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Lillian Carlson

Lillian Carlson

Actor · Died November 1, 2011, aged 84 · Phoenix, British Columbia, Canada

Lillian Carlson was born on February 9, 1927 in Phoenix, British Columbia, Canada as Lillian Hilda Carlson. She was an actress, known for Saving Silverman (2001), Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979) and Replicant (2001). She was married to Lee Butcher. She died on November 1, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 9, 1927
Died
November 1, 2011 (aged 84)
From
Phoenix, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on Motif · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 44% in 30 days

What are Lillian Carlson's films like?

Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation12 titlesTypical Motif score: 51st percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
47%
Self
22%
Ideas
11%
Morality
7%
Society
7%
Survival
4%
Power
4%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 3 · 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 15 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Mentor
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Joyful
8
Hopeful
4
Romantic
4
Absurd
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet2

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 Lillian Carlson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lillian Carlson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

39 credits, 27 with a Motif page.

  • The Wedding Dress(2001)

    as Grandma Hotchkiss

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Suddenly Naked (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bus Lady

  • Replicant(2001)

    as Nurse

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Saving Silverman(2001)

    as Mother Superior

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Here's to Life! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Cora

  • The Spiral Staircase (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mrs. Winfield

  • A Storm in Summer(2000)

    as Mrs. Gold

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Marianne Rayburn (segment "The Greedy Investor")

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Big Bully(1996)

    as Old Woman

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sleeping Beauty(1995)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Book (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Other Wolves (voice)

  • Alice in Wonderland(1995)

    as Queen of Hearts (voice)

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Pocahontas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as (voice)

  • Black Beauty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as (voice)

  • Snow White(1995)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Not Our Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Shirley

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    as Woman in Parking Lot

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Curly: The Littlest Puppy(1995)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Heidi(1995)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hercules(1995)

    Actor

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Little Red Riding Hood(1995)

    Actor

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Magic Gift of the Snowman(1995)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Nutcracker(1995)

    as (voice) (as Lilliam Carlson)

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(1994)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle(1994)

    as (voice) (as Lilliam Carlson)

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as (voice)

  • Happy, the Littlest Bunny(1994)

    as (voice) (as Lilliam Carlson)

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Only Way Out(1993)

    as Senior Citizen

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Ernest Rides Again(1993)

    as Receptionist

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus(1991)

    as Mrs. Goldstein

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Justice(1991)

    as Woman Passenger

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • K2(1991)

    as Secretary

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Snow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mrs. Wilmot

  • The Christmas Star(1986)

    as Mrs. Thurgood

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Blackout (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mrs. Burns

  • Brotherly Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Apartment Manager

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah Molnar

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • How to Break a Quarter Horse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    as Norah Smith

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1966 to 2001; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Ernest Rides Again (1993)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Heidi (1995)

Motif 71st

Most popular right now

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Film career

19662001

Peak 1995 · 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
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score47th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s7 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 12 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Lillian Carlson's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Motif score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 27 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic10
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Happy, the Littlest Bunny (1994)

85th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)

Motif 81st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Lillian Carlson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lillian Carlson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Masunaga shares the most, 12.

Directors

  • Takashi Masunaga12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Takashi Masunaga
  • Toshiyuki Hiruma12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Toshiyuki Hiruma

Writers

Actors

  • Garry Chalk12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Garry Chalk
  • Kathleen Barr12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Kathleen Barr
  • Nathan Aswell12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Nathan Aswell
  • Ian James Corlett11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Ian James Corlett

Composers and editors

  • Bruce W. Cathcart12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Bruce W. Cathcart
  • Andrew Dimitroff10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Andrew Dimitroff

Producers

  • Jennifer Blohm12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Jennifer Blohm
  • Mark Taylor12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Mark Taylor
  • Gayle Franco11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Gayle Franco
  • Joe Cayre11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Joe Cayre