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Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland

Actor, also producer and writer · Died May 18, 1990, aged 54 · London, England, UK

Jill Dorothy Ireland (April 24, 1936 – May 18, 1990) was an English actress, best known for her many films with her second husband, Charles Bronson.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 24, 1936
Died
May 18, 1990 (aged 54)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 49 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 24% in 30 days

What are Jill Ireland's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
39%
Bonds
28%
Survival
17%
Self
10%
Power
5%
Society
1%
Ideas
1%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 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 5 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

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

Steady 13 · 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 16 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 9
Shapeshifter
2 of 9
Threshold guardian
2 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
5
Warm
4
Cold
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Jill Ireland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jill Ireland'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

49 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story(1991)

    Book

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Caught(1987)

    as Janet Devon

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Assassination(1987)

    as Lara Royce Craig

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Murphy's Law(1986)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Evil That Men Do(1984)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Death Wish II(1982)

    as Geri Nichols

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything(1980)

    as Charla O'Rourke

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Love and Bullets(1979)

    as Jackie Pruit

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • From Noon Till Three(1976)

    as Amanda Starbuck

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Breakheart Pass(1975)

    as Marica Scoville

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hard Times(1975)

    as Lucy Simpson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Breakout(1975)

    as Ann Wagner

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Chino(1973)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Mechanic(1972)

    as The Girl

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Valachi Papers(1972)

    as Maria Reina Valachi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Someone Behind the Door(1971)

    as Frances Jeffries

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Cold Sweat(1970)

    as Moira

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann Loring

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Violent City(1970)

    as Vanessa Shelton

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Rider on the Rain(1970)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • London Affair(1970)

    as Girl at Airport

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Villa Rides(1968)

    as Girl in Restaurant

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Kovak

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Karate Killers(1967)

    as Imogen

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Shane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 17 episodes · as Marian Starett

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Leila Kalomi

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Lackland

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Imogen Smythe · as Marion Raven · as Suzanne de Serre

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • 12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Alyce Carpenter · as Sara Blodgett

  • My Favorite Martian(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Zelda

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Richard the Lionheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Marianne

  • Twice Round the Daffodils(1962)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

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

    as Audrey Page

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Raising the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Janet

  • So Evil, So Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ann

  • Girls of the Latin Quarter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Jungle Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sue

  • The Desperate Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Carol Bourne

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Julia

  • Carry on Nurse(1959)

    as Jill Thompson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Big Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Doreen Frith

  • Hell Drivers(1957)

    as Jill, Pull In Waitress

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • There's Always a Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Jennifer Potter

  • Robbery Under Arms(1957)

    as Jean Morrison

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Three Men in a Boat(1956)

    as Primrose Porterhouse

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Sibyl Vane

  • Oh... Rosalinda!!(1955)

    as Lady

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Simon and Laura(1955)

    as Burton's Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1955 to 1991; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

Death Wish II (1982)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Hard Times (1975)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

19551991

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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
Acting46 of 49: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting1 of 49: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing2 of 49: 2 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s11 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew1990s1 · crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
5772

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 Jill Ireland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Caught (1987)

84th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hard Times (1975)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. 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 Jill Ireland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles49–92 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles22–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles35–70 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian 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 Jill Ireland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jill Ireland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Bronson shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles