The Best Ethel Waters Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 1929 to 1989, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Latest Ethel Waters Movies
The most recent films Ethel Waters is credited on, newest first — starting with The Sound and the Fury (1959). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Sound and the Fury 1959 · Dilsey -
The Member of the Wedding 1952 · Berenice Sadie Brown -
Pinky 1949 · Dicey Johnson -
Stage Door Canteen 1943 · Ethel Waters -
Cabin in the Sky 1943 · Petunia Jackson -
Cairo 1942 · Cleona Jones, Marcia's Maid -
Tales of Manhattan 1942 · Esther -
Bubbling Over 1934 · Ethel Peabody -
Rufus Jones for President 1933 · Mother of Rufus -
On With the Show! 1929 · Ethel
The Best Ethel Waters Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ethel Waters films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the newest Ethel Waters movie?
The newest film on Ethel Waters's filmography is Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues (1989), with Ethel Waters as Self (archive footage).
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