- Films
- 16
- Avg rating
- 6.62
- Peak run
- 1950’60
- 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
Nancy by the numbers
Average
6.62
10 rated films
Vote weighted
6.74
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.86
rating spread
Career
34y
1949 to 1982
Total votes
310K
across every film
Best
8.4
Sunset Boulevard
Worst
6.7
The Absent Minded Professor
Newest first
Filmography
| 1982 | Making Love | Christine | 6.9 | 3,263 |
| 1972 | Snowball Express | Sue Baxter | 6.3 | 2,317 |
| 1969 | Smith! | Norah Smith | · | 356 |
| 1962 | Son of Flubber | Elizabeth 'Betsy' Brainard | 6.1 | 3,432 |
| 1961 |  The Absent Minded Professor | Betsy Carlisle | 6.7 | 10,224 |
| 1960 |  Pollyanna | Nancy Furman | 7.4 | 12,747 |
| 1955 | Battle Cry | Mrs. Pat Rogers | 6.4 | 2,868 |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahoma | Katie Brannigan | · | 515 |
| 1953 | So Big | Dallas O'Mara | · | 908 |
| 1952 | Big Jim McLain | Nancy Vallon | 5.2 | 2,499 |
| 1951 | Force of Arms | Lt. Eleanor MacKay | · | 759 |
| 1951 | Submarine Command | Carol | · | 842 |
| 1950 | Mr. Music | Katherine Holbrook | · | 277 |
| 1950 |  Sunset Boulevard | Betty Schaefer | 8.4 | 264K |
| 1950 | Union Station | Joyce Willecombe | 6.8 | 3,126 |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Cecille Gautier | 6.0 | 1,214 |
Better together?
Nancy Olson's regulars
- William HoldenCo-star · 4 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.89
- Keenan WynnCo-star · 4 films · 6.37 avg▼−0.14
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 2 films
- Robert StevensonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.18
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Nancy Olson
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1951Nancy Olson
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.