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Belinda Montgomery

Belinda Montgomery

Actor · Born July 23, 1950 (76) · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Lovely brunet-haired Belinda Montgomery, who sometimes inserted the middle initial "J." into her stage moniker, is a native of Canada, where she began her career on TV in the 1967 series Barney Boomer (1967). She then proceeded to play "Cinderella" and essayed the roles of other emotional and/or confused teen types as she worked her way up the acting ladder. The petite brunette, whose gentle, misty-eyed prettiness reminded one of actress Bonnie Bedelia, was born on July 23, 1950, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of actor Cecil Montgomery. She arrived in Hollywood while still in her late teens and TV, again, became her mainstay playing a number of soulful-eyed victims and troubled soul types in engaging dramatic situations. Her younger brother (by 11 years), Lee Montgomery, not yet a teen, was also making fine strides in films and TV. Billed often as "Lee Harcourt Montgomery", he would become best known for befriending the title rodent in the cult horror thriller Ben (1972). Another sibling, sister Tannis G. Montgomery, showed up on film and TV as well during the 70s and 80s. Making one of her earliest ingénue appearances on an episode of The Virginian (1962), Belinda became increasingly popular as a standard young fixture on the 70s TV-movie circuit, sharing billing with a number of the industry's top talents. Her first, Ritual of Evil (1970), had her co-starring as Anne Baxter's daughter as part of a devil-worshiping California family. She and Tim Matheson received fine notices as a young frontier couple in love who run away and find unexpected adventure in Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971). The innocent-looking beauty could always be counted on to brighten up the scenery and did so in the mini-movie western The Bravos (1972) co-starring George Peppard and Pernell Roberts, but she, Lois Nettleton and even Play Misty for Me (1971) scenestealer Jessica Walter were upstaged by the campy histrionics of prison matron Ida Lupino in the TV prison drama Women in Chains (1972), now considered a cult classic. Belinda returned to her devilish ways again as a sinless innocent in The Devil's Daughter (1973) co-starring another veteran scenery chewer (Shelley Winters) and also enhanced the mysterious proceedings in Crime Club (1973) and The Hostage Heart (1977). Belinda displayed fine, touching moments on series TV as well -- multiple times, in fact, on the popular primetime soaps Medical Center (1969) and Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969). It wasn't surprising that, later, she found herself acting in such daytime sudsers as Days of Our Lives (1965). A warm, dependable player, one could always find her guesting somewhere on the tube especially, it seemed, as a vulnerable innocent in crime outings (Mannix (1967), The Rookies (1972), Cannon (1971), Barnaby Jones (1973), The Streets of San Francisco (1972)). She showed her strong, professional side as well as the scientist who rescues and protects superhuman Patrick Duffy in the one-season adventure series Man from Atlantis (1977). An occasional presence in film, she had a prime female role in The Todd Killings (1971), based on a true-life serial killer (played by Robert F. Lyons) in which her sister, Tannis G. Montgomery, had a small part. One of her best movie roles came as the supportive second lead in The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) and its 1978 sequel, The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978), which chronicled the life and tragedy of one-time skiing champion and Olympic hopeful Jill Kinmont (played by newcomer Marilyn Hassett), who was left a quadriplegic after a sporting accident. While not afforded top-flight stardom in the early 70s within the confines of her troubled teen typecast, Belinda matured into a pleasantly engaging adult into the next decade while offering a number of inspired mom/wife roles. One of her more poignant portrayals came in the form of Barbara Marciano in the TV-movie Marciano (1979) as the wife of famed boxer Rocky Marciano (played by Tony Lo Bianco). In the recurring role of Don Johnson's estranged wife in Miami Vice (1984) for a time, she also played a selfless mate and mother in the short-lived series Aaron's Way (1988). She reached her maternal peak, however, as the hands-on parent of young Neil Patrick Harris in the Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) series, wherein she and James B. Sikking provided a nice and balanced counterpart to the now-public life of the young medical prodigy. Deserving of even more attention, Belinda Montgomery's naturalness on camera and solid body of work throughout the years is a testament to her talents. Seen less and less after her "Doogie Houser" success in 1993, she more recently appeared in the film Tron: Legacy (2010) again starring Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner and in the TV movie Radio Christmas (2019). A talented painter, she now devotes a large amount of her time to her artwork.

