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Mary Walsh

Actor and writer, also producer and director · Born May 13, 1952 (74) · St. John's, Newfoundland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mary Cynthia Walsh, CM was born on May 13, 1952, in St. John's, Newfoundland, and is an actress and comedian and social activist. A sufferer of macular degeneration, she has served from time to time as a spokesperson for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). Walsh's son Jesse was born in 1989. She has been married to Memorial University of Newfoundland English professor Don Nichol since 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Walsh (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
May 13, 1952 (74)
From
St. John's, Newfoundland
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer and director
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 64 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 25% in 30 days

What are Mary Walsh's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
31%
Self
19%
Morality
18%
Survival
17%
Society
12%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · 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 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 8 · 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 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
9
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Hopeful
7
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Mary Walsh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mary Walsh'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

64 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Below(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mayor Linda Best

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Purgatory(2026)

    as Mrs. Nash

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dancing on the Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Edna

  • The Institute(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Annie

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Deaner '89 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as May

  • Laughing All the Way(2023)

    as Bella Deldomino

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sweetland(2023)

    as Queenie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Party Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Captain Power

  • House of Deadly Lies(2023)

    as Dolly

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Terror Train(2022)

    as Carne

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Missus Downstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as The Missus

  • Mummering Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Grandmother

  • Dad and the Fridge Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mourner

  • Resident Alien(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patty

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mildred

  • Transplant(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Nancy Weiland

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Radical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer · Actor

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vicky Gumble

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Cod: The Fish That Changed The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Christmas Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer · Writer · as Mamie Lou Fury

  • Hunting Pignut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Edna

  • The River of My Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Closet Monster(2015)

    as Allison

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Inn of Olde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sadie

  • Slasher(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Verna McBride

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • How to Be Deadly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dot Power

  • The Grand Seduction(2013)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Imaginary Heroine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer · as Self

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Odelle

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Poor No More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as host

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miranda Cahill

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Crackie(2009)

    as Bride

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Quality Of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Katherine Greenborne

  • The One That Got Away(2008)

    as Carolyn Johnson Wright

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally Smoot

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Sophie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Young Triffie's Been Made Away With(2006)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer · as Aunt Millie Bishop

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Wind in the Willows(2006)

    as Washerwoman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bailey's Billion$(2005)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Geraldine's Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Rose Owen

  • Mambo Italiano(2003)

    as Lina Paventi

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Behind the Red Door(2003)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Random Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mrs. Armstrong

  • Random Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Bleacher Bums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Rose

  • Rare Birds(2001)

    as uncredited

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Violet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Violet

  • New Waterford Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Cookie Pottie

  • Dooley Gardens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Divine Ryans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Aunt Phil Ryan

  • Extraordinary Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Marietta

  • Emily of New Moon(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Pick

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Major Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Patty Reckles

  • Lexx(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Heedia

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Elf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Aunt Bride

  • This Hour Has 22 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 251 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later(1992)

    as Lenora Pardy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Buried on Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Biker

  • Secret Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Oona Vokey

  • CODCO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 37 episodes · Writer · Actor

  • The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Script · Casting · Production Manager · as Heady Nolan

  • Sisters of the Silver Scalpel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Dolly Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1976 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Mambo Italiano (2003)

$9.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Closet Monster (2015)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Below (2026)

Film career

19762026

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1993Screen debut· This Hour Has 22 Minutes
  • 1999First film· New Waterford Girl
  • 2016Career best· Closet Monster

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 64: 53 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting2 of 64: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting8 of 64: 2 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing3 of 64: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 64: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

64 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1980s3 · 3 acting · 2 crew1990s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2000s16 · 15 acting · 2 crew2010s16 · 14 acting · 4 crew2020s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Mary Walsh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Young Triffie's Been Made Away With (2006)

86th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Closet Monster (2015)

Midcredits 85th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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.

Is Mary Walsh's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mary Walsh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mary Walsh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Jones shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles