5.9
Movie
Acting
Edith Evans
- Born
- Died
- (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 32 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. 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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Signature work
Known For
5.9
Movie
7.2
Movie
The Nun's Story
6.8
Movie
Scrooge
7.2
Movie
The Importance of Being Earnest
6.7
Movie
Look Back in Anger
6.5
Movie
The Queen of Spades
6.9
Movie
The Slipper and the Rose
7.2
Movie
The Chalk Garden
6.3
Movie
Fitzwilly
6.5
Movie
The Whisperers
5.4
Movie
A Doll's House
5.1
Movie
Craze
6.4
Movie
Young Cassidy
5.7
Movie
Prudence and the Pill
5.6
Movie
David Copperfield
7.3
Movie
The Madwoman of Chaillot
8.8
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
5.0
Movie
Nasty Habits
Acting credits 32
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dame Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Parkinson TV | Self - Guest (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Nasty Habits Film | Sister Hildegard |
| 1976 | The Slipper and the Rose Film | Dowager Queen |
| 1974 | Craze Film | Aunt Louise |
| 1974 | QB VII TV | Dr. Parmentier (2 ep) |
| 1973 | A Doll's House Film | Anne-Marie |
| 1970 | Scrooge Film | Ghost of Christmas Past |
| 1970 | Upon This Rock Film | Queen Christina (voice) |
| 1969 | David Copperfield Film | Aunt Betsy Trotwood |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot Film | Josephine |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronets Film | Lady Sophie Fitzmore |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | Dame Maud Gosport (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Prudence and the Pill Film | Roberta Bates |
| 1968 | The New Cinema Film | Self |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly Film | Miss Victoria Woodworth |
| 1967 | Omnibus TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The Whisperers Film | Mrs Ross |
| 1965 | Young Cassidy Film | Lady Gregory |
| 1964 | The Chalk Garden Film | Mrs. St. Maugham |
| 1963 | Tom Jones Film | Miss Western |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Look Back in Anger Film | Mrs. Tanner |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story Film | Rev. Mother Emmanuel |
| 1955 | ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall Film | Lady Bracknell |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1952 | The Importance of Being Earnest Film | Lady Bracknell |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc (1 ep) |
| 1949 | The Last Days of Dolwyn Film | Merri |
| 1949 | The Queen of Spades Film | The Old Countess Ranevskaya |
| 1916 | East Is East Film | Aunt |
| 1916 | A Welsh Singer Film | Mrs. Pomfrey |