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Nancy Beatty

Nancy Beatty

Actor

Nancy Beatty is a Canadian actress with a long career in stage, film, and television. She is known for her dramatic range and has won several Canadian awards, including the Gemini, Genie and Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Beatty is well-regarded in the Canadian theater community, particularly for her work with playwright George F. Walker.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Nancy Beatty's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
32%
Morality
19%
Survival
18%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
8%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Self-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Warm
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Nancy Beatty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nancy Beatty'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

36 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Claris Whitmore

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Cottage Country(2013)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Casino Jack(2010)

    as Enid

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Republic of Doyle(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Motny Doyle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Lars and the Real Girl(2007)

    as Mrs. Gruner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Boys Briefs 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sherry (segment "Build")

  • One Way(2006)

    as Sister Meryl

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sherry

  • Build (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sherry

  • The Confessor(2004)

    as Lucy Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • This Is Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Peggy Chambers

  • Salem Witch Trials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Goodwife Porter

  • Avenging Angelo(2002)

    as Meter Maid

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Irwin · as Mrs. Orwin · as Vera Imbrie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dirty Pictures(2000)

    as Reisman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2000)

    as mrs. Drossos

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Hope(1999)

    as Mrs. Kraft

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Storm of the Century(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Octavia Godsoe

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Long Island Incident(1998)

    as Jean McBride

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Evidence of Blood(1998)

    as Mrs. Dinker

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women(1997)

    as Ella Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dead Innocent(1997)

    as Donna Swift

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Losing Chase(1996)

    as Cynthia Porter

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Extreme Measures(1996)

    as Ruth Myrick

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Harriet the Spy(1996)

    as Miss Elson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mariette in Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sister

  • For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Franny

  • Henry & Verlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Minnie

  • Life With Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jane Hurshman

  • Sea of Love(1989)

    as Raymond Brown's Wife

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Good Mother(1988)

    as Anna's Mother

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lee

  • Anne of Green Gables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Essie

  • A Matter of Sex(1984)

    as Sandi Treml

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Mother Was Never a Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Old Lady

  • City on Fire(1979)

    as Mary Stover

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1979 to 2019; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19792019

Peak 1995 · 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
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
7999

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 Nancy Beatty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (1997)

78th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 51. 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 Nancy Beatty work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nancy Beatty's MovieCove titles; Peter MacNeill shares the most, 2.