Kristin Griffith

Actor · Born September 7, 1953 (73) · Odessa, Texas, USA

Kristin Griffith made her film debut as "Flyn," screen-actress sister to Diane Keaton and Mary Beth Hurt, in Woody Allen's Interiors. She was featured as "Lizzie Acton" in the Merchant Ivory film The Europeans, starring Lee Remick, and in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill, with Elizabeth McGovern and Spalding Gray. Other screen appearances include Rose Hill, starring Jennifer Garner, and The Long Way Home, with Jack Lemmon. She has guest-starred on the television series "Blue Bloods," with Tom Selleck, "New Amsterdam," "Third Watch" and all franchises of "Law & Order." Recently seen in the play Mary Broome at New York City's Mint Theater, she also played leading roles there in The Charity That Began at Home, Mr. Pim Passes By and The Truth About Blades. Ms. Griffith made her Broadway debut in A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate and LuAnn Laverty Oberlander, with Fred Gwynne and Diane Ladd. Her Off Broadway credits include Lucy Thurber's Bottom of the World and Marriage, both at the Atlantic Theater, "Lady Eastlake" in The Countess at the Beckett Theater, andThe Holy Terror, written and directed by Simon Gray at the Promenade. She has acted at regional theaters across the country in Ibsen's The Wild Duck (Bard Summerscape), Snow Falling on Cedars, An Enemy of the People and Three by Thornton Wilder (Baltimore Center Stage), Shaw's Misalliance (The Old Globe), Widower's Houses, Great Catherine and Thark (The Shaw Festival, Ontario), and was greeted with critical acclaim for her portrayal of Rose Mary Woods in Stretch: A Fantasia at the Ohio and the Living Theater. She is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Irish Repertory Theater, where she recently appeared in It's A Wonderful Life.

What are Kristin Griffith's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titles54^th

Adventure2 titles63^rd

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

36%

Self

25%

Power

12%

Survival

12%

Morality

11%

Ideas

3%

Family bonds4 Romantic love3 Identity4 Purpose2 Class2 Grief2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Allyas Elizabeth Russ in Gregory K (1993)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

7

Tense

6

Contemplative

5

Hopeful

4

Dread

3

Other

5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Haunting3 Thought-provoking4 Unsettling3 Feel-good2 Bittersweet3

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet5
Tragic1
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 Kristin Griffith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV2 titles, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
Cohen Media Channel1 title, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
Sundance Now1 title, show their title on Sundance Now
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Kristin Griffith'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

39 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

The Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Laura Connacher
Full Circle(2023)
Show 4 episodes · as Cindy McCusker
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
East New York(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Gibson
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Archive 81(2022)
Show 5 episodes · as Cassandra Wall
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Girl from Plainville(2022)
Show as Janice Roy
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Hit & Run(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Marcia Wexler
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Things Heard & Seen(2021)
as Audrey Claire
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Devil All the Time(2020)
as Emma
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Bennifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Anne
Ben Is Back(2018)
as Mrs. Crane
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Limit of Wooded Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Joan
Succession(2018)
Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Wambsgans
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Drawing Home(2016)
as Jean Caird
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Deuce(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Lang
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Good Fight(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
I Smile Back(2015)
as Nurse Pauline
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Cold in July(2014)
as Kay
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Blue Bloods(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Laura Gates
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
New Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Carlton
Revolution #9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Gale
Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Norman · as Ms. Bradley
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Calling Bobcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Actor
Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Barbara Jerricho
Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Carolina Rickle
Third Watch(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Stevie's Mother
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Joyce Hingham · as Mrs. Foster
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Long Way Home(1998)
as Bonnie Gerrin
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Rose Hill(1997)
as Annie
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
King of the Hill(1993)
as Mrs. McShane
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Gregory K(1993)
as Elizabeth Russ
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas(1991)
as Susan Reardon
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Brenda Lucas · as Clara Brock · as Martha Landry
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Lizzie Acton
Flesh & Blood(1979)
as Michelle Gordon
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Flesh & Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 2 episodes · as Michelle Gordon
The Europeans(1979)
as Lizzie Acton
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Interiors(1978)
as Flyn
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
CHiPs(1977)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Annie

Career shape

Star power in the 91^st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Interiors (1978)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Interiors (1978)

Midcredits 86^th

Film career

19512025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

1978Screen debut· Interiors
2022Career best· Archive 81

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting38 of 38 · 71^st

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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.

How do Kristin Griffith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61^st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

53^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

44^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

75^th and up12
50^th to 74^th7
25^th to 49^th6
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved4
Divisive1
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser15
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Drawing Home (2016)

94^th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

King of the Hill (1993)

Midcredits 91^st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 81, 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.

Is Kristin Griffith's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 67 · intense

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 32 · mild

Profanity3 titlesmedian 77 · intense

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 43 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.