Want to know the best Judith Anderson movies? How about the worst Judith Anderson movies? Curious about Judith Anderson box office grosses or which Judith Anderson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Judith Anderson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Judith Anderson (1897-1992) was an Oscar® nominated Australian actress. A preeminent stage actress in her era, she won two Emmy® Awards and a Tony Award® and was also nominated for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award®. She is considered one of the 20th century’s greatest classical stage actors. Her IMDb page shows 55 acting credits from 1930 to 1987. This page will rank Judith Anderson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Judith Anderson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1940 | Rebecca (1940) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1956 | The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1944 | Laura (1944) | |
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| 1942 | Kings Row (1942) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) |  |
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| 1947 | Pursued (1947) | |
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| 1943 | Edge of Darkness (1943) | |
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| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | |
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| 1947 | Tycoon (1947) | |
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| 1953 | Salome (1953) | |
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| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen (1943) | |
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| 1947 | The Red House (1947) | |
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| 1970 | A Man Called Horse (1970) |  |
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| 1942 | All Through the Night (1942) | |
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| 1950 | The Furies (1950) | |
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| 1945 | And Then There Were None (1945) | |
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| 1960 | Cinderfella (1960) | |
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| 1946 | The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) | |
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| 1933 | Blood Money (1933) |  |
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| 1940 | Forty Little Mothers (1940) | |
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| 1941 | Free And Easy (1941) |  |
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| 1941 | Lady Scarface (1941) |  |
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| 1946 | Specter of the Rose (1946) |  |
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| 1986 | Impure Thoughts (1986) | |
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| 1961 | Why Bother to Knock (1961) |  |
Judith Anderson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort Judith Anderson movies by her co-stars
- Sort Judith Anderson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Judith Anderson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Judith Anderson movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Judith Anderson movie received.
- Sort Judith Anderson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Rebecca (1940) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Laurence Olivier & Joan Fontaine |
8.60 | 330.0 | 330.00 | 5 | 87 | 11 / 02 | 99.9 | |
| 3 | The Ten Commandments (1956) AA Best Picture Nom |
Charlton Heston & Directed by Cecil B. DeMille |
72.00 | 1,412.0 | 3,423.10 | 1 | 85 | 07 / 01 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) AA Best Picture Nom |
Paul Newman & Elizabeth Taylor |
25.10 | 451.0 | 637.10 | 2 | 85 | 06 / 00 | 99.2 | |
| 5 | Laura (1944) | Gene Tierney & Dana Andrews |
6.50 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 39 | 86 | 05 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 4 | Kings Row (1942) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Cummings & Ronald Reagan |
9.00 | 333.8 | 540.90 | 11 | 80 | 03 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 6 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) | Barbara Stanwyck & Kirk Douglas |
8.90 | 274.7 | 274.70 | 28 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 7 | Pursued (1947) | Robert Mitchum & Teresa Wright |
7.80 | 228.4 | 228.40 | 31 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 9 | Edge of Darkness (1943) | Errol Flynn & Ann Sheridan |
5.80 | 209.3 | 376.70 | 45 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 8 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy |
76.50 | 245.3 | 279.40 | 9 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 11 | Tycoon (1947) | John Wayne & Anthony Quinn |
7.60 | 222.5 | 301.20 | 32 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 10 | Salome (1953) | Rita Hayworth & Charles Laughton |
14.40 | 258.6 | 258.60 | 8 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 12 | Stage Door Canteen (1943) | Ralph Bellamy & Merle Oberon |
12.40 | 445.5 | 445.50 | 5 | 54 | 02 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 13 | The Red House (1947) | Edward G. Robinson | 4.60 | 133.9 | 133.90 | 76 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 15 | A Man Called Horse (1970) | Richard Harris & Jean Gascon |
19.70 | 137.0 | 137.00 | 18 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 15 | All Through the Night (1942) | Humphrey Bogart & Peter Lorre |
2.90 | 107.2 | 209.00 | 95 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 16 | The Furies (1950) | Barbara Stanwyck & Walter Huston |
4.60 | 102.7 | 102.70 | 65 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 17 | And Then There Were None (1945) | Barry Fitzgerald & Walter Huston |
2.80 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 105 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 18 | Cinderfella (1960) | Jerry Lewis & Ed Wynn |
8.30 | 129.4 | 129.40 | 39 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 19 | The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) | Paulette Goddard & Burgess Meredith |
3.80 | 116.5 | 116.50 | 86 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 20 | Blood Money (1933) | George Bancroft | 1.00 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 97 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 21 | Forty Little Mothers (1940) | Eddie Cantor & Judith Anderson |
0.70 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 195 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 22 | Free And Easy (1941) | Robert Cummings | 0.70 | 25.5 | 41.40 | 202 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 23 | Lady Scarface (1941) | Dennis O'Keefe | 0.60 | 24.9 | 24.90 | 204 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 25 | Specter of the Rose (1946) | Directed by Ben Hecht | 0.50 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 157 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 24 | Impure Thoughts (1986) | Brad Dourif | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 232 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.0 | |
| 26 | Why Bother to Knock (1961) | Richard Todd | 0.20 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 141 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts On Judith Anderson
1. Frances Margaret Anderson was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1897.
2. Judith Anderson made her professional debut (as Francee Anderson) in 1915, playing Stephanie at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, in A Royal Divorce. She made her Broadway debut in 1922. One year later, she had changed her acting forename (albeit not for legal purposes) to Judith and had her first triumph with the play Cobra (1924).
