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Stella McCusker

Stella McCusker

Actor · Born January 1, 1942 (84) · Ireland

Stella McCusker was born in 1942 in Ireland. She is an actress and talent agent, known for Five Minutes of Heaven (2009), Nowhere Special (2020) and Loyal (2014).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 1, 1942 (84)
From
Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 39 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Stella McCusker's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Survival
21%
Morality
14%
Society
14%
Self
11%
Ideas
11%
Grief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
5
Hopeful
4
Dread
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

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 Stella McCusker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stella McCusker'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

39 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Four Mothers(2024)

    as Maude

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The B-Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Aunt Nancy

  • Bodkin(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Elderly Nun

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Rifleman(2023)

    as Maggie Crawford

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dún Laoghaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Aoife

  • Hope Street(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ginette Prince

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Boys from County Hell(2020)

    as Pearl

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Bloodlands(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Valerie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Nowhere Special(2020)

    as Rosemary

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ordinary Love(2019)

    as Elderly Woman

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Brassic(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Alma

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Back of the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Nora O'Brien

  • Forgive Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The 11th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Margret

  • Arthur & Claire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Old Woman in Hotel

  • Muse(2017)

    as She Who Lies

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Bad Day for the Cut(2017)

    as Florence

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • My Name Is Emily(2015)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Amber(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Trish

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Rule of Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Roadkill(2011)

    as Fortune Teller

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Old Woman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Five Minutes of Heaven(2009)

    as Stephanie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Love Means (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as The Queen

  • Holy Cross(2003)

    as Mrs Tanney

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Sea(1997)

    as Ma McAliskey

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Bogwoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • You, Me & Marley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mrs Hagan

  • The Playboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Rachel

  • The Visit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mother

  • So You Think You've Got Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roberta Nathan

  • Dear Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sarah Conlon

  • Act of Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen's Mother

  • Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs O'Neill

  • Foreign Bodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 17 episodes · as Wilma

  • Naming the Names (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Miss Macken

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Maeve Fitzgerald

  • The Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mrs. Ferguson

  • Pilgrim's Progress(1978)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1978 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Muse (2017)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Nowhere Special (2020)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Ordinary Love (2019)

Film career

19782025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
7818

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 Stella McCusker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Pilgrim's Progress (1978)

84th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Nowhere Special (2020)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 47. 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 Stella McCusker's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Stella McCusker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stella McCusker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian McElhinney shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers