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Maeve Quinlan

Maeve Quinlan

Actor, also producer and writer · Born November 16, 1964 (61) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Maeve Anne Quinlan (born November 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed hit series South of Nowhere, which received two nominations in a row for Best Drama at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she has a recurring role on 90210. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maeve Quinlan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 16, 1964 (61)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 50 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 3% in 30 days

What are Maeve Quinlan's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller 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
35%
Self
29%
Survival
16%
Morality
12%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · 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 5

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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 11 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
6
Hopeful
6
Warm
5
Romantic
4
Other
21

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet12
  • 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 Maeve Quinlan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maeve Quinlan'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

50 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Polar Opposites(2025)

    as Peg

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Good Grief(2024)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Father's Murder in Greece(2024)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Our Almost Completely True Story(2021)

    as Heather

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beware the Night Nurse(2023)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Paramedic Who Stalked Me(2023)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Job to Die For(2022)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Scarlett(2021)

    as Special Agent Samantha Parker

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Riley Parra: Better Angels(2019)

    as Nina Hathaway

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Sinister Surrogate(2018)

    as Carol Morrison

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Riley Parra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Nina Hathaway

  • The Stalker Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Karen

  • A Christmas Eve Miracle(2015)

    as Eva Jones

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Double Daddy(2015)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Magic Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Eva Jones

  • Divorce Invitation(2012)

    as Pam

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Bank Heist(2012)

    as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Another Dirty Movie(2012)

    as Mrs. Prussey

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Liquorice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Miriam Glass

  • Beverly Hills Nannies(2012)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Cougars Inc.(2011)

    as Kitty Lowell

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sound of My Voice(2011)

    as Diane Winston

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandra Fryer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty Girl(2010)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Not Easily Broken(2009)

    as Julie Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Constance Tate-Duncan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • 3Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · as Siobhan McGarry

  • Primal Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Holly

  • Life(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lynn Gray

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Girltrash! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Kitty Ryder

  • High Hopes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sarah

  • South Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tennis Anyone? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Siobhan Kelly

  • South of Nowhere(2005)

    Show 40 episodes · as Paula Carlin

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Nickel Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as The Mother

  • McBride: The Chameleon Murder(2005)

    as Whitney Collier

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Boyfriend for Christmas(2004)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Drone Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dr. Colleen O'Brian

  • Criminal(2004)

    as Heather / Soccer Mom

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Heart of America(2002)

    as Becky Schultz

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Net Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Detec. Sandra Simmonds

  • Ken Park(2002)

    as Rhonda

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Totally Blonde(2001)

    as Liv Watson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Instinct to Kill(2001)

    as Receiving Nurse

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Play It to the Bone(1999)

    as Tiffany

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Florentine(1999)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Heat(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Evans

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Bold and the Beautiful(1987)

    Show 2,595 episodes · as Megan Conley

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1987 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Not Easily Broken (2009)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

South of Nowhere (2005)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

19872025

Peak 2010 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting49 of 49: 48 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew1 of 49: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 8% of 12 roles
9909

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 Maeve Quinlan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Scarlett (2021)

99th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

South of Nowhere (2005)

Midcredits 84th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 69, 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.

Is Maeve Quinlan's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Maeve Quinlan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maeve Quinlan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Timothy O. Johnson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers