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Merry Anders

Merry Anders

Actor · Died October 28, 2012, aged 78 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Merry Anders practically grew up in local bijous watching films and their accompanying stage shows with her movie-crazy mother and grandmother. The family relocated to Los Angeles in 1949 and, while attending John Burroughs Junior High School, Anders made the acquaintance of Rita La Roy, an old-time film actress who convinced her to take a modeling course. Later, to help her with her modeling, she took dramatic lessons at the Ben Bard Playhouse and was "spotted" by a 20th Century-Fox talent scout in a Playhouse stage presentation. After several years at Fox, Anders turned freelancer, working in TV as well as starring in a string of modestly budgeted Western, science fiction and horror films.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 22, 1934
Died
October 28, 2012 (aged 78)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 71 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 10% in 30 days

What are Merry Anders' films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Morality
31%
Bonds
25%
Power
16%
Survival
11%
Self
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 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 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 14 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
2 of 5
Ally
2 of 5
Hero
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
7
Romantic
4
Joyful
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Merry Anders' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Merry Anders' 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

71 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blood Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Laura Dean

  • Dragnet 1967(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · as Policewoman Dorothy Miller

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Women of the Prehistoric Planet(1966)

    as Lt. Karen Lamont

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Never Too Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 194 episodes · Actor

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Sloan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Tickle Me(1965)

    as Estelle Penfield

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Raiders from Beneath the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Dottie Harper

  • Young Fury(1964)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Time Travelers(1964)

    as Carol White

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Addams Family(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Carver

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • A Tiger Walks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Betty Collins

  • The Quick Gun(1964)

    as Helen Reed

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Police Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Joan Olson

  • House of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Nancy Campbell

  • FBI Code 98(1963)

    as Grace McLean

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna Durrell

  • Air Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mona Whitney

  • The Case of Patty Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mary

  • Beauty and the Beast(1962)

    as Sybil

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Straightaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ichabod and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Secret of Deep Harbor(1961)

    as Janey Fowler

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • 20,000 Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Karen Walker

  • When the Clock Strikes(1961)

    as Ellie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Wore a Gun(1961)

    as Sharon Donovan

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Police Dog Story(1961)

    as Terry Dayton

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Annette Du Blanc

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Walking Target(1960)

    as Susan Mallory

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Young Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Belle Starr

  • Five Bold Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Missouri Lady Ellen Downs

  • The Hypnotic Eye(1960)

    as Dodie Wilson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Virginia Keith

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Violent Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as The Girl in the Convertible

  • The Dalton Girls(1957)

    as Holly Dalton

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • How to Marry a Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 52 episodes · Actor

  • Hear Me Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ruth Collins

  • Calypso Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 4 episodes · as Penelope Greeley

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Adele Bentley · as Joyce Carlton · as Sadie Hepner

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Katie Brannigan · as Sally Ormand

  • Death in Small Doses(1957)

    as Amy 'Miss Diesel of 1958' Phillips

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Escape from San Quentin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Robbie

  • Desk Set(1957)

    as Cathy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Be Young(1957)

    as Gloria Stuben

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Claudia Reed

  • The Night Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Amy Hansen

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Lena

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shirley

  • It's Always Jan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • All That Heaven Allows(1955)

    as Mary Ann

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Forrester

  • Phffft(1954)

    as Marsha (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Princess of the Nile(1954)

    as Handmaiden

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Public Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

    as Model (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenore Cooper

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Hannah

  • Titanic(1953)

    as College Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Les Miserables(1952)

    as Cicely (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie(1952)

    as Adeline Halper

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Belles on Their Toes(1952)

    as Student /Graduate (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Kidnapper

  • The Stu Erwin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 25 episodes · as Joyce Erwin

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1950 to 1971; peak year 1965.

Highest rated

Phffft (1954)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Tickle Me (1965)

Film career

19501971

Peak 1965 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting71 of 71: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1950s38 · acting1960s32 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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 Merry Anders' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Beauty and the Beast (1962)

55th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All That Heaven Allows (1955)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 34. 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 Merry Anders work with?

People who share at least 2 of Merry Anders' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert E. Kent shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers