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Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Actor · Died January 31, 2015, aged 92 · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Lizabeth Virginia Scott, born Emma Matzo (September 29, 1922 – January 31, 2015) was an enigmatic American film actress, known for her captivating presence in film noir during the 1940s and 1950s. Her sultry voice and smoky allure made her a notable figure in Hollywood. After understudying the role of Sabina in the original Broadway and Boston stage productions of The Skin of Our Teeth, she emerged internationally in such films as The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Dead Reckoning (1947), Desert Fury (1947) and Too Late for Tears (1949). Of her 22 feature films, she was leading lady in all but one. Her portrayal of complex, femme fatale characters left a lasting impact. In addition to stage and radio, she appeared on television from the late 1940s to early 1970s. Despite a relatively brief filmography, her talent and contribution to the noir genre solidified her as an iconic figure in cinematic history. Scott's legacy endures through her timeless performances, forever etched in the annals of classic Hollywood.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1922
Died
January 31, 2015 (aged 92)
From
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 27 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Lizabeth Scott's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
42%
Power
18%
Self
16%
Bonds
15%
Survival
5%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Deception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 12 · 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 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 16
Shapeshifter
4 of 16
Hero
2 of 16
Shadow
2 of 16
Herald
2 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Romantic
6
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lizabeth Scott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lizabeth Scott'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

27 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pulp(1972)

    as Princess Betty Cippola

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mona Roberts

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Carla MacKinley

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Masters

  • Loving You(1957)

    as Glenda Markle

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Elsa Jenner

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Silver Lode(1954)

    as Rose Evans

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Bad for Each Other(1953)

    as Helen Curtis

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Scared Stiff(1953)

    as Mary Carroll

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Stolen Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Alice Brent / Lily Conover

  • The Racket(1951)

    as Irene Hayes

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Red Mountain(1951)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Two of a Kind(1951)

    as Brandy Kirby

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Company She Keeps(1951)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dark City(1950)

    as Fran Garland

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Betsy · as Margaret Bailey

  • Paid in Full (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jane Langley

  • Easy Living(1949)

    as Liza Wilson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Too Late for Tears(1949)

    as Jane Palmer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Pitfall(1948)

    as Mona Stevens

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • I Walk Alone(1947)

    as Kay Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Variety Girl(1947)

    as Lizabeth Scott

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Desert Fury(1947)

    as Paula Haller

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dead Reckoning(1946)

    as Coral Chandler

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers(1946)

    as Antonia 'Toni' Marachek

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Ivy Hotchkiss

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1945 to 1972.

Biggest box office

Desert Fury (1947)

$325 worldwide

Highest rated

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Loving You (1957)

Film career

Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1940s9 · acting1950s16 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
4651

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 Lizabeth Scott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 18 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3

Most loved · actor

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

Midcredits 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. 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 Lizabeth Scott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lizabeth Scott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers