Patricia Collinge
Actor · Died April 10, 1974, aged 81 · Dublin, Ireland
Irish-born stage actress, in London from 1904, on Broadway from 1908. After appearing as a flower girl in 'The Queen of the Moulin Rouge', she became a celebrated theatrical star of many classic plays by George Bernard Shaw, Henrik Ibsen, J.M. Barrie and others. From 1947 to 1948, she starred as Lavinia Penniman in 'The Heiress' at the Biltmore Theatre, directed by Jed Harris. The play ran for 410 performances. On screen, she was noted for her work with Alfred Hitchcock. She appeared as Emma Newton in Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Though uncredited, Patricia wrote some of the dialogue for this film, as well as for Lifeboat (1944), in which she did not appear as an actress. In the 1960's, she acted in several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962). However, her finest moment was as the endearing, disillusioned Aunt Birdie in The Little Foxes (1941), which she had created on the stage in 1939, and which won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting actress.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 19, 1892
- April 10, 1974 (aged 81)
- Dublin, Ireland
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Patricia Collinge's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Birdie Hubbard in The Little Foxes (1941)
- Threshold guardianas Emma Newton in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
- Mentoras Sister William in The Nun's Story (1959)
Moods and endings
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 Patricia Collinge's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Patricia Collinge'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
12 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Scene of the Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Nun's Story(1959)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Washington Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Casanova Brown(1944)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Tender Comrade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Shadow of a Doubt(1943)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Little Foxes(1941)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1941 to 1962.
Film career
- 1941Screen debut· The Little Foxes
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.
How do Patricia Collinge's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 94th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 5 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved5
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the acting 86/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 64. 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 Patricia Collinge work with?
People who share at least 2 of Patricia Collinge's MovieCove titles; Teresa Wright shares the most, 3.
- Teresa WrightShared titles: Casanova Brown (1944), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Little Foxes (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Teresa Wright
