Bernadette Birkett
Actor · Born July 8, 1946 (80) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bernadette Birkett was born on 8 July 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Heartbreakers (2001), Mr. Mom (1983) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985).
Biography from IMDb.
- July 8, 1946 (80)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Actor
- 17 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Bernadette Birkett's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 1
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
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 Bernadette Birkett's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (8).
Subscription and free streaming for Bernadette Birkett'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
28 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Love Shack(2010)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
School for Scoundrels(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Life Coach(2005)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Arrested Development(2003)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
State of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Heartbreakers(2001)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Alien Avengers II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Dave's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Larry Sanders Show(1992)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Amazing Stories: The Movie II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Dinner at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Leftovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Amazing Stories(1985)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
St. Elmo's Fire(1985)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Ratings Game(1984)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Mr. Mom(1983)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Kiss Me Goodbye(1982)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Cheers(1982)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Family Ties(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Taxi(1978)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 1978 to 2010; peak year 1982.
Film career
Peak 1982 · 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.
- 1982Screen debut· Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
- 2001Career best· Heartbreakers
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 Bernadette Birkett's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 57. 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.