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Edith Evans
Actor

Edith Evans

8 Feb 1888Born
14 Oct 1976Died
88Age at death
26Credits

Biography

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Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was a British actress. She was known for her work on the British stage. She also appeared in a number of films, for which she received three Academy Award nominations, plus a BAFTA and a Golden Globe award.

Evans was particularly effective at portraying haughty aristocratic ladies, as in two of her most famous roles: Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest (both on stage and in the 1952 film), and Miss Western in the 1963 film of Tom Jones.

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By contrast, she played a poverty-stricken old woman in one of her most acclaimed film roles, in The Whisperers (1967).

 

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1977Nasty HabitsFilm: Sister Hildegard
  2. 1976The Slipper and the RoseFilm: Dowager Queen
  3. 1974CrazeFilm: Aunt Louise
  4. 1974QB VIISeries: Dr. Parmentier (2 episodes)
  5. 1973A Doll's HouseFilm: Anne-Marie
  6. 1970ScroogeFilm: Ghost of Christmas Past
  7. 1970Upon This RockFilm: Queen Christina (voice)
  8. 1969David CopperfieldFilm: Aunt Betsy Trotwood
  9. 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotFilm: Josephine
  10. 1969Crooks and CoronetsFilm: Lady Sophie Fitzmore
  11. 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries: Dame Maud Gosport (1 episode)
  12. 1968Prudence and the PillFilm: Roberta Bates
  13. 1967FitzwillyFilm: Miss Victoria Woodworth
  14. 1967The WhisperersFilm: Mrs Ross
  15. 1965Young CassidyFilm: Lady Gregory
  16. 1964The Chalk GardenFilm: Mrs. St. Maugham
  17. 1963Tom JonesFilm: Miss Western
  18. 1959Look Back in AngerFilm: Mrs. Tanner
  19. 1959The Nun's StoryFilm: Rev. Mother Emmanuel
  20. 1955ITV Opening Night at the GuildhallFilm: Lady Bracknell
  21. 1952The Importance of Being EarnestFilm: Lady Bracknell
  22. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc (1 episode)
  23. 1949The Last Days of DolwynFilm: Merri
  24. 1949The Queen of SpadesFilm: The Old Countess Ranevskaya
  25. 1916East Is EastFilm: Aunt
  26. 1916A Welsh SingerFilm: Mrs. Pomfrey

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