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Judith Ivey

Judith Ivey

Actor · Born September 4, 1951 (75) · El Paso, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Judith Lee Ivey (born September 4, 1951) is an American actress and director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 4, 1951 (75)
From
El Paso, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 68 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Judith Ivey's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
29%
Self
28%
Morality
21%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 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 11 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Mentor
3 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Threshold guardian
2 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
13
Hopeful
9
Warm
8
Contemplative
8
Other
21

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Judith Ivey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Judith Ivey'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

68 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Women Talking(2022)

    as Agata

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Accidental Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nancy

  • Through the Glass Darkly(2020)

    as Mama Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Bit Player (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Betty Shannon

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Virginia Stauton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Cortez(2017)

    as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Big Stone Gap(2014)

    as Nan MacChesney

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Modern Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Molly McElvane

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Colville

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • A Bird of the Air(2011)

    as Eleanor Reeves

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Past Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Laney

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ellen Parker

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Paula

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Pictures of Hollis Woods(2007)

    as Beatrice Gilcrest

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Flags of Our Fathers(2006)

    as Belle Block

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Renee Clayton

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Margo Jones

  • Related (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob's Mom

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Robbins

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • What Alice Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sandra

  • Queens Supreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rose Red(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cathy Kramer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Stand-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mrs. Rosensweig

  • Mystery, Alaska(1999)

    as Joanne Burns

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Parker · as Jenny's Attorney

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Half a Dozen Babies(1999)

    as Doris Stauffer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eleanor Markus

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Without Limits(1998)

    as Barbara Bowerman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • What the Deaf Man Heard(1997)

    as Lucille

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Life Less Ordinary(1997)

    as Celine's Mom

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Advocate(1997)

    as Mrs. Lomax

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Washington Square(1997)

    as Aunt Elizabeth Almond

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Summer of Ben Tyler(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · as Maureen DeMoss

  • Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story(1995)

    as Laura McCormick

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter(1992)

    as Kerry Wells

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 17 episodes · as Alexandria 'Alex' Buchanan

  • On Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Olivia

  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother Mirabelle (voice)

  • The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 23 episodes · as Eleanor Sherman (voice)

  • Other Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Counselor

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorraine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • There Goes the Neighborhood(1992)

    as Peedi Rutledge

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Frogs!(1992)

    as Passionatta

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Decoration Day(1990)

    as Terry Novis

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Love Hurts(1990)

    as Susan Volcheck

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Down Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 19 episodes · as Kate McCrorey

  • Everybody Wins(1990)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • In Country(1989)

    as Anita

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Miles from Home(1988)

    as Frances

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hello Again(1987)

    as Zelda

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sister, Sister(1987)

    as Charlotte Bonnard

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • We Are the Children(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Brighton Beach Memoirs(1986)

    as Blanche

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Designing Women(1986)

    Show 22 episodes · as Bonnie Jean "B.J." Poteet

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Long Hot Summer(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Noel Varner

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Compromising Positions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nancy Miller

  • The Woman in Red(1984)

    as Didi

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Piaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Madeline

  • Harry & Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Sally

  • The Lonely Guy(1984)

    as Iris

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dixie: Changing Habits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sister Margaret

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwen

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise

  • The Shady Hill Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Louise

  • The Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Betsy

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucille · as Terry Novis

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles from 1951 to 2022; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

$153M worldwide

Highest rated

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19512022

Peak 1984 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting68 of 68: 68 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
848999

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 Judith Ivey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Cortez (2017)

97th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

White Collar (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 83, 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 Judith Ivey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles27–64 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian 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 Judith Ivey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Judith Ivey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert W. Lenski shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers