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List of Carrie Snodgress Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
14
3
Diary of a Mad Housewife
R
14
3
Role:
Tina Balser
Starring:
Frank Langella, Richard Benjamin, Alley Mills, Frannie Michel
Directed By:
Frank Perry
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
2. Pale Rider (1985)
14
2
Pale Rider
R
14
2

When a greedy mining company terrorizes a group of small-town gold miners into giving up their territory, a mysterious man named ‘Preacher’ arrives to protect them. 

Role:
Sarah Wheeler
Starring:
Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Chris Penn, Richard Dysart
Directed By:
3. The Fury (1978)
11
2
The Fury
R
11
2

Based on a novel of the same name, The Fury is a supernatural thriller film which tells us the story of Peter, a former CIA agent, whose son Robin is a psychic. Their lives take a turn after Ben Childress, Peter’s old colleague, kidnaps Robin, as he is studying people with supernatural powers. He hopes that he will be able to develop their talents, to use them as weapons. Peter soon teams up with a teenager with special abilities to rescue his son.

Role:
Hester
Directed By:
4. The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
11
2
The Ballad of Little Jo
R
11
2
Starring:
Ian McKellen, Suzy Amis, Heather Graham, Bo Hopkins, David Chung
Directed By:
Maggie Greenwald
5. Wild Things (1998)
11
2
Wild Things
11
2

When well-liked guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo, is suddenly accused of rape by two students, Kelly Van Ryan and Suzie Toller, he hires sleazy lawyer Ken Bowden to defend him. After the girls admit to lying to get revenge on him and settle the case, police detective, Ray Duquette, suspects that they are scamming Kelly's wealthy family together.

Directed By:
John McNaughton
6. 8 Seconds (1994)
10
2
8 Seconds
PG-13
10
2

8 Seconds is a biographical sports drama film which tells the story of Bull rider Lane Frost, who, despite facing several struggles in his life, sets out to become the world rodeo champion at the 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Championship in Oklahoma.

Role:
Elsie Frost
Starring:
Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin, Renee Zellweger, Renée Zellweger, James Rebhorn, Cameron Finley, Dustin Mayfield
Directed By:
John G. Avildsen
7. Blue Sky (1994)
11
2
Blue Sky
PG-13
11
2

Hank Marshall is a nuclear engineer and a Major in the US Army, who is involved with top secret nuclear testing projects. However, his life is extremely complicated due to his mentally unstable and bipolar wife Carly. For his next project, he is sent to Alabama, where the base is under the control of Vince Johnson. While Carly continues her regular behavior, Hank begins to face problems in his latest project.

Role:
Vera Johnson
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Lange, Powers Boothe, Amy Locane
Directed By:
8. Bartleby (2001)
10
3
Bartleby
PG-13
10
3
Starring:
Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Joe Piscopo, Maury Chaykin
Directed By:
Jonathan Parker
9. The Attic (1980)
12
2
The Attic
PG
12
2

After her fiance, Robert, disappears on the night before her wedding, Louise, a librarian starts spending the rest of her life taking care of her old and abusive father who is wheelchair-ridden. She soon sinks further and further into insanity, believing her delusions to be real.

Role:
Louise Elmore
Starring:
Ray Milland, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth Cox, Frances Bay
Directed By:
George Edwards, Gary Graver
10. Rabbit, Run (1970)
9
2
Rabbit, Run
R
9
2
Role:
Janice Angstrom
Starring:
Jack Albertson, Arthur Hill, James Caan, Anjanette Comer,
Directed By:
Jack Smight
11. Murphy's Law (1986)
9
2
Murphy's Law
R
9
2
Role:
Joan Freeman
Starring:
Charles Bronson, Richard Romanus, Robert F. Lyons, Kathleen Wilhoite
Directed By:
J. Lee Thompson
12. Across the Tracks (1990)
9
2
Across the Tracks
R
9
2
Role:
Rosemary Maloney
Starring:
Brad Pitt, Ricky Schroder, David Anthony Marshall, Thomas Mikal Ford
Directed By:
Sandy Tung
13. Ed Gein (2000)
9
2
Ed Gein
9
2
Role:
Augusta W. Gein
Starring:
Steve Railsback, Carol Mansell, Sally Champlin, Steve Blackwood
Directed By:
Chuck Parello
14. The Forsaken (2001)
8
2
The Forsaken
R
8
2
Starring:
Johnathon Schaech, Brendan Fehr, Kerr Smith, Izabella Miko
Directed By:
J.S. Cardone
15. White Man's Burden (1995)
9
2
White Man's Burden
R
9
2

Set in an alternative America where African Americans and White Americans have reversed roles, this drama thriller film tells the story of Louis Pinnock, a struggling white worker with a loving family, who works in a chocolate factory. While delivering a package for his African American CEO Thomas, he is mistaken for a voyeur, after which he not only gets beaten up, but also ends up losing his job. In order to get justice for himself, he decides to kidnap his boss.

Starring:
Seth Green, Alexis Arquette, Harry Belafonte, John Travolta, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery
Directed By:
Desmond Nakano
16. A Night in Heaven (1983)
8
3
A Night in Heaven
R
8
3

Faye Hanlon, a professor at a small Florida college, gets into a fervent affair with her failing student, Rick, who is a male stripper at 'Ricky the Rocket.' Faye who is struggling in her personal life dealing with her unemployed scientist husband, Whitney, and going through sexual frustrations, gets swayed away which results in a fling with Rick. However, she soon realizes she is at the crossroads. She has to make a choice: To continue with Rick or to save her marriage with a distant yet loving husband.

Starring:
Lesley Ann Warren, Robert Logan, Christopher Atkins, Deborah Rush
Directed By:
John G. Avildsen
17. Trick or Treats (1982)
7
1
Trick or Treats
R
7
1

Joan, along with Richard, her new husband, attend a Halloween party while Joan’s son Christopher is being watched by a babysitter Linda. Meanwhile, Joan’s ex-husband escapes from the asylum, with the help of another inmate, and vows revenge against his wife for putting him away.    

Role:
Joan O'Keefe Adams
Starring:
David Carradine, Jacqueline Giroux, Peter Jason, Chris Graver
Directed By:
Gary Graver
18. Homework (1982)
6
2
Homework
R
6
2

Tommy is a good looking rock star, but he hasn’t lost his virginity yet. A classmate’s mother decides to help him with this.

Starring:
Joan Collins, Michael Morgan, Shell Kepler, Lanny Horn, Erin Donovan
Directed By:
James Beshears
19. Easy Rider (1969)
0
0
Easy Rider
R
0
0

Wyatt and Billy, two freewheeling motorcyclists and drug smugglers decide to travel cross-country through America to find some kind of spiritual truth. In their journey, which sadly ends in tragedy, they ingest drugs, come face to face with bigots, hatred, violence, and other travelers looking for free lifestyles. 

Role:
Woman in Commune (uncredited)
Starring:
Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, Antonio Mendoza, Phil Spector
Directed By:
20. Rainy Day Friends (1985)
11
2
Rainy Day Friends
R
11
2
Role:
Margot
Starring:
Janice Rule, Esai Morales, Charles Bail, Tomi Barrett
Directed By:
Gary Kent
21. A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999)
10
2
A Stranger in the Kingdom
R
10
2
Starring:
Martin Sheen, Ernie Hudson, Bill Raymond, David Lansbury
Directed By:
Jay Craven
22. Chill Factor (1989)
8
2
Chill Factor
8
2
Role:
Amy Carlisle
Starring:
Patrick Wayne, Patrick Macnee, Paul Williams, Laura McKenzie
Directed By:
David McKenzie
23. Blueberry Hill (1988)
6
1
Blueberry Hill
R
6
1
Role:
Becca Dane
Starring:
Margaret Avery, Matt Lattanzi, Jennifer Rubin, Tommy Swerdlow
Directed By:
Strathford Hamilton

TV Movie(s)

1. The Whole World Is Watching (1969)
14
3
The Whole World Is Watching
14
3
Starring:
Hal Holbrook, Burl Ives, Joseph Campanella, James Farentino, Steve Ihnat
Directed By:
Richard A. Colla
2. Nadia (1984)
12
2
Nadia
12
2
Starring:
Jonathan Banks, Talia Balsam, Joe Bennett, Simone Blue
Directed By:
Alan Cooke
3. Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969)
12
3
Silent Night, Lonely Night
12
3
Role:
Janet
Starring:
Lloyd Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Jeff Bridges, Shirley Jones
Directed By:
Daniel Petrie
4. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
12
2
Iron Jawed Angels
12
2
Starring:
Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Vera Farmiga, Anjelica Huston, Frances O'Connor, Lois Smith
Directed By:
Katja von Garnier
5. The Solitary Man (1979)
11
2
The Solitary Man
11
2
Role:
Sharon Keyes
Starring:
Michelle Pfeiffer, Lane Smith, Earl Holliman, Robbie Riss
Directed By:
John Llewellyn Moxey
6. Love's Dark Ride (1978)
10
2
Love's Dark Ride
10
2
Role:
Nancy Warren
Starring:
Jane Seymour, Cliff Potts, Granville Van Dusen, Tom Sullivan
Directed By:
Delbert Mann
7. All She Ever Wanted (1996)
11
2
All She Ever Wanted
11
2
Role:
Alma Winchester
Starring:
Marcia Cross, Bruce Kirby, Leila Kenzle, James Marshall
Directed By:
Michael Scott
8. Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
10
2
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
10
2
Starring:
David Caruso, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Thomas, Stacy Keach, Steve Landesberg
Directed By:
Robert Iscove
9. Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (1994)
10
2
Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story
10
2
Starring:
Patrick Warburton, R. Lee Ermey, Johann Carlo, Peter Berg
Directed By:
Michael Dinner
10. The Rose and the Jackal (1990)
10
2
The Rose and the Jackal
10
2
Role:
Joan Pinkerton
Starring:
Christopher Reeve, Kevin McCarthy, Granville Van Dusen, Madolyn Smith Osborne
Directed By:
Jack Gold
11. Woman with a Past (1992)
10
2
Woman with a Past
PG-13
10
2
Role:
Mama
Starring:
Pamela Reed, Dwight Schultz, Richard Lineback, Adam Faraizl
Directed By:
Mimi Leder
12. Death Benefit (1996)
9
2
Death Benefit
PG-13
9
2
Role:
Virginia McGinnis
Starring:
Peter Horton, Elizabeth Ruscio, Penny Johnson Jerald, Wendy Makkena
Directed By:
Mark Piznarski
13. A Reason to Live (1985)
9
2
A Reason to Live
9
2
Starring:
Peter Fonda, Maxine Stuart, Deidre Hall, Tracey Gold
Directed By:
Peter Levin

Animation(s)

Phantom 2040 (1994)
Phantom 2040
Starring:
Debbie Harry, Margot Kidder, Leah Remini, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Pamela Adlon, Scott Valentine
Directed By:
Michel Lyman, Vincent Bassols, Bertrand Tager Kagan, Michael Kaweski, Stu Rosen

TV Shows and Videos

The West Wing (1999)
The West Wing
TV-14
Starring:
Jon Bon Jovi, Alanna Ubach, Ashley Benson, Brian Dennehy, Gary Cole, John Aniston, Matthew Modine
Directed By:
Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Thomas Schlamme, Lesli Linka Glatter, Laura Innes
The X Files (1993)
The X Files
TV-14
Starring:
Richard Belzer, Bryan Cranston, Danny Trejo, Kumail Nanjiani, Haley Joel Osment, Kathy Griffin, Lisa Robin Kelly
Directed By:
Kim Manners, Rob Bowman, David Nutter, Chris Carter, R.W. Goodwin
Judd for the Defense (1967)
Judd for the Defense
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss, James Franciscus, Claude Akins, Lee Grant, Charles Grodin, Gavin MacLeod, James Whitmore
Directed By:
Larry Peerce, Leo Penn, John Llewellyn Moxey, Alex March, George McCowan
The Outsider (1968)
The Outsider
Starring:
Tom Skerritt, Claude Akins, Pat Morita, James Edwards, Darren McGavin
The Virginian (1962)
The Virginian
TV-PG
Starring:
Angie Dickinson, Eve Plumb, Denver Pyle, James Doohan, Eric Braeden, Eddie Albert, Gena Rowlands
Directed By:
Don McDougall, Abner Biberman, Anton Leader, William Witney, James Sheldon
Reasonable Doubts (1991)
Reasonable Doubts
Starring:
Mark Harmon, Marlee Matlin, Jeri Ryan, Danny Trejo, William Converse-Roberts, Tim Grimm, Bill Pugin
Directed By:
James Quinn, Armand Mastroianni, Philip Sgriccia, Randy Zisk, Bill D'Elia
Medical Center (1969)
Medical Center
Starring:
Edward G. Robinson, Erik Estrada, Ed Begley Jr., Geraldine Page, Meredith Baxter, Steve Allen, Christina Crawford
Directed By:
Vincent Sherman, Earl Bellamy, Paul Stanley, Murray Golden, Michael Caffey
Quincy M.E. (1976)
Quincy M.E.
TV-PG
Starring:
Kim Cattrall, Rosey Grier, Mako Iwamatsu, Jane Wyatt, Edd Byrnes, Keenan Wynn, Dina Merrill
Directed By:
Ron Satlof, Corey Allen, David Moessinger, Paul Krasny, Jackie Cooper
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Starring:
Agnes Moorehead, Alexis Smith, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, David Cassidy, Farrah Fawcett, Mel Ferrer
Directed By:
Steven Spielberg, Marc Daniels, Leo Penn, Hollingsworth Morse, Jeannot Szwarc
ER (1994)
ER
TV-14
Starring:
Alexis Bledel, Dakota Fanning, Alexa Vega, Jared Padalecki, Ewan McGregor, Kirsten Dunst, Stana Katic
Directed By:
Christopher Chulack, Jonathan Kaplan, Richard Thorpe, Stephen Cragg, Lesli Linka Glatter
Friday's Curse (1987)
Friday's Curse
Starring:
Tia Carrere, Ray Walston, R.G. Armstrong, Chris Wiggins
Directed By:
David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan
Sisters (1991)
Sisters
Starring:
George Clooney, Paul Rudd, Swoosie Kurtz, Diane Ladd, Christina Pickles, Tamlyn Tomita, Tony Jay
Directed By:
Kevin Inch, James A. Contner, Steven Robman, Harry Harris, Jan Eliasberg
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
In the Heat of the Night
Starring:
Jerry Stiller, Lois Chiles, Louise Fletcher, Alan Autry, Tippi Hedren, A. J. Langer, Anne Meara
Directed By:
Harry Harris, Russ Mayberry, Vincent McEveety, Winrich Kolbe, Leo Penn
Crossbow (1987)
Crossbow
Starring:
Roger Daltrey, Brian Blessed, Steve Buscemi, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Will Lyman, Jeremy Clyde, Nick Brimble
Directed By:
Dennis Berry, Christian Duguay, George Mihalka, John David Coles, Richard Schlesinger
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
ABC Afterschool Specials
Starring:
Victor Garber, Rhea Perlman, Kirk Cameron, Scott Baio, Tracy Pollan, Jane Kaczmarek, Ricki Lake
Directed By:
Larry Elikann, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Richard C. Bennett, Robert Fuest, Robert C. Thompson
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Murder, She Wrote
Starring:
Audra Lindley, Abe Vigoda, Adam West, Bill Maher, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Janet Leigh, Joaquin Phoenix
Directed By:
Anthony Pullen Shaw, Walter Grauman, Vincent McEveety, Seymour Robbie, Jerry Jameson
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Highway to Heaven
Starring:
Michael Landon, Alice Ghostley, Helen Hayes, Mary Wickes, Dorothy McGuire, Eli Wallach, Ed Asner
Directed By:
Michael Landon, Victor French, Dan Gordon, William F. Claxton
Judging Amy (1999)
Judging Amy
Starring:
Tom Welling, Tom Arnold, William Devane, Rae Dawn Chong, Rosie O'Donnell, Jennifer Esposito, Amy Brenneman
Directed By:
James Hayman, James Frawley, Helen Shaver, Kevin Dowling, Andrew Robinson
Civil Wars (1991)
Civil Wars
Starring:
Johnny Galecki, Joe Pantoliano, Debra Jo Rupp, William H. Macy, Fran Drescher, Sorrell Booke, Kathy Griffin
Directed By:
Oz Scott, Dennis Dugan, Michael Fresco, Dan Lerner, Joe Ann Fogle
Chicago Hope (1994)
Chicago Hope
Starring:
Veronica Cartwright, Isabella Rossellini, Lauren Holly, Alan Arkin, Jena Malone, Lucas Black, Mike Vitar
Directed By:
Bill D'Elia, Lou Antonio, Michael Dinner, Stephen Cragg, Rob Corn
Equal Justice (1990)
Equal Justice
Starring:
Angela Bassett, Stanley Tucci, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Tambor, Jane Kaczmarek, Jeffrey Tambor
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Touched by an Angel
TV-G
Starring:
Brie Larson, Richard Chamberlain, Celine Dion, Daniel Baldwin, Ernest Borgnine, Sarah Hyland, America Ferrera
Directed By:
Peter H. Hunt, Timothy Van Patten, Victor Lobl, Bethany Rooney, Stuart Margolin

Carrie Snodgress Awards

Golden Globe Awards
Diary of a Mad Housewife Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical 1971
Diary of a Mad Housewife Most Promising Newcomer - Female 1971