Edith Evans


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Actor | Actress

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 19...

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Date of Birth: Feb 8, 1888

Date of Death: Oct 14, 1976


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Actor (21 Known Credits)


Nasty Habits

Sister Hildegard

Craze

Aunt Louise

A Doll's House

Anne-Marie

Scrooge

Ghost of Christmas Past

Upon This Rock

Queen Christina (voice)

David Copperfield

Aunt Betsy Trotwood

Crooks and Coronets

Lady Sophie Fitzmore

Prudence and the Pill

Lady Roberta Bates

Fitzwilly

Miss Victoria Woodworth

The Whisperers

Mrs Ross

Young Cassidy

Lady Gregory

The Chalk Garden

Mrs. St. Maugham

Tom Jones

Miss Western

The Nun's Story

Rev. Mother Emmanuel

Look Back in Anger

Mrs. Tanner

The Queen of Spades

The Old Countess Ranevskaya

Nasty Habits (1977)
Sister Hildegard
Dowager Queen
Craze (1974)
Aunt Louise
Anne-Marie
Scrooge (1970)
Ghost of Christmas Past
Queen Christina (voice)
Aunt Betsy Trotwood
Josephine
Lady Sophie Fitzmore
Lady Roberta Bates
Fitzwilly (1967)
Miss Victoria Woodworth
Mrs Ross
Young Cassidy (1965)
Lady Gregory
Mrs. St. Maugham
Tom Jones (1963)
Miss Western
Rev. Mother Emmanuel
Mrs. Tanner
Lady Bracknell
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
East Is East (1916)
Aunt

Actress (21 Known Credits)


Nasty Habits

Sister Hildegard

Craze

Aunt Louise

A Doll's House

Anne-Marie

Scrooge

Ghost of Christmas Past

Upon This Rock

Queen Christina (voice)

David Copperfield

Aunt Betsy Trotwood

Crooks and Coronets

Lady Sophie Fitzmore

Prudence and the Pill

Lady Roberta Bates

Fitzwilly

Miss Victoria Woodworth

The Whisperers

Mrs Ross

Young Cassidy

Lady Gregory

The Chalk Garden

Mrs. St. Maugham

Tom Jones

Miss Western

The Nun's Story

Rev. Mother Emmanuel

Look Back in Anger

Mrs. Tanner

The Queen of Spades

The Old Countess Ranevskaya

Nasty Habits (1977)
Sister Hildegard
Dowager Queen
Craze (1974)
Aunt Louise
Anne-Marie
Scrooge (1970)
Ghost of Christmas Past
Queen Christina (voice)
Aunt Betsy Trotwood
Josephine
Lady Sophie Fitzmore
Lady Roberta Bates
Fitzwilly (1967)
Miss Victoria Woodworth
Mrs Ross
Young Cassidy (1965)
Lady Gregory
Mrs. St. Maugham
Tom Jones (1963)
Miss Western
Rev. Mother Emmanuel
Mrs. Tanner
Lady Bracknell
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
East Is East (1916)
Aunt

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