
Person
Irene Worth
Acting · 1916–2002 · Fairbury, Nebraska, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irene Worth, Honorary CBE (June 23, 1916 - March 9, 2002) was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the English and American theatre. She pronounced her given name with three syllables -- "I-REE-nee" -- and other actors are heard to use this pronunciation when referring to her at the Tony Awards ceremony and other public occasions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irene Worth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Great Performances
Winnie

Remember WENN
Florence Dunthorpe Mellon

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Mrs. Purdy

Ladies in Charge
Countess Kutuzov

The Scapegoat
Francoise

Deathtrap
Helga ten Dorp

Nicholas and Alexandra
The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna

Onegin
Princess Alina

Separate Tables
Mrs. Railton-Bell

King Lear
Goneril
Filmography
- 1999OneginPrincess Alina
- 1998Just the TicketMrs. Haywood
- 1996Remember WENNFlorence Dunthorpe Mellon
- 1993Lost in YonkersGrandma Kurnitz
- 1989The Shell SeekersDolly Keeling
- 1986Ladies in ChargeCountess Kutuzov
- 1985Fast ForwardIda Sabol
- 1984ForbiddenRuth Friedländer
- 1984The Tragedy of CoriolanusVolumnia
- 1983Inspector Ghote Moves InMrs. Bressingham
- 1983Separate TablesMrs. Railton-Bell
- 1982DeathtrapHelga ten Dorp
- 1981EyewitnessMrs. Sokolow
- 1980Happy DaysWinnie
- 1979Rich KidsMadeline's Mother
- 1977The Displaced PersonMrs. McIntyre
- 1975The Way of the WorldLady Wishfort
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesMrs. Purdy
- 1971Nicholas and AlexandraThe Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
- 1971Great PerformancesWinnie
- 1970King LearGoneril
- 1963To Die in MadridCo-Narrator (English version) (voice)
- 1962Seven Seas to Calais
- 1959The ScapegoatFrancoise
- 1958Orders to KillLéonie
- 1954The Stratford AdventureSelf
- 1953The Lady from the SeaEllida Wangel
- 1952Secret PeopleMiss Jackson
- 1948Another ShoreBucksie Vere-Brown
- 1948One Night with YouLina Linari
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