Sharyn Moffett
Actor · Died December 23, 2021, aged 85 · Alameda, California, USA
A child actress who showed heart-warming potential in the 1940s, child actress Sharyn Moffett (born Patricia Sharyn Moffett) was a cute presence in a number of sentimental tales. Closer to young Margaret O'Brien than Shirley Temple in type and demeanor, Sharyn was born on September 12, 1936 in Alameda, California to a show-business family. Her mother was a dancer (billed as Gladyce Roberts), and her father, Bob Moffett, a singer and film bit-player who once performed in burlesque shows and barbershop quartets. A younger brother, Gregory Moffett also went on to appear in films as a child actor. Sharyn's parents, who met doing theater in Hollywood, left show business to raise their two children. The family eventually moved to Anaheim, California. They practically pushed her into a career from infancy with little results until she was 8 and won her first role, the lead in the animal movie My Pal Wolf (1944). From then on she added tyke charm and caring to a number of warm, sentimental tales that also featured animals, including A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946) and Rusty Leads the Way (1948). Her best role was a strong, dramatic part in her fourth film, Child of Divorce (1946), in which she was the focal point. She had a central roles in Banjo (1947), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), and The Judge Steps Out (1948), in which her brother Gregory made his film debut in an uncredited role. By her awkward teens, however, her career had run out of steam and she departed after her second lead role opposite Margaret O'Brien in the slight summer-camp tale Her First Romance (1951). Sharyn eventually married and moved to Pennsylvania, where she and her husband became Episcopalian ministers. Devoted to her spiritual work, she once was the national president of the "Big Sisters" organization.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 12, 1936
- December 23, 2021 (aged 85)
- Alameda, California, USA
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Sharyn Moffett's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heraldas Annie Marshall in The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
- Allyas Button in A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Tragic2
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 Sharyn Moffett's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Prime Video (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Sharyn Moffett'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
12 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Her First Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Rusty Leads the Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Judge Steps Out(1948)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Banjo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
The Locket(1946)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Child of Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog(1946)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Body Snatcher(1945)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
My Pal, Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Even as IOU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1942 to 1951.
Film career
- 1945Screen debut· The Body Snatcher
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 Sharyn Moffett's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 59. 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 Sharyn Moffett work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sharyn Moffett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian Wolfe shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Ian WolfeShared titles: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Judge Steps Out (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Ian Wolfe
- Reginald DennyShared titles: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Locket (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Reginald Denny
- Fay HelmShared titles: The Locket (1946), The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Fay Helm
- Paula CordayShared titles: The Body Snatcher (1945), The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Paula Corday
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Leigh HarlineShared titles: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Judge Steps Out (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Leigh Harline
- Robert De GrasseShared titles: The Judge Steps Out (1948), The Body Snatcher (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Robert De Grasse
- J.R. WhittredgeShared titles: The Locket (1946), The Body Snatcher (1945)See all 2 shared titles with J.R. Whittredge
- Roy WebbShared titles: The Locket (1946), The Body Snatcher (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Roy Webb
Producers
- Sid RogellShared titles: The Judge Steps Out (1948), The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Sid Rogell
- Jack J. GrossShared titles: The Locket (1946), The Body Snatcher (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Jack J. Gross