Barbara Dana was born on 28 December 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The In-Laws (1979), Great Performances (1971) and New York Television Theatre (1965). She was previously married to Alan Arkin.
Biography from IMDb.
- December 28, 1940 (85)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor and writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Barbara Dana's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
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 Barbara Dana's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Barbara Dana'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
20 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Raising Flagg(2006)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Necessary Parties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
A Matter of Principle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Magician of Lublin(1979)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The In-Laws(1979)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Other Side of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Fire Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
June Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Daughter of the Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Monitors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Popi(1969)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
P.J.(1967)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
An Enemy of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Special for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Career shape
Star power in the 21st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1960 to 2006.
Film career
- 1979Screen debut· The In-Laws
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 Barbara Dana's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 58. 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 Barbara Dana work with?
People who share at least 2 of Barbara Dana's MovieCove titles; Alan Arkin shares the most, 3.
- Alan ArkinShared titles: Raising Flagg (2006), Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981), The Magician of Lublin (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Arkin
