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Roberta Maxwell

Roberta Maxwell

Actor · Born June 17, 1941 (85) · Toronto, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roberta Maxwell (born 1942) is a Canadian actress. She began studying for the stage at the age of 12. She joined John Clark for 2 years as the child co-host of his Junior Magazine series for CBC Television, before becoming the youngest actress apprentice at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, ready to pursue an acting career, where she appeared as Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing, Lady Anne in Richard III, Olivia in Twelfth Night, and Anne in The Merry Wives of Windsor, before going on to England, where she spent three years in repertory. She made her West End debut with Robert Morley and Molly Picon in A Majority of One. She debuted on Broadway in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1968, going on to five more plays with the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. In 1974 she was back on Broadway playing the role of Jill in Equus, which starred Anthony Hopkins. In 1982, she starred as Rosalind in the Stratford Festival's stage production of Shakespeare's As You Like It, a production which was videotaped and telecast on Canadian television in 1983. Those, and many more plays, took her on to a successful television and film career. In 2009 and 2010 she appeared in two episodes of the Syfy series Warehouse 13. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roberta Maxwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 17, 1941 (85)
From
Toronto, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 62 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 63 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Roberta Maxwell's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Bonds
27%
Morality
19%
Self
19%
Survival
16%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 14 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 5 · 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 8 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 5
Hero
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
14
Hopeful
7
Contemplative
7
Dread
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Haunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Roberta Maxwell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roberta Maxwell'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

62 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Percy Vs Goliath(2020)

    as Louise Schmeiser

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gwendolyn Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gwendolyn Green

  • The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Patricia Gabriel

  • The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Patricia Gabriel

  • The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Patricia Gabriel

  • Unearthing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mary Hart

  • Stranger in the House(2015)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Hungry Hearts(2014)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • What We Have(2014)

    as Rosemary

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Rookie Blue(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie D'Abramo

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rebecca St. Clair

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Killing Floor(2007)

    as Ms. Alimet

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Mermaid Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Nelle

  • Booky Makes Her Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Aunt Aggie

  • Brokeback Mountain(2005)

    as Jack's Mother

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Riding the Bus with My Sister(2005)

    as Valerie

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Vinegar Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ellen's Mother

  • Gracie's Choice(2004)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Atwood Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lois

  • Full Disclosure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sarah Archer

  • What Makes a Family(2001)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Dinosaur Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Adult Julia

  • Forget Me Never(1999)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Eloise Hawke / Eileen Kotter

  • Water Damage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Dr. Winston

  • Life in a Day(1999)

    as Carla Jennings

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Myra

  • Shadow Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Louise Garvey

  • Last Night(1998)

    as Mrs. Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Postman(1997)

    as Irene March

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Liberty! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mercy Otis Warren

  • Fall(1997)

    as Joan Alterman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • When Innocence Is Lost(1997)

    as Cynthia Adams

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mistrial(1996)

    as Judge Friel

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • We the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lydia Bosco

  • Dead Man Walking(1995)

    as Lucille Poncelet

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Philadelphia(1993)

    as Judge Tate

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Teresa Brewster

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

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

    Actor

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mrs. Webb

  • The Ten-Year Lunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dorothy Parker (voice)

  • Psycho III(1986)

    as Tracy Venable

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Airwaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Justice Lindsey Smith

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Marybeth

  • Special Bulletin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Diane Silverman

  • As You Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Rosalind

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Cat Lady

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Beatrice / Griselda

  • The Tale of the Frog Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Queen Beatrice / Griselda

  • Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal(1982)

    as Mary Belinski

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Popeye(1980)

    as Nana Oyl

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Changeling(1980)

    as Eva Lingstrom

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Rich Kids(1979)

    as Barbara Peterfreund

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of Victory(1979)

    as Nancy Turner

  • Mourning Becomes Electra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lavinia Mannon

  • The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Clara

  • A Touch of the Poet(1974)

    as Sara Melody

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara · as Mrs. Webb

  • A Great Big Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Eve

  • Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,547 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1964 to 2020; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

$179M worldwide

Highest rated

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19642020

Peak 1997 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting62 of 62: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s6 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
809500

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 Roberta Maxwell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of the 24 of 25 with a score; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005)

95th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Midcredits 97th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. 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 Roberta Maxwell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles38–87 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles36–73 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles42–65 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles36–42 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles45–84 · median 67 · 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 Roberta Maxwell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roberta Maxwell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Donald Moffat shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles