Credits
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1944 | Gaslight | Nancy Oliver | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1944 | National Velvet | Edwina Brown | ||
| 1945 | Picture of Dorian Gray, TheThe Picture of Dorian Gray | Sibyl Vane | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| 1946 | Harvey Girls, TheThe Harvey Girls | Em | ||
| 1946 | Hoodlum Saint, TheThe Hoodlum Saint | Dusty Millard | ||
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | London Specialty | performs "How'd You Like to Spoon with Me?" by Jerome Kern | |
| 1947 | Private Affairs of Bel Ami, TheThe Private Affairs of Bel Ami | Clotilde de Marelle | ||
| 1947 | If Winter Comes | Mabel Sabre | ||
| 1948 | State of the Union | Kay Thorndyke | ||
| 1948 | Three Musketeers, TheThe Three Musketeers | Queen Anne of Austria | ||
| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel | Susan Bratten | ||
| 1949 | Red Danube, TheThe Red Danube | Audrey Quail | ||
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Semadar | ||
| 1951 | Kind Lady | Mrs. Edwards | ||
| 1952 | Mutiny | Leslie | ||
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen | Valeska Chauvel | ||
| 1954 | Life at Stake, AA Life at Stake | Doris Hillman | ||
| 1955 | Purple Mask, TheThe Purple Mask | Madame Valentine | ||
| 1955 | Lawless Street, AA Lawless Street | Tally Dickinsen | ||
| 1956 | Court Jester, TheThe Court Jester | Princess Gwendolyn | ||
| 1956 | Please Murder Me | Myra Leeds | ||
| 1958 | Long, Hot Summer, TheThe Long, Hot Summer | Minnie Littlejohn | ||
| 1958 | The Reluctant Debutante | Mabel Claremont | ||
| 1959 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Pearl | ||
| 1960 | Dark at the Top of the Stairs, TheThe Dark at the Top of the Stairs | Mavis Pruitt | ||
| 1960 | Breath of Scandal, AA Breath of Scandal | Countess Lina | ||
| 1961 | Blue Hawaii | Sarah Lee Gates | ||
| 1962 | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Marguerite Laurier | voice (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | All Fall Down | Annabell Willart | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1962 | Manchurian Candidate, TheThe Manchurian Candidate | Mrs. Iselin | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Golden Laurel - Top Female Supporting Performance |
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| 1963 | In the Cool of the Day | Sybil Logan | ||
| 1964 | World of Henry Orient, TheThe World of Henry Orient | Isabel Boyd | ||
| 1964 | Dear Heart | Phyllis | ||
| 1965 | Greatest Story Ever Told, TheThe Greatest Story Ever Told | Claudia Procula | ||
| 1965 | The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Lady Blystone | ||
| 1965 | Harlow | Mama Jean Bello | ||
| 1966 | Mister Buddwing | Gloria | ||
| 1970 | Something for Everyone | Countess Herthe von Ornstein | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Miss Eglantine Price | ||
| 1978 | Death on the Nile | Salome Otterbourne | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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| 1979 | Lady Vanishes, TheThe Lady Vanishes | Miss Froy | ||
| 1980 | Mirror Crack'd, TheThe Mirror Crack'd | Miss Jane Marple | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| 1982 | Last Unicorn, TheThe Last Unicorn | Mommy Fortuna | voice | |
| 1983 | Pirates of Penzance, TheThe Pirates of Penzance | Ruth | ||
| 1984 | Ingrid | Herself | ||
| 1984 | Company of Wolves, TheThe Company of Wolves | Granny | ||
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Mrs. Potts | voice | |
| 1997 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Mrs. Potts | voice; direct-to-video midquel | |
| 1997 | Anastasia | Dowager Empress Marie (voice) | Nominated—Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production | |
| 1999 | Fantasia 2000 | Herself – Hostess | segment Firebird Suite – 1919 Version | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Herself | ||
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Great Aunt Adelaide | ||
| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Mrs. Van Gundy | ||
| ? | Adaline | Isabel Coixet | pre-production | |
| Television | ||||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Christine Manson | The Citadel | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Leslie | That Wonderful Night | |
| 1952 | Lux Video Theatre | Lucy Landor | Operation Weekend | |
| 1952 | Lux Video Theatre | Tina Rafferty | Stone's Throw | |
| 1953 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Rosie | Cakes and Ale | |
| 1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater | Joan Dexter | Dreams Never Lie | |
| 1953 | The Ford Television Theatre | Lola Walker | The Ming Lama | |
| 1953 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Florie | Storm Swept | |
| 1954 | Your Show of Shows | 30 January 1954 episode | ||
| 1954 | Lux Video Theatre | Elsa | A Chair for a Lady | |
| 1954 | General Electric True Theater | Daphne Rutledge | The Crime of Daphne Rutledge | |
| 1954 | Four Star Playhouse | Joan Robinson | A String of Beads | |
| 1955 | Fireside Theater | Brenda Jarvis | The Indiscreet Mrs. Jarvis | |
| 1955 | Four Star Playhouse | Mrs. Hallerton - William's Wife | Madeira! Madeira! | |
| 1955 | Stage 7 | Vanessa Peters | Billy and the Bride | |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story | Mrs. Jane Pritchard | The Treasure | |
| 1955 | Celebrity Playhouse | Empty Arms | ||
| 1956 | Chevron Hall of Stars | Crisis in Kansas | ||
| 1956 | The Star and the Story | The Force of Circumstance | ||
| 1956 | Celebrity Playhouse | Empty Arms | ||
| 1956 | Front Row Center | Joyce | Instant of Truth | |
| 1956 | Screen Directors Playhouse | Vera Wayne | Claire | |
| 1956 | Studio 57 | Katy | The Rarest Stamp | |
| 1956 | Studio 57 | Flossie Norris | The Brown Leather Case | |
| 1956 | Climax! | Justina | Bury Me Later | |
| 1957 | Undercurrent | Deborah | Deborah | |
| 1957 | Climax! | Judith Beresford | The Devil's Brood | |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | Victoria Atkins | Verdict of Three | |
| 1959 | Playhouse 90 | Hazel Wills | The Grey Nurse Said Nothing | |
| 1963 | Eleventh Hour, TheThe Eleventh Hour | Alvera Dunlear | Something Crazy's Going on in the Back Room | |
| 1965 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Elfie von Donck | The Deadly Toys Affair | |
| 1965 | The Trials of O'Brien | Celeste Thurlow | Leave It to Me | |
| 1975 | The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow | Narrator (voice)/Sister Theresa (voice) | TV short film | |
| 1982 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney | Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie | |
| 1983 | Gift of Love: A Christmas Story, TheThe Gift of Love: A Christmas Story | Amanda Fenwick | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
| 1983 | Sweeney Todd | Mrs. Nellie Lovett | CableACE Award for Actress in a Theatrical or Musical Program Nominated—Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program |
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| 1984 | Talent for Murder, AA Talent for Murder | Ann Royce McClain | ||
| 1984 | Lace | Aunt Hortense Boutin | ||
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Alice Garrett | TV mini-series | |
| 1984–1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica Fletcher | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1985, 1987, 1990, 1992) People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program (1985) TV Land Award for Favorite Private Eye (2005) TV Land Award for Favorite Lady Gumshoe (2007) Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series (1985–1996) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1995) |
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| 1986 | Magnum P.I. | Jessica Fletcher | Novel Connection | |
| 1986 | Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Marchesa Allabrandi | ||
| 1988 | Shootdown | Nan Moore | ||
| 1989 | Shell Seekers, TheThe Shell Seekers | Penelope Keeling | ||
| 1990 | Love She Sought, TheThe Love She Sought | Agatha McGee | ||
| 1992 | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Mrs. Ada Harris | ||
| 1992 | Grand Opening of Disneyland Paris, TheThe Grand Opening of Disneyland Paris | Herself | ||
| 1996 | Mrs. Santa Claus | Mrs. Santa Claus | ||
| 1997 | Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Jessica Fletcher | ||
| 1999 | Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, TheThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | Mrs. Emily Pollifax | ||
| 2000 | Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For | Jessica Fletcher | ||
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Jessica Fletcher / Sarah McCullough | ||
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Lady Berrington | For All the Tea in China | |
| 2003 | Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Jessica Fletcher | ||
| 2004 | The Blackwater Lightship | Dora | Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Eleanor Duvall | 2 parts on sister shows Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Drama Series |
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| 2008 | Heidi 4 Paws | Grandmamma | voice | |
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