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Chili Williams

Chili Williams

Actor · Died October 17, 2003, aged 81 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Chili Williams was a popular pin-up known as "The Polka-Dot Girl". After a photo of her wearing a polka-dotted bikini appeared in Life magazine she received more than 100,000 fan letters. 

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 16, 1921
Died
October 17, 2003 (aged 81)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 15 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Chili Williams' films like?

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

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
37%
Bonds
27%
Power
14%
Survival
14%
Society
8%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · 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

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Joyful
2
Romantic
2
Warm
2
Dread
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 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 Chili Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on MGM+ (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Chili Williams' 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

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lusty Men(1952)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Captive Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as A Norm Woman

  • A Girl in Every Port(1952)

    as Car Hop #8 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Las Vegas Story(1952)

    as Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Frenchie(1950)

    as Dealer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends(1950)

    as Teddy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • My Dream Is Yours(1949)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Raw Deal(1948)

    as Marcy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Assigned to Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Secretary (uncredited)

  • Heartaches(1947)

    as Sally, Morton's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Gas House Kids Go West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Nan Crowley

  • Copacabana(1947)

    as Sobel's Showgirl

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Redhead (uncredited)

  • Having Wonderful Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Blonde in Polka Dots

  • The Falcon in Hollywood(1944)

    as Beautiful Blonde (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 60th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1944 to 1952.

Highest rated

Raw Deal (1948)

Midcredits 87th

Film career

  • 1947Screen debut· Copacabana

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1940s9 · acting1950s6 · acting

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 Chili Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3

Most loved · actor

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 48. 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 Chili Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chili Williams' MovieCove titles; Groucho Marx shares the most, 2.