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Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay

Actor, also producer · Born August 29, 1959 (67) · Santa Rosa, California, USA

Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft in 1991 and her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1959 (67)
From
Santa Rosa, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Rebecca De Mornay's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Family movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
27%
Self
19%
Survival
15%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 9 · Dark 17

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 15 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 27 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 27
Ally
5 of 27
Shadow
5 of 27
Shapeshifter
2 of 27
Herald
2 of 27
Threshold guardian
2 of 27
Trickster
1 of 27
Mentor
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
13
Melancholic
15
Thrilling
7
Romantic
6
Other
29

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous13

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 Rebecca De Mornay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rebecca De Mornay'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

67 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Gentleman Thief(2026)

    as Odessa

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Saint Clare(2024)

    as Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Off the Record(2024)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Peter Five Eight(2024)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Angel Baby(2023)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • She Ball(2020)

    as Aggie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Periphery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Vi Warner

  • I Am Wrath(2016)

    as Vivian Hill

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Penelope · as Penelope Decker

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Jessica Jones(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dorothy Walker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Collar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ramona Billingsley

  • Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sara (archive footage)

  • Apartment 1303 3D(2012)

    as Maddie Slate

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • American Reunion(2012)

    as Finch's Mom (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mother's Day(2010)

    as Natalie 'Mother' Koffin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Cotchin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Flipped(2010)

    as Patsy Loski

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • American Venus(2007)

    as Celia

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • John from Cincinnati(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cissy Yost

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Music Within(2007)

    as Richard's Mom

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Crashers(2005)

    as Mrs. Kroeger

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lords of Dogtown(2005)

    as Philaine

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Raise Your Voice(2004)

    as Nina Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carla Marino

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Identity(2003)

    as Caroline Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Salem Witch Trials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elizabeth Parris

  • A Girl Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kim McCormack

  • Range of Motion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lainey Berman

  • The Right Temptation(2000)

    as Derian McCall

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lost On Everest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Table for One(1999)

    Co-Executive Producer · as Ruth Draper

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tessa McKellen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Thick as Thieves(1999)

    as Petrone

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Night Ride Home(1999)

    as Nora Mahler

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Con (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood

  • The Shining(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Wendy Torrance

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hannah Rose

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer · as Louise

  • Never Talk to Strangers(1995)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as Elaine Nichols

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Getting Out(1994)

    as Arlene Holsclaw

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1993)

    as Milady de Winter

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Guilty as Sin(1993)

    as Jennifer Haines

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Blind Side(1993)

    as Lynn Kaines

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle(1992)

    as Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Backdraft(1991)

    as Helen McCaffrey

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • An Inconvenient Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Flo

  • By Dawn's Early Light(1990)

    as Moreau

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dealers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Anna Schuman

  • Feds(1988)

    as Ellis DeWitt

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • And God Created Woman(1988)

    as Robin Shea

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    as Beauty

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue(1986)

    as Claire Dupin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pecos Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley

  • The Trip to Bountiful(1985)

    as Thelma

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Runaway Train(1985)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tall Tales & Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley

  • The Slugger's Wife(1985)

    as Debby Palmer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Testament(1983)

    as Cathy Pitkin

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Risky Business(1983)

    as Lana

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • One from the Heart(1981)

    as Understudy

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Cathy Pitkin

  • Spinal Tap: The Final Tour(1981)

    as Hot Tub Groupie

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Giving Thanks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Aunt Theodora

  • The Up and Comer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 65 of them dated from 1974 to 2026; peak year 1992.

Biggest box office

Backdraft (1991)

$152M worldwide

Highest rated

Flipped (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Jessica Jones (2015)

Film career

19742026

Peak 1992 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting67 of 67: 63 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 67: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 67: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

67 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s19 · 19 acting · 4 crew2000s13 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 18% of 28 roles
8287929707

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rebecca De Mornay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Peter Five Eight (2024)

95th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Flipped (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 37. 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.

Is Rebecca De Mornay's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles24–84 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles21–73 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles23–83 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles9–65 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles28–78 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rebecca De Mornay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rebecca De Mornay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Travolta shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers