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Anna Neagle

Anna Neagle

Actor and producer · Died June 3, 1986, aged 81 · Forest Gate, Essex, England, UK

Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox (October 20, 1904 - June 3, 1986), DBE, known professionally as Anna Neagle, was an English stage and film actress, singer and dancer. Neagle was a successful box-office draw in the British cinema for 20 years and was voted the most popular star in Britain in 1949.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 20, 1904
Died
June 3, 1986 (aged 81)
From
Forest Gate, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 42 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are Anna Neagle's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Morality
40%
Power
12%
Self
8%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
3
Warm
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Tragic1

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 Anna Neagle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anna Neagle'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

42 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Fanny Soane

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Heart of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • The Lady is a Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer · as Frances Baring

  • Wonderful Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mary Randall, Q.C.

  • No Time for Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Matron Eleanor Hammond

  • These Dangerous Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • My Teenage Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Valerie Carr

  • King's Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Marta Karillos

  • Let's Make Up(1954)

    as Carole Beaumont

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Derby Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Lady Helen Forbes

  • The Lady with a Lamp(1951)

    Co-Producer · as Florence Nightingale

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Odette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer · as Odette

  • Maytime in Mayfair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer · as Eileen Grahame

  • Elizabeth of Ladymead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Beth in 1854 / Elizabeth in 1903 / Betty in 1919 / Liz in 1946

  • Spring in Park Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Judy Howard

  • The Courtneys of Curzon Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Kate O'Halloran

  • Piccadilly Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Diana Fraser

  • I Live in Grosvenor Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lady Patricia Fairfax

  • Yellow Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Sally Maitland

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Susan Trenchard

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • They Flew Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Amy Johnson

  • Sunny(1941)

    as Sunny O'Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • No, No, Nanette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Nanette

  • Irene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Irene O'Dare

  • Nurse Edith Cavell(1939)

    as Nurse Edith Cavell

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sixty Glorious Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Queen Victoria

  • Victoria the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Queen Victoria

  • London Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jacqueline

  • Limelight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Marjorie Kay

  • The Three Maxims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Pat

  • Peg of Old Drury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Peg Woffington

  • Nell Gwyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nell Gwyn

  • Runaway Queen(1934)

    as Queen Nadina

  • Bitter Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sari Linden

  • The Little Damozel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Julie Alardy

  • The Flag Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hermione Wynne

  • Good Night, Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Viki

  • Should a Doctor Tell? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Muriel Ashton

  • The Chinese Bungalow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Charlotte Merivale

  • The School for Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Woman (uncredited)

  • Those Who Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 59th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1929 to 1979.

Most popular right now

Let's Make Up (1954)

Film career

  • 1950Screen debut· Odette
  • 1950First top-billed film· Odette

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 42: 35 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing7 of 42: 3 only producing, 4 with another role

42 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s16 · acting1940s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew1950s12 · 9 acting · 6 crew1970s1 · acting

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 Anna Neagle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Forever and a Day (1943)

Midcredits 78th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 32. 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 Anna Neagle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anna Neagle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herbert Wilcox shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers