Edith Evans
Born in London, England, UK — Feb 08 1888• Died Oct 14 1976
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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…
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Omnibus
Self
The Oscars
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc
QB VII
Dr. Parmentier
The Slipper and the Rose
Dowager Queen
The Nun's Story
Rev. Mother Emmanuel
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scrooge
Ghost of Christmas Past
Fitzwilly
Miss Victoria Woodworth
Tom Jones
Miss Western
The Whisperers
Mrs Ross
The Queen of Spades
The Old Countess Ranevskaya
David Copperfield
Aunt Betsy Trotwood
Craze
Aunt Louise
Nasty Habits
Sister Hildegard
Prudence and the Pill
Roberta Bates
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Josephine
The Chalk Garden
Mrs. St. Maugham
The New Cinema
Self
A Doll's House
Anne-Marie
Young Cassidy
Lady Gregory
Look Back in Anger
Mrs. Tanner
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
Lady Bracknell
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell
Upon This Rock
Queen Christina (voice)
The Last Days of Dolwyn
Merri
Crooks and Coronets
Lady Sophie Fitzmore
East Is East
Aunt
A Welsh Singer
Mrs. Pomfrey