- Films
- 30
- Avg rating
- 6.81
- Peak run
- 1935’40
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Edna by the numbers
Average
6.81
13 rated films
Vote weighted
6.84
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.54
rating spread
Career
13y
1929 to 1941
Total votes
64.6K
across every film
Best
7.8
A Tale of Two Cities
Worst
5.8
Cimarron
Newest first
Filmography
| 1941 | Lydia | Granny | 6.3 | 1,042 |
| 1940 |  Pride and Prejudice | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | 7.3 | 10,182 |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Mrs. Mc Klennar | 7.0 | 7,517 |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | Countess de Mavon | · | 452 |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Aunt Phoebe | · | 584 |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Maggie Sutton | 6.9 | 3,004 |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway | Sarah Wendling | 6.5 | 1,112 |
| 1938 | Paradise for Three | Mrs. Kunkel | · | 719 |
| 1937 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | Mrs. Atherton | · | 428 |
| 1937 | Parnell | Aunt Ben | · | 601 |
| 1937 | Rosalie | Queen | · | 651 |
| 1935 | David Copperfield | Aunt Betsey | 7.3 | 5,217 |
| 1935 | Murder on a Honeymoon | Hildegarde Withers | 6.8 | 1,126 |
| 1935 | No More Ladies | Fanny | 6.1 | 1,066 |
| 1935 | A Tale of Two Cities | Miss Pross | 7.8 | 7,022 |
| 1934 | Murder on the Blackboard | Hildegarde Withers | 6.7 | 1,045 |
| 1934 | We're Rich Again | Maude Stanley | · | 270 |
| 1933 | Ann Vickers | Malvina Wormser | · | 709 |
| 1933 | Little Women | Aunt March | 7.1 | 8,630 |
| 1933 | Meet the Baron | Dean Primrose | · | 355 |
Better together?
Edna May Oliver's regulars
- Bert WheelerCo-star · 3 films
- Robert WoolseyCo-star · 3 films
- Dorothy LeeCo-star · 3 films
- George CukorDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.83 avg●+0.03
- James GleasonCo-star · 3 films · 6.80 avg●−0.02
- John M. StahlDirector and actor · 2 films
- Robert Z. LeonardDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.55 avg▲+0.80
- George ArchainbaudDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.10
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Edna May Oliver
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1940Edna May Oliver
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