Jean Arthur

Actor. Born 17 October 1900 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. Died 19 June 1991.

Titles on Fi1m7 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

17 October 1900, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Died

19 June 1991

Active

1936–1953

Frequently works with

Frank Capra, George Stevens, Cary Grant, Edward Arnold, James Stewart, Robert Riskin, Sidney Buchman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Jean’s work 1 point above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 7 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 14 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $38m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1936–1953

Genres

Comedy5
Drama5
Romance5
Adventure1
Western1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestOnly Angels Have Wings1939

70WorstYou Can't Take It with You1938

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

521920s

321930s

81940s

31950s

11960s

21980s

Directors most worked with

Frank Capra3 titles

George Stevens3 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Cary Grant2 titles

Edward Arnold2 titles

James Stewart2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1944Best Actress · The More the Merrier

Other awards1 won

Won1960star on Hollywood Walk of Fame: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.