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Linda E. Smith

Linda E. Smith

Actor · Canada

From
Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on Motif · 50 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 27% in 30 days

What are Linda E. Smith's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif 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
Self
28%
Bonds
25%
Morality
21%
Survival
17%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Obsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Romantic
2
Joyful
3
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Linda E. Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 28 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Linda E. Smith's titles on Motif; 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

50 credits, 28 with a Motif page.

  • The Last Frontier(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Betty

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Hanukkah on Rye(2022)

    as Liz

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Crisis(2021)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Transplant(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Wendy Atwater

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Acrobat(2019)

    as Apartment Client

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Outbreak (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lisa

  • Pet Sematary(2019)

    as Rachel's Mother

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Sandhu

  • The Bold Type(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Congresswoman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Love Locks(2017)

    as Kathryn Daltry

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Good Sister(2014)

    as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Meetings with a Young Poet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Billie

  • Fatal Vows(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Karla Postma

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Camion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Directrice parlor funéraire

  • Being Human(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Ties That Bind(2010)

    as Claudia Webster

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Punisher: War Zone(2008)

    as Mrs. Cesare

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Steel Toes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Barbara

  • Killer Wave(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Olivia McPhee

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Neighbor(2005)

    as Sally Innes

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 3 Needles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lonely Housewife

  • Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Eva Overbye

  • Lies and Deception (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gladys Lambert

  • The Aviator(2004)

    as Another Guest #2

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Different Loyalty(2004)

    as Woman with Fay Tolland (as Linda Smith)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Shattered Glass(2003)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • See Jane Date(2003)

    as Mrs. Nutley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Obsessed(2002)

    as Olivier Rogers, Mrs. Roberts

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Pluto Nash(2002)

    as Dr. Runa Pendanken (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Aftermath (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Meredith Stone

  • Largo Winch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia Helms

  • Wilder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Barbara Pieczkowa

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(2000)

    as Laura Lyons

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The List (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Prosecutor

  • Someone Is Watching(2000)

    as Ann Grayson

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Ladies Room(1999)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Last Breath (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Secretary FBI

  • Taken (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Judy Grover

  • Flight from Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Martha

  • A Cry in the Night(1992)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Diane Tyler · as Mrs. Freeman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Shadows of the Past (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Neurologist

  • The Phone Call (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Joanna Henderson

  • Walter and Carlo in America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Nyhedsoplæser

  • The Morning Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Estelle

  • Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller(1988)

    as Jane James

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Shades of Love: Little White Lies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lily Reynolds

  • Liberace: Behind the Music(1988)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Shades of Love: The Rose Cafe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Courtney Fairchild

  • Miles to Go… (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Kelly

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 1986 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Highest rated

Hanukkah on Rye (2022)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

A Cry in the Night (1992)

Film career

19862025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Linda E. Smith's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

The Perfect Neighbor (2005)

71st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Aviator (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Linda E. Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Linda E. Smith's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Douglas Jackson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers