- Films
- 53
- Avg rating
- 6.99
- Peak run
- 1936’38
- 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
Spring by the numbers
Average
6.99
28 rated films
Vote weighted
7.03
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.49
rating spread
Career
28y
1933 to 1960
Total votes
203K
across every film
Best
7.8
You Can't Take It with You
Worst
6.3
Werewolf of London
Newest first
Filmography
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Suzie Robinson | 6.4 | 5,463 |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man | Justice Amelia Brown | · | 314 |
| 1952 | Because You're Mine | Mrs. Montville | · | 454 |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom | Mama Kingshead | · | 593 |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Sister Edwitha | 7.2 | 3,378 |
| 1950 | Devil's Doorway | Mrs. Masters | 7.2 | 2,310 |
| 1950 | Louisa | Louisa Norton | · | 570 |
| 1950 | Please Believe Me | Mrs. Milwright | · | 692 |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger | Mrs. Brentman | 6.5 | 1,583 |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Mary Coy | · | 706 |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Nellie Burke | 7.1 | 4,841 |
| 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter | Gladys Fulton | · | 981 |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose | · | 298 |
| 1947 | Cynthia | Carrie Jannings | · | 748 |
| 1947 | It Had to Be You | Mrs. Martha Stafford | · | 953 |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way | Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan | · | 550 |
| 1947 | Singapore | Mrs. Bellows | · | 959 |
| 1946 | A Letter for Evie | Mrs. McPherson | · | 520 |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Magda | 6.9 | 6,325 |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion | Miss Swanson | · | 407 |
Better together?
Spring Byington's regulars
- Charles CoburnCo-star · 3 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.67
- Ginger RogersCo-star · 3 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.13
- Robert Z. LeonardDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.05
- Jules DassinDirector and actor · 2 films
- Clarence BrownDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.33
- Richard ThorpeDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.35
- Alexander HallDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.67
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Spring Byington
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1939Spring Byington
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