Kim Dickens
Biography
Kim Dickens is an American actress whose screen career began after she studied communications at Vanderbilt University and trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, she made her professional screen debut in Palookaville (1996), then took leading and supporting roles in films such as Great Expectations, Zero Effect, Mercury Rising, Hollow Man (2000), The Gift (2000), House of Sand and Fog (2003), The Blind Side (2009), Footloose (2011), At Any Price (2012), Gone Girl (2014), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), and Land (2021). On television, she played Joanie Stubbs in Deadwood, earning a Screen Actors Guild ensemble nomination, and later appeared in Lost, Friday Night Lights, Treme, House of Cards, and Fear the Walking Dead as Madison Clark. She also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Things Behind the Sun (2001).
61years old
Turns 62 on June 18in 260 days
- Born Huntsville
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Kimberly Jan Dickens
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 26 years1996 to 2022
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First role
Dickens made her stage debut while still a student at Vanderbilt University, appearing in a student production of David Mamet's play Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
Early training
Dickens moved to New York City to keep studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and she worked as a waitress there. She earned her degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Kim Dickens movies on Netflix
The Good Nurseas Linda Garran
The In Betweenas Vickie
Landas Emma
Deadwood: The Movieas Joanie Stubbs
The Highwaymenas Gladys Hamer
Lizzieas Emma Borden
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Childrenas Jake's Mom
Gone Girlas Detective Rhonda Boney
At Any Priceas Irene Whipple
Footlooseas Lulu Warnicker
The Blind Sideas Mrs. Boswell
Wild Tigers I Have Knownas The Counselor
House of Sand and Fogas Carol Burdon
Things Behind the Sunas Sherry
Committedas Jenny
Hollow Manas Sarah Kennedy
The Giftas Linda
The White River Kidas Apple Lisa
Great Expectationsas Maggie
Mercury Risingas Stacey
Zero Effectas Gloria Sullivan
Palookavilleas Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Lee Hancock directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Dennis Quaid2 films together, 2011 to 2012
Dennis Quaid's page At Any Price2012IMDb rating 5.6Dickens as Irene WhippleQuaid as Henry Whipple
Footloose2011IMDb rating 5.9Dickens as Lulu WarnickerQuaid as Rev. Shaw Moore
Kathy Bates2 films together, 2009 to 2019
Kathy Bates's page The Highwaymen2019IMDb rating 6.9Dickens as Gladys HamerBates as Ma Ferguson
The Blind Side2009IMDb rating 7.6Dickens as Mrs. BoswellBates as Miss Sue
Heather Graham2 films together, 2000 to 2012
Heather Graham's page At Any Price2012IMDb rating 5.6Dickens as Irene WhippleGraham as Meredith Crown
Committed2000IMDb rating 5.1Dickens as JennyGraham as Joline
John Carroll Lynch2 films together, 1998 to 2019
John Carroll Lynch's page The Highwaymen2019IMDb rating 6.9Dickens as Gladys HamerLynch as Lee Simmons
Mercury Rising1998IMDb rating 6.1Dickens as StaceyLynch as Martin Lynch
Ray McKinnon2 films together, 2009 to 2011
Ray McKinnon's page Footloose2011IMDb rating 5.9Dickens as Lulu WarnickerMcKinnon as Wes Warnicker
The Blind Side2009IMDb rating 7.6Dickens as Mrs. BoswellMcKinnon as Coach Cotton
W. Earl Brown2 films together, 2019
W. Earl Brown's page Deadwood: The Movie2019IMDb rating 7.3Dickens as Joanie StubbsBrown as Dan Dority
The Highwaymen2019IMDb rating 6.9Dickens as Gladys HamerBrown as Ivy Methvin
John Lee HancockDirector, 2 films, 2009 to 2019
All films by John Lee Hancock The Highwaymen2019IMDb rating 6.9Dickens as Gladys Hamer
The Blind Side2009IMDb rating 7.6Dickens as Mrs. Boswell
Also two films together3 more actors
- Chelcie RossAt Any Price (2012) and The Gift (2000)
- Chad LindbergThe White River Kid (1999) and Mercury Rising (1998)
- Gabriel MannThings Behind the Sun (2001) and Great Expectations (1998)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Kim Dickens's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
14 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$371M26.2% of the total
- 2$309M21.9% of the total
- 3$296M21.0% of the total
- 4$190M13.5% of the total
- 5$93M6.6% of the total
- 6$64M4.5% of the total
- 7$55M3.9% of the total
- 8$17M1.2% of the total