3. Judith Anderson was 87 years old when she appeared as the High Priestess in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). She had come out of retirement after being away from motion pictures for 14 years. She was encouraged by her nephew to take the role and received a Saturn Award nomination for that role.
4. Judith Anderson appeared in four Oscar® Best Picture nominees: Rebecca (1940), Kings Row (1942), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), with only the first being a winner in the category.
5. Judith Anderson was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1960 Queen’s New Years Honours List for her services to the performing arts.
Check out Judith Anderson’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
For an account of Judith Anderson’s extraordinary life and career on stage and in movies and television see my biography, Judith Anderson: Australian Star, First Lady of the American Stage.
Hey Desley. Thanks for the suggestion on Judith Anderson: Australian Star, First Lady of the American Stage. I will have to check that one out.
i saw 9 including top 8. what a 8 it was, 4 best picture oscar noms with 1 win. 10s and favorites: cat on a hot tin roof, laura, rebecca. 10 not favorite: the ten commandments. 9s not favorites: pursued, the strange love of martha ivers. 8s: star trek search for spock, kings row. 7 a man called horse.
great stage actress with 22 movies in 21 years. starting with rebecca at age 43. the anti-WoC rule of 39. Yea women. seemed to make every movie better. great talent.
Hey bob cox…thanks for the feedback on our Judith Anderson page. I have seen all of the ones you rated over 7…..and I agree with most of your ratings. I agree that she made every movie better. Good stuff.
Judith Anderson was never on the Oracle of Bacon list at any time. These are the actors on the 2020 list she appeared with:
36 ANTHONY QUINN Tycoon (1947)
38 CHARLTON HESTON The Ten Commandments (1956)
68 JOHN CARRADINE The Ten Commandments (1956)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM Pursued (1947)
92 BRAD DOURIF Impure Thoughts (1986)
113 ROBERT VAUGHN The Ten Commandments (1956)
117 RICHARD HARRIS A Man Called Horse (1970)
154 MARC LAWRENCE Lady Scarface (1941)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
265 HENRY SILVA Cinderfella (1960)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Rebecca (1940)
344 JOHN WAYNE Tycoon (1947)
445 JAMES GAMMON A Man Called Horse (1970)
467 JOHN WOOD Salome (1953)
501 RALPH BELLAMY Stage Door Canteen (1943)
532 DUB TAYLOR A Man Called Horse (1970)
533 ELKE SOMMER Why Bother to Knock (1961)
537 WOODY STRODE The Ten Commandments (1956)
549 DANA ANDREWS Laura (1944)
549 VINCENT PRICE The Ten Commandments (1956)
580 YUL BRYNNER The Ten Commandments (1956)
597 PAUL FIX Tycoon (1947)
628 GEORGE SANDERS Rebecca (1940)
768 EDWARD G. ROBINSON The Red House (1947)
768 EDWARD G. ROBINSON The Ten Commandments (1956)
779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD Salome (1953)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER Why Bother to Knock (1961)
Judith appeared with 23 Oscar winners.
ANNE BAXTER The Ten Commandments (1956)
ANTHONY QUINN Tycoon (1947)
BARRY FITZGERALD And Then There Were None (1945)
BURL IVES Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
CHARLES COBURN Kings Row (1942)
CHARLES LAUGHTON Salome (1953)
CHARLTON HESTON The Ten Commandments (1956)
DEAN JAGGER Pursued (1947)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GEORGE SANDERS Rebecca (1940)
HELEN HAYES Stage Door Canteen (1943)
HUMPHREY BOGART All Through the Night (1941)
JANE DARWELL All Through the Night (1941)
JANE DARWELL Stage Door Canteen (1943)
JOAN FONTAINE Rebecca (1940)
JOHN WAYNE Tycoon (1947)
KATHARINE HEPBURN Stage Door Canteen (1943)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Rebecca (1940)
PAUL MUNI Stage Door Canteen (1943)
PAUL NEWMAN Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
TERESA WRIGHT Pursued (1947)
VAN HEFLIN The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
WALTER HUSTON And Then There Were None (1945)
WALTER HUSTON Edge of Darkness (1943)
WALTER HUSTON The Furies (1950)
YUL BRYNNER The Ten Commandments (1956)
Hey Dan. As always….thank you. Nice lists….but pretty short compared to other ones. Looks like AFI legend Edward G. Robinson has the bragging rights for most frequent Oracle co-star. For the limited amount of movies she made…23 Oscar winning co-stars is not too bad. Good stuff as always.