Edith Evans

Acting

Edith Evans

Born February 8, 1888London, England, UK30 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Nothing Like a Dame
2018Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Nasty Habits
1977Nasty Habits
as Sister HildegardMovie
The Slipper and the Rose
1976The Slipper and the Rose
as Dowager QueenMovie
Craze
1974Craze
as Aunt LouiseMovie
QB VII
1974QB VII
as Dr. ParmentierTV
A Doll's House
1973A Doll's House
as Anne-MarieMovie
Scrooge
1970Scrooge
as Ghost of Christmas PastMovie
Upon This Rock
1970Upon This Rock
as Queen Christina (voice)Movie
David Copperfield
1969David Copperfield
as Aunt Betsy TrotwoodMovie
Crooks and Coronets
1969Crooks and Coronets
as Lady Sophie FitzmoreMovie
Prudence and the Pill
1968Prudence and the Pill
as Roberta BatesMovie
The New Cinema
1968The New Cinema
as SelfMovie
Fitzwilly
1967Fitzwilly
as Miss Victoria WoodworthMovie
Omnibus
1967Omnibus
as SelfTV
The Whisperers
1967The Whisperers
as Mrs RossMovie
Young Cassidy
1965Young Cassidy
as Lady GregoryMovie
The Chalk Garden
1964The Chalk Garden
as Mrs. St. MaughamMovie
Tom Jones
1963Tom Jones
as Miss WesternMovie
Look Back in Anger
1959Look Back in Anger
as Mrs. TannerMovie
The Nun's Story
1959The Nun's Story
as Rev. Mother EmmanuelMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Duchess of Pont-au-BroncTV
The Queen of Spades
1949The Queen of Spades
as The Old Countess RanevskayaMovie
East Is East
1916East Is East
as AuntMovie
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1916A Welsh Singer
as Mrs. PomfreyMovie