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Susan Traylor

Susan Traylor

Actor, also writer and producer · Born October 4, 1964 (62) · New York City, New York, USA

Susan Traylor is an American actress. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Valerie Flake (1999). Traylor's starring role in Valerie Flake also won the inaugural best feature award at The Women's Image Network Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susan Traylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1964 (62)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 37 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Susan Traylor's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
40%
Survival
19%
Bonds
15%
Morality
15%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Contemplative
8
Tense
6
Dread
3
Absurd
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Susan Traylor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Susan Traylor'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

37 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Con is On(2018)

    as Diane St. Cliare

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Woodshock(2017)

    as Theresa's Mother

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • El Ganzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer · as Lizzy

  • The Overnight(2015)

    as Breast Pump Doctor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Me(2014)

    Producer · Writer · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Key(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Jake Squared(2013)

    as Joceyln

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • All the Light in the Sky(2012)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Anatomy of the Tide(2013)

    as Kim Brewer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Casserole Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sugar Bainbridge

  • Passion Play(2010)

    as Red

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Greenberg(2010)

    as Carol Greenberg

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Stuck!(2009)

    as Meme

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer · as Undine

  • Firecracker(2005)

    Editorial Consultant · as Ed

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Masked and Anonymous(2003)

    as Mrs. Brown

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ten Tiny Love Stories(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • If... Dog... Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lulu

  • Valerie Flake(1999)

    as Valerie Flake

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Finding Graceland(1998)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Broken Vessels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Susy

  • She's So Lovely(1997)

    as Lucinda

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Fathers' Day(1997)

    as Flight Attendant

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bastard Out of Carolina(1996)

    as Alma

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Back(1996)

    as Open Door Girl

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Heat(1995)

    as Elaine Cheritto

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • To Die For(1995)

    as Faye Stone

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lord of Illusions(1995)

    as Maureen Pimm

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Karla

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Schudy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The New Age(1994)

    as Ellen Saltonstall

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Bodyguard(1992)

    as Dress Designer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A River Runs Through It(1992)

    as Rawhide

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bright Lights, Big City(1988)

    as Leather Lady

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1988 to 2018; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

A River Runs Through It (1992)

$43M worldwide

Highest rated

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

A River Runs Through It (1992)

Film career

19882018

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting35 of 36: 31 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting1 of 36: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 36: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 36: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 36: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

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

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s6 · 6 acting · 2 crew2010s13 · 12 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
8898

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 Susan Traylor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 28; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Anatomy of the Tide (2013)

91st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Heat (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 53. 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 Susan Traylor's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Susan Traylor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susan Traylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Jason Leigh shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles