Helen Demarest

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sergeant Cork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Maud Marriott

  • Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog(1961)

    as First Lady

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Naked Edge(1961)

    as Victoria Hicks

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nearly a Nasty Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Lady Trowborough

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet

  • Maigret(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • International Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Grand Duchess Marowska · as Mrs. Livingstone

  • Libel(1959)

    as Miss Sykes

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Rough and the Smooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mrs. Thompson

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Matron

  • Loser Takes All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bird's Nest

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Drummond

  • Stolen Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ida Garnett

  • The End of the Affair(1955)

    as Miss Palmer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Vinton

  • Street Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Miss Hopkins

  • Cry, the Beloved Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Margaret Jarvis

  • Happy Go Lovely(1951)

    as Bruno's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Astonished Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Susan Birch

  • The Chiltern Hundreds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lady Caroline

  • Dulcimer Street(1948)

    as Mrs Vizzard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The October Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mrs. Vinton

  • Brief Encounter(1945)

    as Myrtle Bagot

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Johnny in the Clouds(1945)

    as Miss Winterton

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Blithe Spirit(1945)

    as Violet Bradman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • In Which We Serve(1942)

    as Mrs. Hardy / Kath

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • We Serve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles from 1942 to 1988; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Brief Encounter (1945)

$161K worldwide

Highest rated

Brief Encounter (1945)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19421988

Peak 1961 · 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
Acting51 of 51: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

1940s8 · acting1950s14 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
4252

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joyce Carey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Brief Encounter (1945)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 41. 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 Joyce Carey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joyce Carey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Lean shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers