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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Actor · Born January 1, 1947 (79) · Michigan, USA

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon was born on 3 June 1947 in Michigan, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Re-Animator (1985), From Beyond (1986) and Fortress (1992). She was previously married to Stuart Gordon.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1947 (79)
From
Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What are Carolyn Purdy-Gordon's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Survival
36%
Bonds
20%
Self
15%
Power
14%
Society
9%
Morality
7%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 6

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Rosemary Bower in Dolls (1986)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
5
Absurd
1
Hopeful
1
Manic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Purdy-Gordon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carolyn Purdy-Gordon'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, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • ABCs of Death 2.5(2016)

    as Bonnie Phillips (segment "M is for Mormon Missionaries")

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Snow White: A Deadly Summer(2012)

    as Dr. Beckerman

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Stuck(2007)

    as Petersen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Space Truckers(1996)

    as Delia

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Castle Freak(1995)

    as Gelato Woman

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Fortress(1992)

    as Zed-10

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Pit and the Pendulum(1991)

    as Contessa D'Alba Molina

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Liquor Store Woman

  • Robot Jox(1989)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dolls(1986)

    as Rosemary Bower

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • From Beyond(1986)

    as Dr. Roberta Bloch

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Re-Animator(1985)

    as Dr. Harrod

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bleacher Bums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer · as Rose

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1979 to 2016; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Fortress (1992)

$6.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Re-Animator (1985)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

19792016

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 13: 12 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thWriting1 of 13: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s3 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
8595

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Carolyn Purdy-Gordon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012)

71st percentile spread · 82% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Re-Animator (1985)

Midcredits 87th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. 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.

Is Carolyn Purdy-Gordon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles80–92 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles38–72 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles44–64 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles20–34 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles67–87 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Carolyn Purdy-Gordon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carolyn Purdy-Gordon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stuart Gordon shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers