Linda Ronstadt
Actor · Born July 15, 1946 (80) · Tucson, Arizona, USA
Linda Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned ten Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. A singer and record producer, she is recognized as a definitive interpreter of songs. Being one of music's most versatile and commercially successful female singers in U.S. history, she is recognized for her many public stages of self-reinvention and incarnations. With a one time standing as the Queen of Rock where she was bestowed the title of "highest paid woman in rock", and known as the First Lady of Rock, she has more recently emerged as music matriarch, international arts advocate and Human Rights advocate. Ronstadt has collaborated with artists from a diverse spectrum of genres – including Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Rosemary Clooney, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, The Chieftains, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton and has lent her voice to over 120 albums around the world. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times noted in 2004, Ronstadt is "Blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . . . rarest of rarities — a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive . . . It's an exceptional gift; one shared by few others." In total, she has released over 30 solo albums, more than 15 compilations or greatest hits albums. Ronstadt has charted thirty-eight Billboard Hot 100 singles, twenty-one of which have reached the top 40, ten of which have reached the top 10, three peaking at No. 2, the No. 1 hit, "You're No Good". In the UK, her single "Blue Bayou" reached the UK Top 40 and the duet with Aaron Neville, "Don't Know Much", peaked at #2 in December 1989. In addition, she has charted thirty-six albums, ten Top 10 albums, and three No. 1 albums on the Billboard Pop Album Charts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Linda Ronstadt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 15, 1946 (80)
- Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are Linda Ronstadt's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
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
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Mabel Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
- Allyas Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Linda Ronstadt's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Linda Ronstadt'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
10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 56 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
An American Tail(1986)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Pirates of Penzance(1983)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Pirates of Penzance(1980)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Smothers Brothers Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Happening '68 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Career shape
Star power in the 63rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 1968 to 1991.
Biggest box office
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
Highest rated
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)
Most popular right now
Louder: The Soundtrack of Change (2024)
Film career
- 1983Screen debut· The Pirates of Penzance
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 Linda Ronstadt's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 3; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 20. 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 Linda Ronstadt work with?
People who share at least 2 of Linda Ronstadt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emmylou Harris shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Wilford LeachShared titles: The Pirates of Penzance (1983), The Pirates of Penzance (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Wilford Leach
Writers
- W.S. GilbertShared titles: The Pirates of Penzance (1983), The Pirates of Penzance (1980)See all 2 shared titles with W.S. Gilbert
Actors
- Emmylou HarrisShared titles: Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (2020), Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019), Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Emmylou Harris
- David GeffenShared titles: Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill (2022), Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)See all 2 shared titles with David Geffen
- Jackson BrowneShared titles: Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill (2022), Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jackson Browne
- George RoseShared titles: The Pirates of Penzance (1983), The Pirates of Penzance (1980)See all 2 shared titles with George Rose
Composers
- Arthur SullivanShared titles: The Pirates of Penzance (1983), The Pirates of Penzance (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Sullivan
Producers
- Joseph PappShared titles: The Pirates of Penzance (1983), The Pirates of Penzance (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Papp