Veronica Lake
Actor · Died July 7, 1973, aged 50 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Her success did not last; she had a string of broken marriages and long struggles with mental illness and alcoholism until she died of hepatitis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Veronica Lake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 14, 1922
- July 7, 1973 (aged 50)
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Veronica Lake's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 10
Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shapeshifter: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Sally Vaughn in I Wanted Wings (1941)
- Heraldas The Girl in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
- Shapeshifteras Janet Henry in The Glass Key (1942)
- Shapeshifteras Jennifer in I Married a Witch (1942)
- Tricksteras Jennifer in I Married a Witch (1942)
- Heroas Ellen Graham in This Gun for Hire (1942)
- Shadowas Lt. Olivia D'Arcy in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
- Shapeshifteras Teddy Collins in Bring on the Girls (1945)
- Shapeshifteras Sally Martin in Hold That Blonde! (1945)
- Shapeshifteras Dorothy Dodge in Out of This World (1945)
- Allyas Joyce Harwood in The Blue Dahlia (1946)
- Heroas Candy Cameron in Isn't It Romantic (1948)
- Shadowas Henrietta's Aunt in Footsteps in the Snow (1966)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Veronica Lake's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Veronica Lake's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
35 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Flesh Feast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Footsteps in the Snow(1966)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Stronghold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Slattery's Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Isn't It Romantic(1948)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Sainted Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Saigon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Variety Girl(1947)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ramrod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
The Blue Dahlia(1946)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Miss Susie Slagle's(1946)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Hold That Blonde!(1945)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Duffy's Tavern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Out of This World(1945)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Bring on the Girls(1945)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Hour Before the Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
So Proudly We Hail!(1943)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
I Married a Witch(1942)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Glass Key(1942)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
This Gun for Hire(1942)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Star Spangled Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Sullivan's Travels(1941)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Hold Back the Dawn(1941)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
I Wanted Wings(1941)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Forty Little Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Young as You Feel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
All Women Have Secrets(1939)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dancing Co-Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
The Wrong Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Sorority House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1939 to 1982.
Biggest box office
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Highest rated
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Most popular right now
I Married a Witch (1942)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Veronica Lake's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Veronica Lake work with?
People who share at least 2 of Veronica Lake's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Buddy G. DeSylva shares the most, 4.
Directors
- George MarshallShared titles: The Blue Dahlia (1946), Hold That Blonde! (1945)See all 2 shared titles with George Marshall
Writers
- Theodore StraussShared titles: Isn't It Romantic (1948), Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Theodore Strauss
- Walter DeLeonShared titles: Hold That Blonde! (1945), Out of This World (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Walter DeLeon
Actors
- Alan LaddShared titles: The Blue Dahlia (1946), The Glass Key (1942), This Gun for Hire (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Alan Ladd
- Sonny TuftsShared titles: Miss Susie Slagle's (1946), Bring on the Girls (1945), So Proudly We Hail! (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Sonny Tufts
- Donald MacBrideShared titles: Hold That Blonde! (1945), Out of This World (1945), The Glass Key (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Donald MacBride
- Eddie BrackenShared titles: Bring on the Girls (1945), Hold That Blonde! (1945), Out of This World (1945)See all 3 shared titles with Eddie Bracken
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Archie MarshekShared titles: Miss Susie Slagle's (1946), The Glass Key (1942), This Gun for Hire (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Archie Marshek
- Victor YoungShared titles: The Blue Dahlia (1946), The Glass Key (1942), I Wanted Wings (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Victor Young
- LeRoy StoneShared titles: Isn't It Romantic (1948), Hold That Blonde! (1945)See all 2 shared titles with LeRoy Stone
- Lionel LindonShared titles: Isn't It Romantic (1948), The Blue Dahlia (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Lionel Lindon
Producers
- Buddy G. DeSylvaShared titles: So Proudly We Hail! (1943), I Married a Witch (1942), The Glass Key (1942), This Gun for Hire (1942)See all 4 shared titles with Buddy G. DeSylva
- John HousemanShared titles: Miss Susie Slagle's (1946), The Blue Dahlia (1946)See all 2 shared titles with John Houseman
- Fred KohlmarShared titles: Bring on the Girls (1945), The Glass Key (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Kohlmar
Mixed roles
- Preston SturgesShared titles: I Married a Witch (1942), Sullivan's Travels (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Preston Sturges
