Mary Beth Yarrow Mary Beth (McCarthy) Yarrow hails from Willmar, Minnesota, and began her professional producing career in 1980 with the documentary, The Willmar 8. The story of eight women bookkeepers and tellers, they formed a union and walked off their jobs at The Citizens National Bank, creating the first bank strike in the history of America. This was followed by a string of television productions for HBO, NBC, CBS, Lifetime Channel and American Masters, as well as a documentary film for RTE and BBC/NI about the life, work, and legacy of the controversial Irish dramatist, Sean O'Casey. Gene McCarthy: In the Land of the Aardvarks is scheduled for completion in December, 2017.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and writer, also actor
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Mary Beth Yarrow's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- 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 Mary Beth Yarrow's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Mary Beth Yarrow'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
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Following Her Heart(1994)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Seasons of the Heart(1994)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
No Place Like Home(1989)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
What Sex Am I?(1985)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
A Matter of Sex(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
When Women Kill(1983)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Willmar 8(1981)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 8 MovieCove titles, 7 of them dated from 1981 to 1994.
How do Mary Beth Yarrow's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Mary Beth Yarrow work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mary Beth Yarrow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Grant shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Lee GrantShared titles: Following Her Heart (1994), Seasons of the Heart (1994), No Place Like Home (1989), What Sex Am I? (1985), A Matter of Sex (1984), When Women Kill (1983), The Willmar 8 (1981)See all 7 shared titles with Lee Grant
Actors
- Scott MarloweShared titles: Following Her Heart (1994), Seasons of the Heart (1994), No Place Like Home (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Scott Marlowe
- George SegalShared titles: Following Her Heart (1994), Seasons of the Heart (1994)See all 2 shared titles with George Segal
Cinematographers
- Douglas MilsomeShared titles: Following Her Heart (1994), Seasons of the Heart (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Douglas Milsome
- Fred MurphyShared titles: What Sex Am I? (1985), A Matter of Sex (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Murphy
Producers
- Joseph FeuryShared titles: Seasons of the Heart (1994), No Place Like Home (1989), What Sex Am I? (1985), A Matter of Sex (1984), When Women Kill (1983)See all 5 shared titles with Joseph Feury
- Milton JusticeShared titles: What Sex Am I? (1985), A Matter of Sex (1984), When Women Kill (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Milton Justice
Mixed roles
- Peter YarrowShared titles: 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary (2014), The Willmar 8 (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Yarrow
