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Cornelia Otis Skinner

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Actor and writer · Died July 9, 1979, aged 80 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cornelia Otis Skinner was born on 30 May 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Uninvited (1944), The Swimmer (1968) and Stage Door Canteen (1943). She was married to Alden Sanford Blodget. She died on 9 July 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 30, 1899
Died
July 9, 1979 (aged 80)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 9 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 22% in 30 days

What are Cornelia Otis Skinner's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
54%
Self
31%
Morality
14%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Joyful
2
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Cornelia Otis Skinner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cornelia Otis Skinner'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

9 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Swimmer(1968)

    as Mrs. Hammar

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Farmer's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mrs. Morley

  • The Pleasure of His Company(1961)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dearest Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mrs. Murray

  • The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing(1955)

    as Mrs. Thaw

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Our Hearts Were Young and Gay(1944)

    Book · Story Consultant

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Uninvited(1944)

    as Miss Holloway

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Stage Door Canteen(1943)

    as Cornelia Otis Skinner

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Kismet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Miskah

Career shape

Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 1920 to 1968.

Biggest box office

The Uninvited (1944)

$6 worldwide

Highest rated

The Uninvited (1944)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 9: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 9: 2 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · acting1940s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew1950s2 · acting1960s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Cornelia Otis Skinner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

59th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Swimmer (1968)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 51. 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 Cornelia Otis Skinner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cornelia Otis Skinner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lewis Allen shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers