Rising Shows
Launch app →
The Portrait of a Lady poster

The Portrait of a Lady (1968)

Drama

Spirited American heiress Isabel Archer travels to Europe, where she navigates a complex web of relationships, ultimately committing to a fateful marriage to the charming but cruel Gilbert Osmond. This leads to profound disappointment and a tragic realisation of her own choices.

IMDb rating
6.9 (143 votes)
Episode average
8.1 +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Rating trend: this show's seasons do not settle into one shape. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well.

Browse shows by rating shape → Open in Rising Shows app → View on IMDb

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1968)

8.12 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.4

Ep 1: 7.9 · 11 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 11 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 11 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 11 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 11 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Proposals7.911
2Bequests7.911
3Schemes8.011
4Decisions8.111
5Dissensions8.411
6Revelations8.411

Episode ratings and vote counts from IMDb. Poster, overview, and streaming data from TMDB. Data refreshed 2026-10-03.

Want to discover more shows by their rating shape? Browse Rising Shows →