The Best Paula Kelly Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1943 to 1995, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) with $18M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paula Kelly Box Office Hits
Paula Kelly's films have made $21.2M worldwide in total. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) is the biggest hit at $18M, ahead of Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored (1995) ($2.29M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 1986 · Drama $18M $18M dom. - 2
Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored 1995 · Romance $2.29M $2.29M dom. - 3
Drop Squad 1994 · Comedy $735K $735K dom. - 4
Bank Robber 1993 · Thriller $116K $116K dom. - 5
The Glenn Miller Story 1954 · Drama $994 - 6
Soylent Green 1973 · Sci-Fi $210
The Best Paula Kelly Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paula Kelly has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 3 films, and Drop Squad (1994) is the pick of them.
The Best Paula Kelly Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paula Kelly's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
The Latest Paula Kelly Movies
The most recent films Paula Kelly is credited on, newest first — starting with Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored (1995). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored 1995 · Ma Pearl
- Drop Squad 1994 · Aunt Tilly
- Bank Robber 1993 · Mother
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1987 · Cassy - Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 1986 · Satin Doll
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That’s Dancing! 1985 · From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage) -
Peter Pan 1976 · Tiger Lily -
Drum 1976 · Rachel -
Uptown Saturday Night 1974 · Leggy Peggy -
Lost in the Stars 1974 · Rose -
The Spook Who Sat by the Door 1973 · Dahomey Queen - Soylent Green 1973 · Sci-Fi
The Best Paula Kelly Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paula Kelly films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Paula Kelly movie?
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) made the most at the box office, with $18M worldwide, followed by Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored (1995) with $2.29M. Together, Paula Kelly's films with box office figures have made $21.2M.
What is the best Paula Kelly comedy movie?
Drop Squad (1994) is the best-rated of Paula Kelly's comedy films. In other genres: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (drama), Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored (romance) and Bank Robber (thriller).
What is the newest Paula Kelly movie?
The newest film on Paula Kelly's filmography is Once Upon a Time… When We Were Colored (1995), with Paula Kelly as Ma Pearl.
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