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Ella Raines

Ella Raines

Actor · Died May 30, 1988, aged 67 · Snoqualmie Falls, Washington State, USA

Ella Wallace Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American film and television actress active from the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. Described as "sultry" and "mysterious", the green-eyed star appeared frequently in crime pictures and film noir, but also in drama, comedy, Westerns, thrillers, and romance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ella Raines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1920
Died
May 30, 1988 (aged 67)
From
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington State, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 39% in 30 days

What are Ella Raines' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Warm
2
Other
8

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Ella Raines' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Ella Raines' 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

26 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Man in the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Rhona Ellison

  • Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 33 episodes · as Janet Dean

  • Ride the Man Down(1952)

    as Celia Evarts

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Fighting Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Louise Ryan

  • The Second Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Phyllis Holmes

  • Singing Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Nan Morgan

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Richman

  • A Dangerous Profession(1949)

    as Lucy Brackett

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Impact(1949)

    as Marsha Peters

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Walking Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Chris Jackson

  • The Senator Was Indiscreet(1947)

    as Poppy McNaughton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Brute Force(1947)

    as Cora Lister

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Noel Faraday

  • Time Out of Mind(1947)

    as Clarissa 'Rissa' Fortune

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • White Tie and Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Louise Bradford

  • The Runaround (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Penelope 'Annabelle' Hampton

  • The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry(1945)

    as Deborah Brown

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • The Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mary Gray

  • Enter Arsène Lupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Stacie Kanares

  • Tall in the Saddle(1944)

    as Arleta 'Arly' Harolday

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Phantom Lady(1944)

    as Carol 'Kansas' Richman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Cry 'Havoc'(1943)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Corvette K-225(1943)

    as Joyce Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1943 to 1982.

Film career

Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles.

  • 1944Screen debut· Phantom Lady
  • 1947First top-billed film· The Web
  • 1947Career best· The Web

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1940s18 · acting1950s7 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 13% of 8 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 Ella Raines' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 54. 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 Ella Raines work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ella Raines' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Siodmak shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers