Vana O'Brien
Actor · Born June 20, 1943 (83) · Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
Vana was born in Los Angeles California. She lived in Lake Oswego Oregon with her family, Mike, her husband, Benjamin, her son, and daughters Eleanor and Maureen, from 1974 to 2007. She began her acting career during college ( Pomona, Class of 1964) and made her stage debut in Portland Oregon as Sister Mary Ignatius in Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You.
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Biography from IMDb.
- June 20, 1943 (83)
- Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
- Actor
- 9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Known for
What are Vana O'Brien's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Mentoras Aunty Annabella in Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)
Moods and endings
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 Vana O'Brien's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Vana O'Brien'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
13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
My Own Private River(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Raising Flagg(2006)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Elephant(2003)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Soulmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Wee Sing Train(1993)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
My Own Private Idaho(1991)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Dangerous Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Barney and the Backyard Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Career shape
Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 1988 to 2012; peak year 1991.
Film career
Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 1991Screen debut· My Own Private Idaho
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 Vana O'Brien's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 28. 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 Vana O'Brien work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vana O'Brien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Poulshock shares the most, 2.
Writers
- David PoulshockShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with David Poulshock
- Susan Hagen NippShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Hagen Nipp
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Cal ScottShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Cal Scott
- Steve ScottShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Scott
- Tim McGilvreyShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Tim McGilvrey
Producers
- Kaja ZaloudekShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Kaja Zaloudek
- L.L. SloanShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with L.L. Sloan
Mixed roles
- Claudia SloanShared titles: The Wee Sing Train (1993), Wee Sing in the Marvelous Musical Mansion (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Claudia Sloan