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Jeanie Macpherson

Jeanie Macpherson

Actor and writer · Died August 26, 1946, aged 60 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Abbie Jean MacPherson (May 18, 1886 – August 26, 1946) was an American silent actress, writer and director. She is known for her collaborations with directors D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, and was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1886
Died
August 26, 1946 (aged 60)
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 98 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Jeanie Macpherson's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th 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
Morality
36%
Bonds
35%
Survival
13%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Self
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · 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 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Romantic
7
Melancholic
4
Joyful
3
Thrilling
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Jeanie Macpherson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Jeanie Macpherson'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

98 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Buccaneer(1958)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Reap the Wild Wind(1942)

    Additional Writing

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Washington Melodrama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Theatre Play

  • Land of Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • The Buccaneer(1938)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Crusades(1935)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra(1934)

    Researcher

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Brother(1933)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Madam Satan(1930)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Dialogue

  • Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Theatre Play

  • The Godless Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • The King of Kings(1927)

    Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Young April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • Her Man o' War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Writer

  • The Road to Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • The Golden Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Story

  • Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • The Ten Commandments(1923)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Adam's Rib (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Writer

  • Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Jeanie Macpherson

  • Manslaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Screenplay

  • Saturday Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Writer

  • The Affairs of Anatol(1921)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Screenplay

  • The Affairs of Anatol - Promo Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as As herself

  • Something to Think About (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Story

  • Male and Female (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • For Better, for Worse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • Don't Change Your Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • Till I Come Back to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • Old Wives for New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • The Whispering Chorus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • The Devil Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • The Woman God Forgot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • The Little American(1917)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Romance of the Redwoods(1917)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Joan the Woman(1916)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Story

  • The Heart of Nora Flynn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Writer

  • The Love Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Writer

  • The Golden Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Story

  • The Cheat(1915)

    Scenario Writer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Chimmie Fadden Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

  • Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Gypsy Girl

  • The Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer · as Milka

  • The Girl of the Golden West(1915)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Juanita

  • Rose of the Rancho(1914)

    as Isabelita, Espinoza's Daughter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Mrs. Frank Croxton

  • The Outlaw Reforms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Mary

  • The Merchant of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Revenge Is Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as One of the Office Girls

  • The High Cost of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Maid

  • The Butler and the Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Jennie the Maid

  • The Blind Princess and the Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Court Lady

  • Bobby the Coward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as On Street

  • Enoch Arden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Woman on the Beach · as Philip Ray's Maid

  • Enoch Arden: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Ray's Maid

  • The New Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as At Wedding/At Market

  • A Knight of the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as In Kitchen

  • Madame Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • The Broken Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Boarder

  • The Spanish Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as Mariana

  • Comrades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as The Maid

  • Fisher Folks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as At Wedding

  • The Two Paths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as At Party

  • Winning Back His Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as A Servant

  • The Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as A Friend

  • The Troublesome Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Jean

  • Sunshine Sue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Sweatshop Employee / Piano Store Employee

  • A Gold Necklace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as A Friend

  • The Oath and the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Aristocrat

  • The Usurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as At Luncheon

  • A Salutary Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Friend

  • A Flash of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • The Newlyweds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • The Day After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Party Guest

  • To Save Her Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as In Audience

  • A Corner in Wheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • Sweet Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Alice Baross - 2nd Fiancee

  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • The Peachbasket Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as In Store

  • Her First Biscuits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Secretary

  • The Faded Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • Confidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • The Curtain Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Party planner / Nurse with buggy

  • Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Guest

  • The Criminal Hypnotist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Party Guest

  • Mrs. Jones Entertains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as The Maid

  • One Touch of Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as First Couple

  • Mr. Jones at the Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1908)

    as Guest at Ball

  • The Christmas Burglars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1908)

    as Customer

  • Money Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1908)

    as Bank Customer

  • The Taming of the Shrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1908)

    as Wedding Party

  • The Fatal Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1908)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 96 titles from 1908 to 1958.

Biggest box office

For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

$26K worldwide

Highest rated

The King of Kings (1927)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

Film career

  • 1909Screen debut· A Corner in Wheat

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 96: 53 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting41 of 96: 40 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew2 of 96: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1900s19 · acting1910s50 · 33 acting · 18 crew1920s19 · 2 acting · 17 crew1930s5 · crew1940s2 · crew1950s1 · crew

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 Jeanie Macpherson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th12
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

The Affairs of Anatol (1921)

54th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The King of Kings (1927)

Midcredits 81st · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. 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 Jeanie Macpherson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeanie Macpherson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cecil B. DeMille shares the most, 11.

Directors

  • Cecil B. DeMille11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Cecil B. DeMille

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles