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Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Actor · Born May 17, 1941 (85) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Grace Zabriskie (born May 17, 1941) is an American actress. She has appeared in many popular American films and television series such as Twin Peaks and Big Love.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1941 (85)
From
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
86 on MovieCove · 138 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 16% in 30 days

What are Grace Zabriskie's films like?

Across their 55 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
21%
Self
21%
Morality
17%
Survival
17%
Power
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 20 · Dark 20

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 11

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 23 · Intense 20

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 5

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 32 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 23

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 35 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 18 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 18
Mentor
3 of 18
Threshold guardian
3 of 18
Ally
3 of 18
Herald
3 of 18
Shapeshifter
2 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
26
Dread
13
Absurd
11
Warm
11
Other
44

How their films linger

Bittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

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 Grace Zabriskie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 86 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Grace Zabriskie'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

138 credits, 86 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bad Painter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mother

  • Mike(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Camille

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Quarry: Movie Mode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Eliza Vancullen (The Hag of Hacketts Quarry)

  • Cryptozoo(2021)

    as Joan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Polaroid(2019)

    as Lena Sable

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as John's Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Bakavic

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Christmas at Rosemont(2015)

    as Josephine

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ballers(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Enid

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Makings of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Margaret

  • The Judge(2014)

    as Mrs. Blackwell

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Cops, The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Donna

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sarah Palmer

  • Blind Malice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nanna

  • Wrong Cops(2013)

    as Donna (Duke's mother)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Minassian

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Wrong Cops: Chapter 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Duke's Mother

  • My Own Private River(2012)

    as Alena (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done(2009)

    as Mrs. McCullum

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bob Funk(2009)

    as Ms. Funk

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Brothel(2008)

    as Madam

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • License to Wed(2007)

    as Grandma Jones

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Inland Empire(2006)

    as Visitor #1

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 53 episodes · as Lois Henrickson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Buckley

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Spooks & Creeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Olga ("A Fate Foretold")

  • The Grudge(2004)

    as Emma Williams

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Chrystal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Gladys

  • The Last Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mrs. Allison

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Yellow Teeth

  • The Glow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sylvia Goodstein

  • No Good Deed(2002)

    as Mrs. Quarre

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • R.S.V.P.(2002)

    as Mary Franklin

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Judith

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • They Crawl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mrs. Gage

  • Gone in 60 Seconds(2000)

    as Helen Raines

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Home the Horror Story(2000)

    as Grace Parkinson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Me and Will(1999)

    as Edith

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Trash(1999)

    as Mrs. DeMarie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Texas Funeral(1999)

    as Murtis

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dante's View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Geraldine

  • Houdini(1998)

    as Mrs. Weiss

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Crone

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Jesse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Granny Rose

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Veronica

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Armageddon(1998)

    as Dottie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Child(1997)

    as Rose DeMarco

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Over the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Annie's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mrs. Barnes

  • Sparkler(1997)

    as Sherri

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Naomi

  • Dead Men Can't Dance(1997)

    as Brig. Gen. Burke

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • George B. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mother

  • Psycho Sushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Great Aunt

  • Bastard Out of Carolina(1996)

    as Granny

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Murder at My Door(1996)

    as Grandma

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Boudreaux

  • A Family Thing(1996)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Second Noah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Promise to Carolyn(1996)

    as Francie Harper

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mother's voice

  • Crazy for a Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Pearl Kinross

  • Children of the Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rose

  • The Passion of Darkly Noon(1995)

    as Roxy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Drop Zone(1994)

    as Winona

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Crew(1994)

    as Gloria Pierce

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Desert Winds(1994)

    as Jackie's Mother

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues(1993)

    as Mrs. Hankshaw

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Angel Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cuema

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender · as Virna

  • Double Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dr. Kester

  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story(1993)

    as Ethel

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Bonds of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Emma Smith

  • A House of Secrets and Lies(1992)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Chain of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Linda Bailey

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

    as Sarah Palmer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Waterdance(1992)

    as Pat

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • FernGully: The Last Rainforest(1992)

    as Magi Lune (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Megaville(1990)

    as Mrs. Palinov

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)

    as Eva Bates

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Intimate Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dana P. Ashley

  • Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mrs. Merrick

  • Blood Ties(1991)

    as The Woman

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Servants of Twilight(1991)

    as Grace Spivey

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • My Own Private Idaho(1991)

    as Alena

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Prison Stories: Women on the Inside(1991)

    as Genevieve

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Child's Play 2(1990)

    as Grace Poole

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wild at Heart(1990)

    as Juana Durango

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hometown Boy Makes Good(1990)

    as Helen Geary

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • People Like Us(1990)

    as Woman in Group Therapy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 17 episodes · as Sarah Palmer · as Sarah Palmer (voice) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Twin Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Sarah Palmer

  • Drugstore Cowboy(1989)

    as Bob's Mother

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Ross

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Colbert

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • A Deadly Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Psychologist

  • The Ryan White Story(1989)

    as Gloria White

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Boost(1988)

    as Sheryl

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Empty Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva Barrett

  • Shooter(1988)

    as Sister Marie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • My Father, My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mouza

  • Pulse Pounders(1988)

    as The Warden (Trancers sequence)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Trancers: City of Lost Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Warden

  • Leonard Part 6(1987)

    as Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Deanie

  • Rampage(1987)

    as Naomi Reece

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Bronx Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Big Easy(1986)

    as Mama

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Shadow Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Komatar

  • North Beach and Rawhide(1985)

    as Hearings Officer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • One Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mrs. Linton

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Pearl Kinross

  • The Burning Bed(1984)

    as Flossie Hughes

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Body Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Chilly's Mother

  • Santa Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • My Mother's Secret Life(1984)

    as Maggie Ryan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nickel Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ellie Wells

  • M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers(1983)

    as Silvie Alice Kohler

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Gold Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Executioner's Song(1982)

    as Kathryne Baker

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

    as Esther Pokrifiki

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Gregory

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mabel Burton

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Galaxy of Terror(1981)

    as Captain Trantor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • East of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs. Ames

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Blinded by the Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Emily

  • The Private Eyes(1980)

    as Nanny

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Chambermaid

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Freedom Road(1979)

    as Ruth Lait

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Concrete Cowboys(1979)

    as Meg Barnaby

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethyl

  • Norma Rae(1979)

    as Linette Odum

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way(1978)

    as Lem's Wife

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Widow Cummins

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Linton

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 138 titles from 1972 to 2025; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

The Grudge (2004)

$187M worldwide

Highest rated

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Big Love (2006)

Film career

19722025

Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting138 of 138: 138 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1970s8 · acting1980s38 · acting1990s55 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 41 roles
798489949909

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 Grace Zabriskie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 68; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 86 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 86 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic12
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · actor

Home the Horror Story (2000)

98th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Twin Peaks (1990)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. 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 Grace Zabriskie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 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 & Gore17 titles41–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles16–77 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles27–86 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles8–71 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles40–89 · median 62 · 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 Grace Zabriskie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Grace Zabriskie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Dourif shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles