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Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Actor · Died October 2, 1987, aged 81 · West Bromwich, England, UK

Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 - 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success she was the highest-paid actress in the world, earning a then staggering $250,000 in 1938. Carroll is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. She is also noted for abandoning her acting career after the death of her sister Marguerite in the London Blitz, to devote herself to helping wounded servicemen and children displaced and maimed by the war.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 26, 1906
Died
October 2, 1987 (aged 81)
From
West Bromwich, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 46 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 40% in 30 days

What are Madeleine Carroll's films like?

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

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th 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
45%
Bonds
36%
Survival
9%
Self
4%
Ideas
4%
Society
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 8
Shapeshifter
3 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
5
Romantic
5
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Madeleine Carroll's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Madeleine Carroll'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

46 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Johansen

  • Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Leslie Crosbie

  • The Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mrs. Erylnne

  • An Innocent Affair(1948)

    as Paula Doane

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • White Cradle Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Magda

  • My Favorite Blonde(1942)

    as Karen Bentley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Bahama Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Carol Delbridge

  • One Night In Lisbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Leonora Pettycoate

  • Virginia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Charlotte Dunterry

  • North West Mounted Police(1940)

    as April Logan

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Linda Stewart

  • My Son, My Son! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Livia Vaynol

  • Honeymoon in Bali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Gail Allen

  • Cafe Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Christopher West

  • Blockade(1938)

    as Norma

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Prisoner of Zenda(1937)

    as Princess Flavia

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • It's All Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Linda Gray

  • On the Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mimi Caraway

  • Lloyd's of London(1936)

    as Elizabeth Stacy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The General Died at Dawn(1936)

    as Judy Perrie

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Secret Agent(1936)

    as Elsa Carrington

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames(1936)

    as Hope Ames

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as The Introducer

  • The 39 Steps(1935)

    as Pamela

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Queen Caroline Matilde of Danmark

  • The World Moves On(1934)

    as Mrs. Warburton, 1825 / Mary Warburton Girard, 1914

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Spy(1933)

    as Martha Cnockhaert

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sleeping Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Anne

  • The Written Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Lady Margaret Rochester

  • Fascination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Gwenda Farrell

  • Madame Guillotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Lucille de Choisigne

  • Kissing Cup's Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Lady Molly Adair

  • The School for Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Lady Teazle

  • Escape! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Dora

  • French Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Mlle. Juliette / Dorothy Glenister

  • Young Woodley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Laura Simmons

  • L'instinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Cécile Bernon

  • The Crooked Billet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Joan Easton

  • The W Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Rosa Hartmann

  • Atlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Monica

  • The American Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Grace Malherb

  • The First Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Lady Madeleine Boycott

  • The Guns of Loos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Diana Cheswick

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1928 to 1953.

Biggest box office

The 39 Steps (1935)

$101K worldwide

Highest rated

The 39 Steps (1935)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1920s4 · acting1930s27 · acting1940s11 · acting1950s3 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 20% 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 Madeleine Carroll's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
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

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009)

58th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The 39 Steps (1935)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. 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 Madeleine Carroll work with?

People who share at least 2 of Madeleine Carroll's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian Hay shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers