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Kristin Griffith

Kristin Griffith

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

Kristin Griffith is an American actress who has appeared in film, television and theater. Born in Odessa, Texas, she performed with the Pickwick Players in Midland, Texas, before attending the Juilliard School in New York in 1971. She starred on Broadway in 1976 in two plays, A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander and A Texas Trilogy: The Oldest Living Graduate. In 1978 she made her film debut in Woody Allen's Interiors, then starred in The Europeans the following year. Her later films include King of the Hill (1993), Cold in July (2014), I Smile Back (2015), Ben Is Back (2018), The Devil All the Time (2020) and Things Heard & Seen (2021). On television she played Ruby Donner in Another World and guest-starred on Law & Order and Succession. She received a 2015 Drama Desk nomination for The Fatal Weakness and won Best Actress at the Prague Independent Film Festival in 2025 for The Reckoning.

73years old

Turns 74 on September 7in 329 days

  • Born Odessa
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
8
Career span
43 years1978 to 2021

Genres

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  1. First role

    Griffith made her big screen debut in Woody Allen's drama Interiors, starring alongside Geraldine Page, Mary Beth Hurt and Diane Keaton.

  2. Early training

    Before Juilliard, Griffith appeared in many productions of the Pickwick Players in Midland, Texas, and later returned one summer to run the box office and teach a progressive acting course.

  3. Behind the award

    Griffith took home the Best Actress Award at the Prague Independent Film Festival in 2025, honored for the drama film The Reckoning.

  4. Early training

    Griffith graduated from Juilliard, and she also studied at the Avant-Garde Opera in Graz, Austria, as an alumna of that program.

Kristin Griffith movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Interiors1978 Dramaas Flyn

    IMDb rating 7.223K votes

  2. The Devil All the Time2020 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Emma

    IMDb rating 7.1174K votes

  3. Ben Is Back2018as Mrs. Crane

    IMDb rating 6.726K votes

  4. Things Heard & Seen2021as Audrey Claire

    IMDb rating 5.342K votes

  5. Cold in July2014as Kay

    IMDb rating 6.740K votes

  6. I Smile Back2015as Nurse Pauline

    IMDb rating 6.26.3K votes

  7. King of the Hill1993as Mrs. McShane

    IMDb rating 7.39.5K votes

  8. The Europeans1979as Lizzie Acton

    IMDb rating 6.11.3K votes

Worked with

Kristin Griffith shares two films with Karen Allen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Karen Allen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Karen AllenLisa Eichhorn, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lisa EichhornAdrien Brody, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Adrien BrodyDiane Keaton, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Diane KeatonJulia Roberts, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Julia RobertsSam Shepard, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Sam ShepardAntonio CamposDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Antonio CamposRobert PulciniDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Robert PulciniShari Springer BermanDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Shari Springer Berman

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