Edith Evans
- Acting
- February 8, 1888 · London, England, UK
- October 14, 1976
Biography
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 · Self
- Parkinson · Self
- Nasty Habits · Sister Hildegard
- The Slipper and the Rose · Dowager Queen
- Craze · Aunt Louise
- QB VII · Dr. Parmentier
- A Doll's House · Anne-Marie
- Scrooge · Ghost of Christmas Past
- Upon This Rock · Queen Christina (Voice)
- David Copperfield · Aunt Betsy Trotwood
- The Madwoman of Chaillot · Josephine
- Crooks and Coronets · Lady Sophie Fitzmore
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre · Dame Maud Gosport
- Prudence and the Pill · Roberta Bates
- The New Cinema · Self
- Fitzwilly · Miss Victoria Woodworth
- Omnibus · Self
- The Whisperers · Mrs Ross
- Young Cassidy · Lady Gregory
- The Chalk Garden · Mrs. St. Maugham
- Tom Jones · Miss Western
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- Look Back in Anger · Mrs. Tanner
- The Nun's Story · Rev. Mother Emmanuel
- ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall · Lady Bracknell
- The Oscars · Self
- The Importance of Being Earnest · Lady Bracknell
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc
- The Last Days of Dolwyn · Merri
- The Queen of Spades · The Old Countess Ranevskaya
- East Is East · Aunt
- A Welsh Singer · Mrs. Pomfrey