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Susan McPhail

Susan McPhail

Actor · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Susan McPhail is originally from Memphis, Tennessee and now lives in Oxford, Mississippi. She has been married to actor Johnny McPhail since 1982. Susan began acting professionally in 2013 and has been cast in films such as A Walk in the Woods, Mississippi Grind, The Peanut Butter Falcon, One of These Days, Paradise Highway, Blue Bayou, and Rumble Through the Dark. Susan is a member of SAG/AFTRA.

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Biography from IMDb.

From
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Susan McPhail's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
24%
Self
16%
Survival
16%
Society
8%
Loyalty2 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

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting 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 1 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · 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
4
Dread
2
Thrilling
1
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 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 Susan McPhail's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Susan McPhail'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

24 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Rumble Through the Dark(2023)

    as Motel Woman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Renfield(2023)

    as Chaperone

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tulsa King(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandma

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Visitor(2022)

    as Kathy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Bayou(2021)

    as Susanne

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Glaciers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • One of These Days(2020)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Breaking News in Yuba County(2021)

    as Sweet Elderly Motel Clerk

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Five & Dime Owner

  • The Rougarou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Nana

  • The Peanut Butter Falcon(2019)

    as Diner Waitress

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Happy Birthday, Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Amanda

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Nadine Lebas

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Battlecreek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mrs. Koehler

  • Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies(2017)

    as Nancy Nelson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Forced Move(2016)

    as Dayna West

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Texas Heart(2016)

    as Betty

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • My Father Die(2016)

    as Harper

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Walk in the Woods(2015)

    as Beulah

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mississippi Grind(2015)

    as Donna

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanie Matterson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Killer Kudzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as June

  • Last Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Vivian

  • The Hanging of Big Todd Wade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Production Assistant

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 2011 to 2023; peak year 2015.

Highest rated

Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies (2017)

Midcredits 17th

Most popular right now

The Visitor (2022)

Film career

20112023

Peak 2015 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting23 of 24: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s15 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 Susan McPhail's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies (2017)

91st percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 26. 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 Susan McPhail work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susan McPhail's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Johnny McPhail shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers