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Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner

Actor, also producer · Born April 6, 1952 (74) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Mary Lucy Denise Henner (born April 6, 1952), known professionally as Marilu Henner, is an American actress, producer, and New York Times best-selling author best-known for her role as Elaine O'Connor Nardo on the sitcom Taxi from 1978 to 1983.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 6, 1952 (74)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 104 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Marilu Henner's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Mystery6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove 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
Bonds
35%
Morality
27%
Self
20%
Society
9%
Survival
4%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Justice23 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 44 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 43 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 35 · Charged 18 · Intense 6

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

Steady 44 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 33 · Funny 9

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 31 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 36 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 12 of 35 analyzed roles.

Mentor
12 of 35
Ally
9 of 35
Herald
4 of 35
Shapeshifter
4 of 35
Hero
3 of 35
Shadow
2 of 35
Threshold guardian
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Warm
32
Contemplative
25
Hopeful
17
Joyful
13
Other
43

How their films linger

Feel-good41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy40
  • Bittersweet18
  • Ambiguous4

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 Marilu Henner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marilu Henner'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

104 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Miss Valentine(2025)

    as Candace Sutton

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Husband to Die For: The Lisa Aguilar Story(2025)

    as Lisa's Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Diner(2024)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Lesson in Murder(2024)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Haunted Mansion(2023)

    as Carol Tourist

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New(2023)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Kismet Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Grandma Mia

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder(2022)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Kiss Before Christmas(2021)

    as Rona

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder(2021)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part(2021)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con(2021)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Mimic(2020)

    as The Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Love, Lights, Hanukkah!(2020)

    as Ruth Berman

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly(2020)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek(2020)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hearts Abishola(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Trish

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play(2019)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For(2019)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse(2019)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Imperfections(2018)

    as Val Harper

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Neighborhood(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Paula

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Life with Dog(2018)

    as Alice Bigler

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game(2018)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2018)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2018)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2017)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2017)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond(2017)

    as Elaine Nardo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2016)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Love on a Limb(2016)

    as Zee Roarke

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • In-Lawfully Yours(2016)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2016)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2015)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2015)

    as Aida Teagarden

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Glynis Rucker

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • June in January(2014)

    as Diana Blackwell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Crazy Ones(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Paige

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Vivian Ludley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hitched for the Holidays(2012)

    as Maxine

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Holiday High School Reunion(2012)

    as Beverly Hunt

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Vamps(2012)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Evie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Accidentally in Love(2011)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Fran Drescher Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Kilbride

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Pepper McMasters

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Governor's Wife(2008)

    as Ann Danville

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Good Behavior(2008)

    as Sydney Lake

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • America's Ballroom Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Living with Fran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Moser

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Regina Landers

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Gone But Not Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nancy Gordon

  • Center of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon Singleton

  • Love Rules! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Carol

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Greg the Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Enemies of Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Dani

  • Rocket's Red Glare(2000)

    as Meg Baker

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel(2000)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Tale of Two Bunnies(2000)

    as Miranda

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Georgia

  • The Titanic Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as (voice)

  • Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero(1998)

    as Veronica Vreeland (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • George & Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The New Batman Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Veronica Vreeland (voice)

  • Titanic(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Margaret "Molly" Brown

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Debbie Challender

  • My Son Is Innocent(1996)

    as Margaret Sutter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story(1995)

    as Nancy Conn

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Abandoned and Deceived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry Belmont

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Chasers(1994)

    as Katie, Waitress

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm(1993)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Batman: The Animated Series(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Veronica Vreeland (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Noises Off...(1992)

    as Belinda Blair / Flavia Brent

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Chains of Gold(1990)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Story(1991)

    as Trudi

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Evening Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 100 episodes · as Ava Evans Newton

  • Ladykillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Samantha Flannery

  • Channel 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Grand Larceny(1987)

    as Freddy Grand

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Love with a Perfect Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Victoria Ducane

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

  • Perfect(1985)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Rustlers' Rhapsody(1985)

    as Miss Tracy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Stark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Ashley Walters

  • Johnny Dangerously(1984)

    as Lil

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Who's the Boss?(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Cannonball Run II(1984)

    as Betty

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Mister Roberts(1984)

    as Nurse Girard

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Loved Women(1983)

    as Agnes Chapman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hammett(1982)

    as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dream House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Laura Griffith

  • Bloodbrothers(1978)

    as Annette

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 114 episodes · as Elaine O'Connor-Nardo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Between the Lines(1977)

    as Danielle

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise

  • Higher Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles, 102 of them dated from 1971 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

L.A. Story (1991)

$29M worldwide

Highest rated

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Taxi (1978)

Film career

19712025

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 29 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting101 of 103: 101 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing2 of 103: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s21 · 20 acting · 1 crew2000s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew2010s28 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 41 roles
77879717

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Marilu Henner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 61; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Good Behavior (2008)

97th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 56 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. 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.

Is Marilu Henner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 4 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles20–61 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles16–52 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Marilu Henner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marilu Henner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlaine Harris shares the most, 21.

Directors

  • Martin Wood8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Martin Wood
  • Terry Ingram4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Terry Ingram
  • Jessica Harmon3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Jessica Harmon
  • Mark Jean2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Mark Jean

Writers

  • Charlaine Harris21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Charlaine Harris
  • Teena Booth20 titles · 19 as writer    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Teena Booth
  • Jim Head18 titles · 7 as writer    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Jim Head
  • David B. Grelck2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with David B. Grelck

Actors

  • Candace Cameron Bure18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Candace Cameron Bure
  • Lexa Doig16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Lexa Doig
  • Peter Benson16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Peter Benson
  • Miranda Frigon15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Miranda Frigon

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Jeff Tymoschuk15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Jeff Tymoschuk
  • Ron Yoshida10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Ron Yoshida
  • Pieter Stathis9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Pieter Stathis
  • Brad Rines6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Brad Rines

Producers

  • Joel S. Rice20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Joel S. Rice
  • Jamie Goehring19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
  • Michael Prupas18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Michael Prupas
  • Shawn Williamson18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Shawn Williamson

Mixed roles