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Born
July 23, 1950 (76)
From
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Belinda Montgomery's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
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Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
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Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
24%
Morality
22%
Survival
20%
Self
20%
Society
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
7
Hopeful
8
Warm
5
Dread
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Belinda Montgomery's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Belinda Montgomery'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

89 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Radio Christmas(2019)

    as Mary Lou

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Snowed-Inn Christmas(2017)

    as Carol Winters

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Tron: Legacy(2010)

    as Grandma Flynn

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Cinderella

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ursula Hilliard

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Camouflage(2001)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Polly (voice)

  • Hope Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jo Sommers

  • Ramblin Man 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Linda

  • Phantom Town(1999)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Alison Fender (segment "The Candlestick")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Kelly Peterson

  • Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Terry Ctilwell

  • Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)

    Show 97 episodes · as Katherine Howser

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Aaron's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 14 episodes · as Sarah Miller

  • Stone Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Doc Smith

  • Adam: His Song Continues(1986)

    as Myra Schmidbauer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Wilton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Stark: Mirror Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Claire Graves

  • Dalton: Code of Vengeance II(1986)

    as Libby

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Street Hawk(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Stefanie Craig

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane · as Kelly Aspen

  • Silent Madness(1984)

    as Dr. Joan Gilmore

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Pamela Crane

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Hennessey

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 5 episodes · as Caroline Crockett

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Caroline Crockett

  • Blue Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Nell Lindsay

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Carla Magnuson

  • Tell Me That You Love Me(1983)

    as Leonora

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Uncommon Valor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Joan

  • Bare Essence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Melody

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sandy Roberts · as Laura Dietrich

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dorrie Wilson · as Laura Steubens Dennison

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Frannie Huddle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Trouble in High Timber Country(1980)

    as Carrie Yeager

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Turnover Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Kelly

  • Marciano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Barbara Marciano

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Eischied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stone Cold Dead(1979)

    as Sandy MacAuley

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Country Western Murders(1979)

    as Peggy Ann West

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sword of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blackout(1978)

    as Annie Gallo

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II(1978)

    as Audra Jo Nicholson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Hostage Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Fiona

  • Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill

  • Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill

  • Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill

  • Nashville 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Summer

  • Man from Atlantis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Florrie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Diana McBain

  • City of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Other Side of the Mountain(1975)

    as Audra Jo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Horton

  • Letters from Three Lovers(1973)

    as Angie

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Crime Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Anne Dryden

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Partridge

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Daughter(1973)

    as Diane Shaw

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Assignment: Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie Hayes

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Pearson · as Susan Howard

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Women in Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Melinda Carr

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Bravos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Heller Chase

  • The Todd Killings(1971)

    as Roberta

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Lock, Stock and Barrel(1971)

    as Roselle Bridgeman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan

  • The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Penny Roach

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill(1971)

    as Luanne Gibson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ritual of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Loey Wiley

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eunice Carston · as Melanie Toland

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mary Ann Graham · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Hey Cinderella! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Cinderella

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Graham

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Marla Cardwell

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Eula

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Margo Bengston · as Wendy Rankin

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Peg Halstead

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles from 1962 to 2019; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Snowed-Inn Christmas (2017)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)

Film career

19622019

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 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
Acting89 of 89: 89 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1960s8 · acting1970s43 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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 Belinda Montgomery's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Dalton: Code of Vengeance II (1986)

93rd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Snowed-Inn Christmas (2017)

Midcredits 84th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, 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.

Who does Belinda Montgomery work with?

People who share at least 2 of Belinda Montgomery's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Peerce shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers