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Carolyn Craig

Carolyn Craig

Actor · Died December 12, 1970, aged 36 · Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA

Carolyn Craig (born Adele Ruth Crago) was an American actress who was best known for her performance as Nora Manning in William Castle's 1959 shocker House on Haunted Hill.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 27, 1934
Died
December 12, 1970 (aged 36)
From
Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 13 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Carolyn Craig's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
54%
Survival
27%
Bonds
8%
Society
7%
Power
4%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Carolyn Craig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carolyn Craig'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

13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hijacked: Flight 285(1996)

    as Meg Robbins

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephanie Vandenberg

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Joanna Leigh

  • Studs Lonigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Catherine Banahan

  • House on Haunted Hill(1959)

    as Nora Manning

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Apache Territory(1958)

    as Junie Hatchett

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Waters

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsight Ridge(1957)

    as Farm Girl

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Portland Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ruth Madison

  • Fury at Showdown(1957)

    as Ginny Clay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Giant(1956)

    as Lacey Lynnton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Janet Owen

Career shape

Star power in the 67th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1955 to 1996.

Highest rated

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Midcredits 73rd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 13: 13 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1950s9 · acting1960s2 · acting1990s2 · acting

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 Carolyn Craig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)

55th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Giant (1956)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 57. 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 Carolyn Craig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carolyn Craig's MovieCove titles; Robert Griffin shares the most, 2.