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Lois Nettleton

Lois Nettleton

Actor · Born August 16, 1927 (99) · Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Lois June Nettleton (August 16, 1927 – January 18, 2008) was an American actress. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Daytime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lois Nettleton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 16, 1927 (99)
From
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 91 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 20% in 30 days

What are Lois Nettleton's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th 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
29%
Self
16%
Survival
16%
Morality
13%
Society
13%
Power
13%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 9 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
5
Warm
6
Absurd
5
Bittersweet
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Lois Nettleton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lois Nettleton'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

91 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Christmas Card(2006)

    as Rosie Spelman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Nora (voice)

  • Mickey's House of Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Maleficent (voice)

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Evelyn

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Making of a Hollywood Madam(1996)

    as Katherine

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Frances Sandreen

  • Charlie Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Feminine Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Pigeon

  • Spider-Man: The Animated Series(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance(1994)

    as Sister Marion

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Daggair

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Belle Crocker

  • The Flash(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Belle Crocker

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Enright

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Coach(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Lois

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • In the Heat of the Night(1988)

    Show 22 episodes · as Joanne St. John

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Full House(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nedra Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Manhunt for Claude Dallas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dee Pogue

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Brass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Claire Willis

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Amelia · as Deidre French · as Ginny Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Sanderson

  • Glitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982)

    as Dulcie Mae

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Butterfly(1981)

    as Belle Morgan

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.(1981)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Blessing(1981)

    as Louisa

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Tourist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Terry Carrell

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Centennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 12 episodes · as Maude Wendell

  • The Eddie Capra Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Stoddard

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Washington: Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Linda Martin

  • All That Glitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 65 episodes · as Christina Stockwood

  • The American Woman: Portraits of Courage(1976)

    as Susan B. Anthony

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Echoes of a Summer(1976)

    as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fear on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Nan Claybourne

  • The Man in the Glass Booth(1975)

    as Miriam Rosen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Last Bride Of Salem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jennifer Clifton

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · as Delonia Cantrell

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Honkers(1972)

    as Linda Lathrop

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Bull of the West(1972)

    as Mary Justin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Women in Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Sandra Parker / Sally Porter

  • Terror in the Sky(1971)

    as Janet Turner

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Forgotten Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Anne Wilson

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Weekend of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Sister Ellen

  • Dirty Dingus Magee(1970)

    as Prudence Frost

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mildred

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Coleman

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Interns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Good Guys and the Bad Guys(1969)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marian Palmer

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Anderson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Bracken's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Timmons

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Chelsea Merriman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Any Second Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Nancy Dennison

  • The Bamboo Saucer(1968)

    as Anna Karachev

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Prochek

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Valley of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Rita Brown

  • Accidental Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 16 episodes · as Sue Kramer

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine Fossburg · as Elizabeth Colling

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sulie

  • Mail Order Bride(1964)

    as Annie Boley

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Corcoran

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucey Russell · as Marcia Stone · as Susan Cartwright

  • Come Fly with Me(1963)

    as Hilda 'Bergie' Bergstrom

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Period of Adjustment(1962)

    as Dorothea Bates

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane Castillejo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Justin

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Hildy Pochek · as Lisa Dowling

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura / Anne Catherick

  • Summer of Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Receptionist

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Norma

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elizabeth Ann Clauson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Meet Me in St. Louis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Lucille Ballard

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Fran Burney · as Marie Marianni · as Merissa Mori · as Sara

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Decoy(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Lois Bergen · as Lois Gray

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • A Face in the Crowd(1957)

    as Mr. Macey's Nurse (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Todd · as Nina Sharkey

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Bertha Randall

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles from 1948 to 2006; peak year 1981.

Biggest box office

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

$70M worldwide

Highest rated

The Christmas Card (2006)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Decoy (1957)

Film career

19482006

Peak 1981 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting91 of 91: 91 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s8 · acting1960s24 · acting1970s27 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s4 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · 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 Lois Nettleton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 36. 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 Lois Nettleton's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Lois Nettleton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lois Nettleton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Burt Kennedy shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers