Colleen Dewhurst: movies and TV shows
Colleen Dewhurst has 102 credits in the archive: 64 films and 38 TV series, from 1947 to 2006. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2006 · busiest year: 1980 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kevin Sullivan's Classic | Self - Marilla Cuthbert (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 82 |
| 1992 | Vicki! | Self | TV | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1991 | Dying Young | Estelle Whittier | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1991 | Bed & Breakfast | Ruth | Film | 5.8 | 67 |
| 1990 | The Civil War | Various (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 66 |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Satan (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1990 | Kaleidoscope | Margaret | Film | 4.6 | 66 |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind | Margaret Page | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1989 | Lantern Hill | Hepzibah | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 1989 | Termini Station | Molly Dushane | Film | 4.8 | 65 |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Avery Brown Sr. | TV | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1988 | Hitting Home | Judge | Film | 4.0 | 64 |
| 1987 | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel | Marilla Cuthbert | TV | 8.5 | 63 |
| 1987 | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel | Marilla Cuthbert | Film | 7.9 | 63 |
| 1987 | Bigfoot | Gladys | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | Mrs. Sherman | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1986 | Anne auf Green Gables | TV | — | 62 | |
| 1986 | Between Two Women | Barbara Petherton | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 1986 | Sword of Gideon | Golda Meir | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1986 | As Is | Hospice Worker | Film | 4.2 | 62 |
| 1986 | Johnny Bull | Marie Kovacs | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | TV | 7.7 | 61 | |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Betty Russell | TV | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Marilla Cuthbert | TV | 8.7 | 61 |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Marilla Cuthbert | Film | 8.1 | 61 |
| 1985 | A.D. | Antonia | TV | 5.4 | 61 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Rachel Green | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1984 | The Glitter Dome | Lorna Dillman | Film | 4.5 | 60 |
| 1984 | You Can't Take it With You | Grand Duchess Olga Katrina | Film | — | 60 |
| 1984 | The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War | Film | 5.4 | 60 | |
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Henrietta Dodd | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderland | Red Queen | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1983 | One Man's Fight For Life | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1983 | "Sometimes I Wonder" | Grandma | Film | — | 59 |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Maggie Geyser | TV | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1982 | Between Two Brothers | Film | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 1982 | Split Cherry Tree | Mrs. Sexton | Film | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1981 | A Few Days at Weasel Creek | Aunt Cora Jackfield | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Myrtle Kennedy | TV | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1980 | Tribute | Gladys Petrelli | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1980 | Final Assignment | Dr. Valentine Ulanova | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 1980 | The Women's Room | Val | Film | 4.4 | 56 |
| 1980 | Escape | Lily Levinson | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1980 | Death Penalty | Elaine Lipton | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1980 | A Perfect Match | Meg Larson | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1980 | Baby Comes Home | Anna Kramer | Film | — | 56 |
| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls | Tracy | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1979 | Studs Lonigan | Mary Lonigan | TV | 8.8 | 55 |
| 1979 | Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story | Mrs. O'Neil | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1979 | And Baby Makes Six | Anna Kramer | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1979 | Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith | Elizabeth | Film | 4.3 | 55 |
| 1978 | Ice Castles | Beulah Smith | Film | 7.4 | 54 |
| 1978 | The Third Walker | Kate Maclean | Film | 4.5 | 54 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Maud Correll | TV | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Mrs. Hall | Film | 7.7 | 53 |
| 1977 | Simple Gifts | Self - Host | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1977 | The American Short Story | Self - Host | TV | — | 53 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | TV | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 1976 | Almos' a Man | Self - Series Hostess | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1975 | A Moon for the Misbegotten | Josie Hogan | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1975 | Henry James' The Jolly Corner | Narrator | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1974 | McQ | Myra | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1974 | The Story of Jacob and Joseph | Rebekah | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1974 | Parker Adderson, Philosopher | Hostess | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1974 | The Music School | Self - Series Hostess | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1973 | Tennessee Williams' South | Film | 10.0 | 49 | |
| 1973 | A Prowler in the Heart | Margery Landing | Film | — | 49 |
| 1973 | Legend in Granite | Marie Lombardi | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Kate | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1972 | The Hands of Cormac Joyce | Molly Joyce | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Red Queen | TV | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1971 | The Last Run | Monique | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1971 | The Price | Esther Franz | Film | — | 47 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mrs Franz | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1967 | The Crucible | Elizabeth Proctor | Film | 4.5 | 43 |
| 1966 | A Fine Madness | Dr. Vera Kropotkin | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Amy Doucette | TV | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Annie | TV | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Nurse Ellen Hatch | TV | 7.8 | 38 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Celia Ames | TV | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Eleanor Markham | TV | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 37 | |
| 1960 | Man on a String | Helen Benson | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1959 | Startime | Self | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story | Dangerous Hospital Patient | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1959 | Medea | First Woman of Corinth | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1959 | Burning Bright | Mordeen Saul | Film | — | 35 |
| 1957 | Decoy | Taffy Connor | TV | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self | TV | — | 32 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 32 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner | TV | — | 32 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 32 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 32 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Gladys | TV | 7.9 | 30 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Esther Franz | TV | 8.8 | 27 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mollie Joyce | TV | 8.8 | 27 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 24 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Christine | TV | 7.8 | 23 |