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Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Actor · Died August 12, 2000, aged 87 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the 1948 best actress Academy Award for her role in the 1947 film The Farmer's Daughter, and received an Oscar nomination for her role in Come to the Stable, in 1950. Young then moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic anthology series called The Loretta Young Show, from 1953 to 1961. The series earned three Emmy Awards, and reran successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. Young, a devout Catholic, later worked with various Catholic charities after her acting career.

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Born
January 6, 1913
Died
August 12, 2000 (aged 87)
From
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 110 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 27

What are Loretta Young's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
37%
Morality
26%
Self
19%
Society
9%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 12 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 19 · Intense 6

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 22 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 25 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 25
Ally
6 of 25
Shapeshifter
3 of 25
Trickster
1 of 25
Threshold guardian
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Romantic
17
Joyful
11
Warm
12
Hopeful
11
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous1

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 Loretta Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Loretta Young'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

110 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood(2008)

    as Madeleine Walters West (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lady in the Corner(1989)

    as Grace Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Christmas Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Amanda Kingsley

  • The New Loretta Young Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 26 episodes · as Christine Massey

  • The Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Lucy Masters

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 9 episodes · as Alice Hendricks · as Alice Ward · as Alison Ives · as Allison Bainworth · as Alma · as Alva Knox · as Amanda Seaton · as Amy · as Amy Stewart · as Anita Dodd · as Audrey - a teacher · as Audrey Curtis · as Audrey Dickerson · as Augusta Smith · as Ayesha the Maharani · as Barbara Devon · as Beth Hammond · as Betty Rogers · as Betty Taylor · as Carol Brown · as Catherine Harding · as Charlotte Bronte · as Connie Van · as Cora Skinner · as Countess · as Countess Barocci · as Dina · as Donna Landon · as Dr. Juliet · as Edie Royal · as Eleanor Stark · as Elizabeth Collier · as Elizabeth Stacey · as Ellen Morgan · as Ellie Winters · as Emily Pierson · as Ethel Morris · as Eve Wayne · as Fay Davies · as Felice Minton · as Gerda Freuling · as Grace Hart · as Gretchen Brock-Miller · as Harriet Patton · as Harriet Sands · as Helen Seaton · as Helen Talbot · as Inga Helborg · as Irene Dodds · as Irene Sherwood · as Isobel DeHavilland · as Jane Seaton · as Janet Barlow · as Janet Forbes · as Janet Pressman · as Janice Hite · as Jean Kennedy · as Jenny · as Judge Lila Brighton · as Judy Cavanaugh · as Judy Evans · as Karima · as Katharine · as Katherine Ward · as Kathy Ames · as Kay Mathews · as Kiku Arikawa · as Kim Collet · as Kitty Coughlin · as Kiyoshi · as Laura Macklin · as Lenore Kent · as Linda Perkins · as Louise Roberts · as Lucy Anderson · as Lynn Roth · as Mabel MacAfee · as Madeliene Vanderhoff · as Madge Mason · as Marcella Dawson · as Marcy Thorne · as Margaret Channing · as Margaret Hutchins · as Margaret Underwood · as Margo Randall · as Maria Gordella · as Martha · as Mary Bertch · as May Ranson · as Miss Ryan · as Miss Springs · as Muriel Vail · as Nancy Hamilton · as Nora Halliday · as Norma Hutton · as Norma Kelvin · as Pam Gates · as Paula · as Peg Lincoln · as Peggy Simms / Miss Connally · as Penelope Ashley · as Penny Blodgett · as Polly Fry · as Prudence Bixby · as Queen Nefertiti · as Rita Cole · as Ruth Baxter · as Ruth Handley / Rosalie Simms · as Sadie - Coffee Shop Waitress · as Sally Hays · as Sally Webster · as Sarella · as Scottie · as Self - Host · as Self - Hostess · as Sister Ann · as Susan Franklin · as Susan Glover · as Susan Parker · as Susan Stevens - Stepmother · as Suzie James · as Sylvia · as Taka · as Teddy Butler · as Thelma Brown · as Vera Wilson · as Victor Conrad · as Yuki Arakawa

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • It Happens Every Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Jane MacAvoy

  • Because of You(1952)

    as Christine Carroll Kimberly

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Paula(1952)

    as Paula Rogers

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Half Angel(1951)

    as Nora Gilpin

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Cause for Alarm!(1951)

    as Ellen Jones

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Key to the City(1950)

    as Clarissa Standish

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Come to the Stable(1949)

    as Sister Margaret

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mother Is a Freshman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Abigail Fortitude Abbott

  • The Accused(1949)

    as Dr. Wilma Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Rachel and the Stranger(1948)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Bishop's Wife(1947)

    as Julia Brougham

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Farmer's Daughter(1947)

    as Katrin Holstrom

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Maggie Williams

  • The Stranger(1946)

    as Mary Longstreet

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Along Came Jones(1945)

    as Cherry de Longpre

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • And Now Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Emily Blair

  • Ladies Courageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Roberta Harper

  • China(1943)

    as Carolyn Grant

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Night to Remember(1942)

    as Nancy Troy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bedtime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jane Drake

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • The Men in Her Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Lina Varasvina / Polly Varley

  • The Lady from Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Annie Morgan

  • He Stayed for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Marianna Duval

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940)

    as June Cameron

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Eternally Yours(1939)

    as Anita

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)

    as Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Wife, Husband and Friend(1939)

    as Doris Borland

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Kentucky(1938)

    as Sally Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Suez(1938)

    as Countess Eugenie de Montijo

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Three Blind Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pamela Charters

  • Four Men and a Prayer(1938)

    as Lynn Cherrington

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Second Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Vicky

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ina Heath Lewis

  • Love Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Myra Cooper

  • Café Metropole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Laura Ridgeway

  • Love Is News(1937)

    as Tony Gateson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ladies in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Susie Schmidt

  • Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ramona

  • Private Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ellen Neal

  • The Unguarded Hour(1936)

    as Lady Helen Dearden

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Extra Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Crusades Actor (uncredited)

  • The Crusades(1935)

    as Berengaria, Princess of Navarre

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Call of the Wild(1935)

    as Claire Blake

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Barbara Howard

  • Clive of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Margaret Maskelyne

  • Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Countess Wilma

  • The White Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as June Arden

  • Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)

    as Lola Field

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Letty Strong

  • The House of Rothschild(1934)

    as Julie Rothschild

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Man's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Trina

  • The Devil's in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Margot Lesesne

  • She Had to Say Yes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Florence 'Flo' Denny

  • Midnight Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mary

  • Heroes for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Ruth Loring

  • The Life of Jimmy Dolan(1933)

    as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Zoo in Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Eve

  • Grand Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Marcia Stanislavsky

  • Employees' Entrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Madeleine Walters West

  • They Call It Sin(1932)

    as Marion Cullen

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Life Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Grace Sutton

  • Week-End Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Lola Davis Hayes

  • Play Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Buster 'Bus' Green Dennis

  • The Hatchet Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sun Toya San

  • Taxi(1931)

    as Sue Riley Nolan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Platinum Blonde(1931)

    as Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • I Like Your Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Diane Forsythe

  • The Ruling Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Gloria Bannister

  • How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Big Business Girl(1931)

    as Claire 'Mac' McIntyre

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Too Young to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Elaine Bumpstead

  • Three Girls Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Norene McMann

  • The Stolen Jools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Loretta Young

  • Beau Ideal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Isobel Brandon

  • The Devil to Pay!(1930)

    as Dorothy Hope

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Right of Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Rosalie Evantural

  • War Nurse(1930)

    as Nurse (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Phyllis Ericson

  • Kismet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Marsinah

  • Road to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Margaret Waring / Mary Brennan

  • The Second Floor Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Marion Ferguson

  • Show Girl in Hollywood(1930)

    as Loretta Young

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Blankley's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Margery Seaton

  • Loose Ankles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Ann

  • Show of Shows(1929)

    as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Forward Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Patricia Carlyle

  • The Careless Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Muriel

  • Fast Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Patricia Mason Stratton

  • The Girl in the Glass Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Gladys Cosgrove

  • The Squall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Irma

  • Seven Footprints to Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as One of Satan's Victims

  • The Head Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Carol Watts

  • The Magnificent Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Denise Laverne

  • Laugh, Clown, Laugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Simonetta

  • The Whip Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as The Girl

  • Scarlet Seas(1928)

    as Margaret Barbour

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Her Wild Oat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Woman by Ping Pong Table (uncredited)

  • Naughty But Nice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as (uncredited)

  • The Sheik(1921)

    as Arab Child (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • White and Unmarried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Child (uncredited)

  • The Only Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Child on Operating Table

  • Sirens of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Child (as Gretchen Young)

  • The Primrose Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Fairy (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles from 1917 to 2008.

Biggest box office

The Stranger (1946)

$92 worldwide

Highest rated

The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1910s3 · acting1920s16 · acting1930s60 · acting1940s19 · acting1950s7 · acting1960s2 · acting1980s2 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 35% of 17 roles
2141

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 Loretta Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 40; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th11

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Scarlet Seas (1928)

97th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 50. 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 Loretta Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Loretta Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darryl F. Zanuck shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles