From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1978. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gilda Radner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 28, 1946
- May 20, 1989 (aged 42)
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Actor, also writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Gilda Radner's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.
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
A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2
Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Shadowas The Godmother in Witch's Night Out (1978)
- Mentoras Barbra Warblers in Animalympics (1980)
- Tricksteras Gloria Link in First Family (1980)
- Allyas Kate Hellman in Hanky Panky (1982)
- Allyas Vickie Pearle in Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
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 Gilda Radner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Gilda Radner'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
17 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Haunted Honeymoon(1986)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Best of John Belushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Movers & Shakers(1985)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Woman in Red(1984)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Hanky Panky(1982)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
First Family(1980)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Animalympics(1980)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Gilda Live(1980)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Witch's Night Out(1978)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Gift of Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Last Detail(1973)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 1973 to 2010; peak year 1981.
Biggest box office
The Woman in Red (1984)
Highest rated
Love, Gilda (2018)
Most popular right now
The Woman in Red (1984)
Film career
Peak 1981 · at the high point of their film career. 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.
- 1973Screen debut· The Last Detail
- 1980First top-billed film· Animalympics
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 Gilda Radner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. 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 Gilda Radner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gilda Radner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gene Wilder shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Gene WilderShared titles: Haunted Honeymoon (1986), The Woman in Red (1984), Hanky Panky (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Gene Wilder
Actors
- Martin ShortShared titles: You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025), Love, Gilda (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Short
- Chevy ChaseShared titles: Love, Gilda (2018), Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Chevy Chase
- Bill MurrayShared titles: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015), The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Murray
- John BelushiShared titles: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015), The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)See all 2 shared titles with John Belushi
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Nick HigginsShared titles: Love, Gilda (2018), Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Higgins
- Christopher GreenburyShared titles: Haunted Honeymoon (1986), The Woman in Red (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Greenbury
- Fred SchulerShared titles: Haunted Honeymoon (1986), The Woman in Red (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Schuler
- John MorrisShared titles: Haunted Honeymoon (1986), The Woman in Red (1984)See all 2 shared titles with John Morris
Producers
- Lorne MichaelsShared titles: Love, Gilda (2018), Gilda Live (1980), The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Lorne Michaels
- Susan RuskinShared titles: Haunted Honeymoon (1986), The Woman in Red (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Ruskin
Mixed roles
- Alan ZweibelShared titles: Love, Gilda (2018), Gilda Live (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Zweibel
