Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#440
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Judy Greer represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 27 years in, and Judy is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Judy Greer appears in 48 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Judy. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the clearest case: a film rated 8.1 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for comedy, drama, science fiction. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Rob Burnett, Francis Lawrence, Brian Kirk and others, Judy Greer helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) as War Pig (voice) · Uncle Frank (2020) as Kitty · Ant-Man (2015) as Maggie Lang
Career snapshot
Ranked #440 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
48
1999–2026
Career length
27 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Average Nutevio score
6.2
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Most frequent director
David Gordon Green
2 films together
Longest collaboration
2×
With David Gordon Green
Most common genre
Comedy
30 titles
Average runtime
1h 45m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
6.8
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.4
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
1990s
6.7 average MV
The 1990s are where the work and the material meet. Three Kings — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
1990s
6.7
Across 1 catalogue film in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
1990s
6.6
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
1990s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Three Kings.
Most productive era
2010s
19 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | — | 6.06 films | 6.510 films | 5.77 films |
| Action | 6.71 film | — | 7.23 films | 6.83 films |
| Thriller | — | 6.51 film | 6.45 films | 6.63 films |
| Comedy | 6.71 film | 6.28 films | 6.39 films | 5.312 films |
| Crime | — | 7.31 film | 6.21 film | — |
| Romance | — | 6.27 films | 6.32 films | 6.22 films |
| Horror | — | — | 6.32 films | 6.63 films |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
1999Three Kings
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Cathy Daitch.
Highest rated performance · Career peak
2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
8.1 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
2026In Memoriam
The current state of the argument.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
48 of 48 films
as War Pig (voice)
Directed by James Gunn
as Grace Bradley
Directed by Dallas Jenkins
as Suzanne
Directed by Unknown
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
War Pig (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Performance score7.8
The performance the rest of the career is read through. War Pig (voice) gives Judy Greer a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Grace Bradley
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
Performance score7.4
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Grace Bradley is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Kitty
Uncle Frank (2020)
Performance score7.4
Uncle Frank asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Kitty is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Suzanne
Three Months (2022)
Performance score7.2
Three Months asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Suzanne is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as War Pig (voice)
Start here. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the clearest statement of what Judy Greer does — accessible, 150 minutes, and rated 8.1 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Judy at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Uncle Frank (2020)
A deliberate change of key after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Good Boy (2020)
A deliberate change of key after Uncle Frank — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Three Months (2022)
Same director as Good Boy, different problem to solve. Watching them in order shows how much of the effect was the collaboration.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
Keeps the comedy register of Three Months but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Paul Weitz
Director
2 films together
Notably Grandma
Matt Reeves
Director
2 films together
Notably Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Peyton Reed
Director
2 films together
Notably Ant-Man
David Gordon Green
Director
2 films together
Notably Halloween
David O. Russell
Director
1 film together
Notably Three Kings
Mike Nichols
Director
1 film together
Notably What Planet Are You From?
Nancy Meyers
Director
1 film together
Notably What Women Want
Adam Shankman
Director
1 film together
Notably The Wedding Planner
Spike Jonze
Director
1 film together
Notably Adaptation.
M. Night Shyamalan
Director
1 film together
Notably The Village
Cameron Crowe
Director
1 film together
Notably Elizabethtown
Anne Fletcher
Director
1 film together
Notably 27 Dresses
Edward Zwick
Director
1 film together
Notably Love & Other Drugs
Alexander Payne
Director
1 film together
Notably The Descendants
Gabriele Muccino
Director
1 film together
Notably Playing for Keeps
Kimberly Peirce
Director
1 film together
Notably Carrie
Jason Reitman
Director
1 film together
Notably Men, Women & Children
Brad Bird
Director
1 film together
Notably Tomorrowland
Doug Ellin
Director
1 film together
Notably Entourage
Colin Trevorrow
Director
1 film together
Notably Jurassic World
Craig Johnson
Director
1 film together
Notably Wilson
Clint Eastwood
Director
1 film together
Notably The 15:17 to Paris
Nick Hamm
Director
1 film together
Notably Driven
Andy Fickman
Director
1 film together
Notably Playing with Fire
Alan Ball
Director
1 film together
Notably Uncle Frank
Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Director
1 film together
Notably Valley Girl
Justin Long
Director
1 film together
Notably Lady of the Manor
Matt Thompson
Director
1 film together
Notably America: The Motion Picture
Nora Twomey
Director
1 film together
Notably My Father's Dragon
Marny Eng
Director
1 film together
Notably Gringa
James Gunn
Director
1 film together
Notably Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Dallas Jenkins
Director
1 film together
Notably The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Brian Kirk
Director
1 film together
Notably Dead of Winter
Francis Lawrence
Director
1 film together
Notably The Long Walk
Rob Burnett
Director
1 film together
Notably In Memoriam
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Matt Reeves
Director
2 films together · 7.3 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Dawn of the Planet of the ApesPeyton Reed
Director
2 films together · 7.1 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Ant-ManDavid Gordon Green
Director
2 films together · 6.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
HalloweenPaul Weitz
Director
2 films together · 5.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
GrandmaJames Gunn
Director
1 film together · 8.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Alan Ball
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Uncle FrankSpike Jonze
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Adaptation.Nora Twomey
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
My Father's DragonEdward Zwick
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Love & Other DrugsFrancis Lawrence
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Long WalkDallas Jenkins
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Best Christmas Pageant EverAlexander Payne
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The DescendantsColin Trevorrow
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Jurassic WorldDavid O. Russell
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Three KingsAndy Fickman
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Playing with FireJason Reitman
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Men, Women & ChildrenAnne Fletcher
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
27 DressesM. Night Shyamalan
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The VillageNancy Meyers
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
What Women WantBrian Kirk
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Dead of WinterBrad Bird
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
TomorrowlandNick Hamm
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
DrivenDoug Ellin
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
EntourageCameron Crowe
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
ElizabethtownKimberly Peirce
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
CarrieMarny Eng
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
GringaCraig Johnson
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
WilsonAdam Shankman
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Wedding PlannerMatt Thompson
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
America: The Motion PictureRachel Lee Goldenberg
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Valley GirlGabriele Muccino
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Playing for KeepsJustin Long
Director
1 film together · 5.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Lady of the ManorClint Eastwood
Director
1 film together · 5.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The 15:17 to ParisMike Nichols
Director
1 film together · 5.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
What Planet Are You From?Rob Burnett
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
In MemoriamSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as War Pig (voice)
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
Love & Other Drugs
as Cindy
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as War Pig (voice)
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Entourage
as Casting Director
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as War Pig (voice)
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Judy Greer has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
27 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Comedy Legend
Awarded
30 catalogue titles in comedy, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as War Pig (voice)
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as War Pig (voice)
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Love Happens
as Marty
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
The Village
as Kitty Walker
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as War Pig (voice)
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as War Pig (voice)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
My Father's Dragon
as Soda the Whale (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Ant-Man
as Maggie Lang
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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