From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geraldine Hughes (born 1970) is a Northern Irish film, television and stage, actress. She was born in West Belfast and lived in the Divis flats for a time. She won a private scholarship and attended university in America. She is best known for her portrayal of "Little Marie" in 2006's Rocky Balboa. Hughes also wrote and performed a one-woman show entitled Belfast Blues in New York City and appeared on television on ER and Profiler, among others. In 2008, she played Clint Eastwood's daughter-in-law in Gran Torino.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1970 (56)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Actor, also producer
- 24 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Geraldine Hughes' films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heraldas Marie in Rocky Balboa (2006)
- Heraldas Mary Petrie in Dead Souls (2012)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Geraldine Hughes' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Geraldine Hughes' 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
32 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Last Rifleman(2023)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Nine Days(2020)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Your Honor(2020)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Book of Henry(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Time Out of Mind(2014)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Blacklist(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Killing Lincoln(2013)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Dead Souls(2012)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Blue Bloods(2010)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Good Wife(2009)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Nurse Jackie(2009)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Pumpgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Gran Torino(2008)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Rocky Balboa(2006)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all filmsHigher Ground: Voices of Contemporary Gospel Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Duplex(2003)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Oliver Beene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Little John(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Guardian(2001)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
St. Patrick's Day(1997)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
ER(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The End of the World Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Children in the Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Bender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 1951 to 2023; peak year 2007.
Biggest box office
Gran Torino (2008)
Highest rated
Gran Torino (2008)
Most popular right now
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Film career
Peak 2007 · 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.
- 2006Screen debut· Rocky Balboa
- 2020Career best· Your Honor
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.
How do Geraldine Hughes' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up15
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 44. 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 Geraldine Hughes' work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Geraldine Hughes work with?
People who share at least 2 of Geraldine Hughes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Desmond Eastwood shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Desmond EastwoodShared titles: In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023), The Last Rifleman (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Desmond Eastwood
Cinematographers
- Tom SternShared titles: In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023), Gran Torino (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Stern
Producers
- Robert LorenzShared titles: In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023), Gran Torino (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Lorenz
- Adam RichmanShared titles: The Book of Henry (2017), Gran Torino (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Richman
- Jenette KahnShared titles: The Book of Henry (2017), Gran Torino (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jenette Kahn
Mixed roles
- Terry LoaneShared titles: In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023), The Last Rifleman (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Terry Loane
