| The Letter (1940) | Gale Sondergaard | Mrs. Hammond | widow, antagonist, victim, murderer | Mrs. Hammond, Glass Curtains |
| Her Kind of Man (1946) | Janis Paige | Georgia King | leading lady, singer, love interest, wife, widow | It Had to Be You |
| Her Kind of Man (1946) | George Tobias | Joe Marino | husband, widow, victim, murderer, avenger | [none] |
| The Unfaithful (1947) | Marta Mitrovich | Mrs. Tanner | widow, antagonist, blackmailer | Tanner |
| Key Largo (1948) | Lauren Bacall | Nora Temple | leading lady, daughter, widow, love interest | Nora |
| Mara Maru (1952) | Ruth Roman | Stella Callahan | leading lady, love interest, widow | Stella |
| Death of a Scoundrel (1956) | Zsa Zsa Gabor | Mrs. Ryan | leading lady, rich woman, love interest, widow | [none] |