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Edith Evans

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).   Description above from the Wikipedia article Edith Evans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Feb 8, 1888 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
24
First Appeared:
In the movie The Queen of Spades 1949-03-16
Latest Project:
Movie Nothing Like a Dame 2018-05-02
Known For
Filmography
Movie Nothing Like a Dame Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018-05-02
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Nasty Habits Sister Hildegard 1977-01-28
Movie The Slipper and the Rose Dowager Queen 1976-03-25
Series QB VII Dr. Parmentier 1974-04-29
Movie Craze Aunt Louise 1974-05-16
Movie El caballo torero 1973-12-05
Movie A Doll's House Anne-Marie 1973-04-10
Movie Scrooge Ghost of Christmas Past 1970-11-05
Movie The Madwoman of Chaillot Josephine 1969-10-12
Movie Crooks and Coronets Lady Sophie Fitzmore 1969-04-02
Movie David Copperfield Aunt Betsy Trotwood 1969-12-01
Movie The New Cinema Self 1968-01-01
Movie Prudence and the Pill Roberta Bates 1968-05-23
Movie The Whisperers Mrs Ross 1967-07-18
Movie Fitzwilly Miss Victoria Woodworth 1967-12-20
Movie Young Cassidy Lady Gregory 1965-02-25
Movie The Chalk Garden Mrs. St. Maugham 1964-04-02
Movie Tom Jones Miss Western 1963-08-24
Movie The Nun's Story Rev. Mother Emmanuel 1959-06-18
Movie Look Back in Anger Mrs. Tanner 1959-09-15
Movie The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell 1952-06-02
Movie The Queen of Spades The Old Countess Ranevskaya 1949-03-16
Movie The Last Days of Dolwyn Merri 1949-04-13