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Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki

Actor, also producer · Born May 6, 1983 (43) · Toledo, Ohio, USA

Adrianne Lee Palicki (born May 6, 1983) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her starring roles as Tyra Collette in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), as Bobbi Morse in the ABC superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2016), and as Commander Kelly Grayson in the Fox/Hulu science fiction comedy-drama series The Orville (2017–2022). Palicki also had supporting roles in the films Legion (2010), Red Dawn (2012), G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), and John Wick (2014).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 6, 1983 (43)
From
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 46 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Adrianne Palicki's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st 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
Bonds
33%
Self
21%
Morality
19%
Survival
16%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 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 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Shapeshifter
2 of 12
Hero
2 of 12
Threshold guardian
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
6
Joyful
8
Thrilling
4
Absurd
3
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Adrianne Palicki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adrianne Palicki'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

46 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Due West(2025)

    Producer · as The Woman

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Wolf and the Lamb(2026)

    as Liz

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Pickleheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Adrianne Palicki

  • Sell Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Noelle

  • The Long Shot(2025)

    as Samantha Lambert

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Christmas in New Hope(2024)

    as Shannon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Texas Cult House(2024)

    as Brittany

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Odyssey(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Brooke Lane

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Quasi(2023)

    as Queen Catherine

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Thoughts and Prayers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Senator Barnes

  • With/In: Volume 2(2021)

    as (segment "Twenty Questions")

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Orville(2017)

    Show 36 episodes · as Cmdr. Kelly Grayson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • S.W.A.T.: Under Siege(2017)

    as Ellen Dwyer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Baby, Baby, Baby(2015)

    as Sunny

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • John Wick(2014)

    as Ms. Perkins

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Cabbie(2014)

    as Natalie Wilman

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vanessa Styles

  • About a Boy(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Samantha Lake

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 44 episodes · as Bobbi Morse

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Coffee Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Becca

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Warne

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation(2013)

    as Jaye Burnett / Lady Jaye

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Red Dawn(2012)

    as Toni Walsh

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Elektra Luxx(2010)

    as Holly Rocket

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars III(2010)

    as Padmé Amidala / Jessica / Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lone Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · as Cat Thatcher

  • Legion(2010)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Women in Trouble(2009)

    as Holly Rocket

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Titan Maximum(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Clare (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II(2008)

    as Padmé Amidala / Jessica / Lexi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 50 episodes · as Tyra Collette

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Aquaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Nadia

  • Aquaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Nadia

  • 7 Mummies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Isabelle

  • South Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · as Brianna

  • Popstar(2005)

    as Whitney Addison

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sydney Manning

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jessica Moore

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Geiger

  • The Robinsons: Lost in Space(2004)

    as Judy Robinson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Marisa Dixon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Kara / Lindsey Harrison

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Miranda

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tiffani Thiessen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

$376M worldwide

Highest rated

John Wick (2014)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Orville (2017)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 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 46: 44 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndProducing2 of 46: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 13% of 16 roles
0510

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 Adrianne Palicki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 34 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Popstar (2005)

94th percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friday Night Lights (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Adrianne Palicki's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles36–84 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles11–43 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles44–79 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles9–41 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles39–77 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Adrianne Palicki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adrianne Palicki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julia Barnett shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles