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Home Before Dark (1997)
Character: N/A
It's 1963 in rural Massachusetts, and Nora James has the usual worries of an eleven year-old girl:lipstick, first crushes, staying out of trouble at school...not easy when your teacher is the elderly Sister Concilia. And even harder when your parents are struggling to heal from an almost unbearable loss. Then tragedy strikes another Massachusetts family, the Kennedys, and shatters the fragile bonds holding the James family together, Nora, sent to live with her brittle Aunt Rose, soon learns who she is, what she wants, and what she must do to achieve it. She makes a decision that is both cruel and courageous. Nora's choice unlocks the way to what amounts to the rescue of her family. (Maureen Foley, writer/director of the film)
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Don't Let Go (2002)
Character: Charlene Stevens
Scott Wilson plays Jimmy Ray in 'Don't Let Go'. He's a Rockabilly star who's a legend both because of his great hits and because he gave up music very young when his brother was killed. Now, years later he has two sons and they have a band. Jimmy Ray is an alcoholic, still consumed by his grief and angry with his sons for wanting to play music. His wife, Katharine Ross, tries to mediate.
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Marian Rose White (1982)
Character: Nurse Bonnie MacNeil
Marian Rose White is placed in a State Home for the feeble-minded by her uncaring mother when her father dies. She is a young teenager and there is nothing wrong with her except for some clumsiness, mostly caused by poor vision. State law (in 1934) requires sterilization of all inmates. Sympathetic nurse, Bonnie McNeil, befriends Marian and protests her treatment.
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A Climate for Killing (1991)
Character: Grace Hines
Shortly before a rodeo festival week in Yuma County a body is found in the desert. It seems that it's Ria Paris, who was assumed to be killed by her husband before he took his own life already 16 years ago - however the cadaver's no that old! Together with his new ambitious colleague Paul McCraw Sheriff Kyle starts to investigate in the old case again, trying to avoid shaking up the community of the small town during the celebrations.
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Wini + George (2013)
Character: Wini
Wini + George is about an unlikely friendship that will change one young boy's life forever. When George, a shy 8-year-old outcast, first meets Wini, his 75-year-old reclusive neighbor, he's immediately frightened by her. But soon enough, these two realize that they have more in common with each other than they do with the rest of the world.
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Tattle: When To Tell On A Friend (1988)
Character: Maggie's Mother
The tale of four friends who are members of a high school swimming team, and the threat to those bonds when two of them experiment with cocaine.
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We Grew Wings (2012)
Character: Narrator (voice)
As the infamous 'Men of Oregon' basked in the spotlight, a team of women were running on the same track, vaulting over the same bar and crossing the same finish line. We Grew Wings in the untold story of the how the women's teams overcame hurdles and personal struggles to set new records and break through barriers. This is a story about both yesterday's legacy and today's triumphs. And more than anything, about the common bond we share through sports. We Grew wings answers a long-time need for women in sport; to be inspired and cheered by their predecessors. To be encouraged to set new records, so we can each run our own race.
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Inside 'the Swarm' (1978)
Character: Self
A behind-the-scenes/Making of documentary short focused on Irwin Allen's all-star disaster flick The Swarm.
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Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (1983)
Character: Ava Pryce
A widowed mother, Ava Pryce (Katharine Ross) and daughter Susan Decker (Linda Hamilton) clash over the same man, a West Coast restaurant the owner named Alex Shepherd (Michael Nouri).
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Wait Until Dark (1982)
Character: Suzy Hendrix
A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam on a blind woman who is in possession of a doll that, unbeknownst to her, is very incriminating. The play had already been famously adapted for the screen in 1967 starring Audrey Hepburn. This 1982 version was frequently shown on HBO in the 1980s.
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Red Headed Stranger (1986)
Character: Laurie
Reverend Julian Shay (Willie Nelson) strode into the saloon, pulled out his six-shooter, and killed his adulterous wife (Morgan Fairchild) and the man she had left him for. It was the beginning of his violent transformation from God-Loving preacher to ruthless outlaw.
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Conagher (1991)
Character: Evie Teale
Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is an honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
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The Final Countdown (1980)
Character: Laurel Scott
During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976)
Character: Etta Place
Katharine Ross repeats her portrayal of Etta Place (from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid") in this adventure of the fugitive who, alone and desperate following the deaths of Butch and Sundance, seeks help from Pancho Villa in exchange for guns and ammunition.
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The Swarm (1978)
Character: Capt. Helena Anderson
Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
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Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
Character: N/A
Deep rooted religious beliefs seemingly going back to the Pilgrim Fathers' puritanism dominate a society which is entertained by violence to no end on a daily basis. If it is true that American movies reflect American society, the United States have yet another severe problem: a lack of open sexuality and eroticism.
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The Longest Hundred Miles (1967)
Character: Laura Huntington
During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, an assorted group of refugees, including an American soldier, an Army nurse, a priest and a group of local children, try to make their getaway aboard a rattletrap, creaky bus.
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Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Character: Mila Hauser
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Character: Etta Place
As the west rapidly becomes civilized, a pair of outlaws in 1890s Wyoming find themselves pursued by a posse and decide to flee to South America in hopes of evading the law.
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Attachments (2019)
Character: Eileen
One millennial I.T. nerd plus one computer illiterate senior citizen, equals one unlikely attachment.
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Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
Character: Terrific-Looking Girl
A young businessman goes to a magic expert to learn hardness and skill with his cynical and greedy collaborators. He becomes a very good tap dancer, but will he be able to get free of his old boss?
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Shenandoah (1965)
Character: Mrs. Ann Anderson
Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North, the Civil War is forced upon him.
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The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)
Character: Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic western about the lives of two of America's most famous outlaws. Director George Roy Hill narrates this film, talking about some of the experience, both good and bad, of bringing the film to life.
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Travis McGee (1983)
Character: Gretel Howard
Travis McGee is a world-weary private eye trying to help boat skipper friend Van Harder salvage his reputation that sank when his boat ran aground, resulting in a death that might have been faked.
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Rodeo Girl (1980)
Character: Sammy Garrett
Sammy Garrett, the wife of a champion rodeo performer, is tired of her subsidiary role at home as a housewife. So she becomes an aspiring rodeo rider herself, encouraged by her one-time performer mother, and eventually confronts her new lifestyle, despite her husband's disapproval. Based on the true story of rodeo champion Sue Pirtle.
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Fools (1970)
Character: Anais Appleton
A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.
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Mister Buddwing (1966)
Character: Janet
An amnesiac wanders the streets of Manhattan, trying to solve the mystery of who he is.
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They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
Character: Kate Bingham
An enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation by the local sheriff uncovers a complex web of relationships centering on the victim; the scattered trail of evidence ranges from a mysterious photograph to the victim's own dog. During the investigation, the sheriff meets and becomes romantically involved with a woman whose connection to the murder is ambiguous.
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The Betsy (1978)
Character: Sally Hardeman
Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his grandson's mistress.
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The Graduate (1967)
Character: Elaine Robinson
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
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The Legacy (1978)
Character: Margaret Walsh
A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.
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Donnie Darko (2001)
Character: Dr. Lilian Thurman
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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The Shadow Riders (1982)
Character: Kate Connery / Sister Katherine
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.
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Murder by Natural Causes (1979)
Character: Allison Sinclair
An elaborate mystery involving a famous mentalist, his unfaithful wife who is trying to literally scare him to death, the best friend of the family, and the wife's ham-actor lover -- not only an intriguing who- (or whether) dunit, but also a literate, adult dramatic puzzle with an endless series of twists.
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Hellfighters (1968)
Character: Tish Buckman
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
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Eye of the Dolphin (2007)
Character: Lucy
Alyssa is a troubled 14-year old, suspended from school a year after her mother has drowned. Her grandmother Lucy, at wit's end, decides to take Alyssa to her father, James, whom Alyssa thought was dead for years. He studies dolphin communication at Smith's Point, on the Grand Bahama Island. James has not known of Alyssa's existence and is clueless about parenthood. The women arrive at the same time that James may lose his research operation to a tourist attraction. Father, daughter, dolphins, and town are on a collision course. Alyssa and James get encouragement from James's girlfriend and her father. It's the dolphins who can teach, and Alyssa who discovers how to listen.
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The Stepford Wives (1975)
Character: Joanna Eberhart
Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
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The Hero (2017)
Character: Valarie Hayden
Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.
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The Singing Nun (1966)
Character: Nicole Arlien
Belgian nun Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping troubled souls, like Nichole and little Dominic. When Father Clementi hears Sister Ann's uplifting singing style, he takes her to a talent contest. Sister Ann is signed to a record deal and everyone is listening to her lighthearted songs. She is unprepared for her newfound fame (like appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show) and unwanted side effects, including a wrongful attraction to an old friend.
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Le Hasard et la Violence (1974)
Character: Docteur Constance Weber
A sociologist specialising in criminology moves to a peaceful residence on the Côte d’Azur so that he can concentrate on writing a thesis. When he is attacked by a karate fanatic, he decides not to press charges. He refuses help from the police, preferring to take care of himself...
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Wrong Is Right (1982)
Character: Sally Blake
Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean Connery stars as TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.
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Reel Horror (1985)
Character: Miss Macy (archive footage)
Evil spirits that emerge from cans of old movie film terrorize a neighborhood.
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Games (1967)
Character: Jennifer Montgomery
A mysterious woman in black moves in with married Manhattan thrill-seekers and helps one trick the other.
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
Character: Lola
While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.
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