- Films
- 48
- Avg rating
- 6.63
- Peak run
- 1946’49
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 5
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
Susan by the numbers
Average
6.63
30 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.68
rating spread
Career
30y
1938 to 1967
Total votes
115K
across every film
Best
7.5
I Want to Live!
Worst
6.1
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Newest first
Filmography
| 1967 | The Honey Pot | Mrs. Sheridan | 6.7 | 3,360 |
| 1964 | Where Love Has Gone | Valerie Hayden Miller | 6.1 | 1,872 |
| 1963 | Stolen Hours | Laura Pember | · | 500 |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool | Christine Allison aka Garden | · | 524 |
| 1961 | The Marriage-Go-Round | Content Delville | · | 461 |
| 1961 | Ada | Ada Gillis | 6.6 | 1,161 |
| 1961 | Back Street | Rae Smith | 6.6 | 1,518 |
| 1959 | Thunder in the Sun | Gabrielle Dauphin | · | 559 |
| 1959 | Woman Obsessed | Mary Sharron | · | 504 |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Barbara Graham | 7.5 | 8,447 |
| 1957 | Top Secret Affair | Dorothy 'Dottie' Peale | · | 713 |
| 1956 | The Conqueror | Bortai | 3.8 | 4,293 |
| 1955 | I'll Cry Tomorrow | Lillian Roth | 7.2 | 2,805 |
| 1955 | Soldier of Fortune | Jane Hoyt | 6.2 | 2,006 |
| 1955 | Untamed | Katie O'Neill Kildare | 6.1 | 1,028 |
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Messalina | 6.6 | 4,675 |
| 1954 | Garden of Evil | Leah Fuller | 6.6 | 4,438 |
| 1953 | The President's Lady | Rachel Donelson | 6.8 | 1,109 |
| 1953 | White Witch Doctor | Ellen Burton | · | 857 |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Louise Merritt | 7.3 | 4,173 |
Better together?
Susan Hayward's regulars
- Henry HathawayDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.17
- Henry KingDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.13 avg▼−0.55
- Stuart HeislerDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.25 avg▼−0.26
- Agnes MooreheadCo-star · 3 films · 5.57 avg▼−1.10
- Alfred SantellDirector and actor · 2 films
- George MarshallDirector and actor · 2 films
- Irving PichelDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.56
- Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.06
- Daniel MannDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.28
- Walter LangDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.06
- Edward DmytrykDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.15 avg▼−0.45
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Susan Hayward
5 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actress · Academy Awards 1959Susan Hayward
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1956Susan Hayward
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1953Susan Hayward
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1950Susan Hayward
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1948Susan Hayward
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.