Edith Evans

Edith Evans

2/8/1888 – 10/14/1976London, England, UK

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.

Filmography (31 titles)

Nothing Like a Dame6.8Movie

Nothing Like a Dame

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2018

Nasty Habits5.0Movie

Nasty Habits

Sister Hildegard · 1977

The Slipper and the Rose6.9Movie

The Slipper and the Rose

Dowager Queen · 1976

Craze5.1Movie

Craze

Aunt Louise · 1974

QB VII7.7Show

QB VII

Dr. Parmentier · 1974

A Doll's House5.4Movie

A Doll's House

Anne-Marie · 1973

Scrooge6.8Movie

Scrooge

Ghost of Christmas Past · 1970

Upon This Rock9.0Movie

Upon This Rock

Queen Christina (voice) · 1970

David Copperfield5.6Movie

David Copperfield

Aunt Betsy Trotwood · 1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot7.3Movie

The Madwoman of Chaillot

Josephine · 1969

Crooks and Coronets8.5Movie

Crooks and Coronets

Lady Sophie Fitzmore · 1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre7.0Show

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Dame Maud Gosport · 1969

Prudence and the Pill5.7Movie

Prudence and the Pill

Roberta Bates · 1968

The New CinemaMovie

The New Cinema

Self · 1968

Fitzwilly6.2Movie

Fitzwilly

Miss Victoria Woodworth · 1967

Omnibus7.2Show

Omnibus

Self · 1967

The Whisperers6.5Movie

The Whisperers

Mrs Ross · 1967

Young Cassidy6.4Movie

Young Cassidy

Lady Gregory · 1965

The Chalk Garden7.2Movie

The Chalk Garden

Mrs. St. Maugham · 1964

Tom Jones5.9Movie

Tom Jones

Miss Western · 1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson7.5Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

Look Back in Anger6.7Movie

Look Back in Anger

Mrs. Tanner · 1959

The Nun's Story7.2Movie

The Nun's Story

Rev. Mother Emmanuel · 1959

Movie

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

Lady Bracknell · 1955

The Oscars7.0Show

The Oscars

Self · 1953

The Importance of Being Earnest7.2Movie

The Importance of Being Earnest

Lady Bracknell · 1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame8.8Show

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc · 1951

The Last Days of Dolwyn6.9Movie

The Last Days of Dolwyn

Merri · 1949

The Queen of Spades6.6Movie

The Queen of Spades

The Old Countess Ranevskaya · 1949

East Is East5.3Movie

East Is East

Aunt · 1916