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Jan Englund

Actor and writer · Born August 23, 1927 (99) · Bronx, New York

Jan Englund was born on 23 August 1927 in Bronx, New York. She was an actress and writer, known for High School Hellcats (1958), The Diary of a High School Bride (1959) and A Candidate for a Killing (1969). She was married to Mark Lowell. She died on 16 January 2018 in Boynton Beach, Florida, USA.

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Born
August 23, 1927 (99)
From
Bronx, New York
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 12 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Jan Englund's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Drama 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
31%
Self
30%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
11%
Society
10%
Survival
7%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
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 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3

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 Jan Englund's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jan Englund'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, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The 'Human' Factor(1975)

    as Agnes Fonseca

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • His and Hers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • The Diary of a High School Bride(1959)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • High School Hellcats(1958)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Suicide Battalion(1958)

    as Annette

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Reform School Girl(1957)

    as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Invasion of the Saucer Men(1957)

    as Diner Waitress

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hit and Run(1957)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Emergency Hospital(1956)

    as Marie Johnson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hold Back Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Girl

  • Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Waitress

  • One Girl's Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 7th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1953 to 1975.

Highest rated

High School Hellcats (1958)

Midcredits 31st

Most popular right now

Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)

Film career

  • 1957Screen debut· Invasion of the Saucer Men

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 12: 9 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thWriting3 of 12: 3 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s10 · 8 acting · 2 crew1960s1 · crew1970s1 · 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 Jan Englund's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 6 are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most loved · actor

Hit and Run (1957)

Midcredits 47th · 47% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 25. 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 Jan Englund work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jan Englund's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ronald Stein shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers