Edith Evans
British actress (1888-1976) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Dame Edith Mary Evans was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the West End stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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1976Died14 October 1976
The Slipper and the RoseFilm, 1976Dowager Queen1974
QB VIISeries, Dr. Parmentier1973
A Doll's HouseFilm, Anne-Marie1970
ScroogeFilm, Ghost of Christmas Past1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Dame Maud Gosport
Crooks and CoronetsFilm, 1969Lady Sophie Fitzmore1968BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture DramaAward
Prudence and the PillFilm, 1968Roberta Bates1967Silver Bear for Best ActressAward
OmnibusSeries, 19671965
Young CassidyFilm, Lady Gregory1964
The Chalk GardenFilm, Mrs. St. Maugham1963
Tom JonesFilm, Miss Western1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1959
Look Back in AngerFilm, Mrs. Tanner1953
The OscarsSeries1952
The Importance of Being EarnestFilm, Lady Bracknell1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc1949
The Last Days of DolwynFilm, Merri1946Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1916A Welsh SingerFilm, Mrs. Pomfrey1888Born8 February 1888
The Slipper and the RoseFilm, 1976Dowager Queen1974QB VIISeries, Dr. Parmentier1973A Doll's HouseFilm, Anne-Marie1970ScroogeFilm, Ghost of Christmas Past1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Dame Maud GosportCrooks and CoronetsFilm, 1969Lady Sophie Fitzmore1968BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture DramaAwardPrudence and the PillFilm, 1968Roberta Bates1967Silver Bear for Best ActressAwardOmnibusSeries, 19671965Young CassidyFilm, Lady Gregory1964The Chalk GardenFilm, Mrs. St. Maugham1963Tom JonesFilm, Miss Western1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1959Look Back in AngerFilm, Mrs. Tanner1953The OscarsSeries1952The Importance of Being EarnestFilm, Lady Bracknell1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc1949The Last Days of DolwynFilm, Merri1946Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1916A Welsh SingerFilm, Mrs. Pomfrey1888Born8 February 1888Known for
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The Chalk Garden 1964
The Nun's Story 1959
The Importance of Being Earnest 1952
The Slipper and the Rose 1976
Nothing Like a Dame 2018
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Ronald Neame Directed Scrooge and The Chalk Garden
Bryan Forbes Directed The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
Tony Richardson Directed Tom Jones and Look Back in Anger
Delbert Mann Directed Fitzwilly and David Copperfield
Michael Redgrave Also in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Emlyn Williams Directed The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
Richard Burton Also in Look Back in Anger (1959)
John Huston Directed The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
Richard Chamberlain Also in The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
Fred Zinnemann Directed The Nun's Story (1960)
Ralph Richardson Also in A Doll's House and David Copperfield
Malcolm Arnold Wrote The Chalk Garden and David Copperfield
Anthony Asquith Directed The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)Harry Saltzman Produced Look Back in Anger (1959)
Michael Hordern Also in Prudence and the Pill (1968)- Walter Mirisch Produced Fitzwilly (1967)
Geoffrey Bayldon Also in Scrooge and The Slipper and the Rose- Miles Malleson Also in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Nanette Newman Also in The Whisperers (1967)- Thorold Dickinson Directed The Queen of Spades (1949)
George Devine Also in Look Back in Anger and Tom Jones- Henry Blanke Produced The Nun's Story (1960)
- Valentine Dyall Also in The Queen of Spades (1949)
- Gerald Sim Also in The Whisperers (1967)
Filmography 25
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Television 7
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1976 · aged 88
