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Mini Biography:
Irene Marie Dunne was born on December 20, 1898, in Louisville, Kentucky... moreTrivia:
After retiring from acting, Dunne devoted herself primarily to Republican... more
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Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
A Single Actress (Julianne Moore and Oscar) (From FilmExperience. 27 September 2009, 10:49 AM, PDT)
Scenes We Love: The Awful Truth
(From Cinematical. 9 August 2009, 4:03 PM, PDT)
Filmography
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1. | "General Electric Theater" (1953) | Margaret Henderson (1 episode, 1962) | 1962 | - | 8.1 (72) |
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2. | "Saints and Sinners" (1962) | Anita Farrell (1 episode, 1962) | 1962 | - | 6.7 (10) |
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3. | "Insight" (1960) | Gertrude le Forte (1 episode, 1962) | 1962 | - | 6.6 (38) |
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4. | "Frontier Circus" (1961) | Dr. Sam (1 episode, 1961) | 1961 | - | 5.9 (13) |
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5. | "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959) | Dr. Gina Kerstas (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 7.2 (26) |
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6. | "The Christophers" (1952) | (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 6.0 (9) |
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7. | "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952) | Janet Wilson / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1954-1956) | 1956 | - | 7.3 (31) |
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8. | "Letter to Loretta" (1953) | Guest Hostess (2 episodes, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.6 (37) |
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9. | "The Jack Benny Program" (1950) | Irene Dunne (1 episode, 1953) | 1953 | - | 8.8 (191) |
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10. | It Grows on Trees (1952) | Polly Baxter | 1952 | - | 6.5 (118) |
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11. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | 7.1 (48) |
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12. | The Mudlark (1950) | Queen Victoria | 1950 | - | 6.9 (252) |
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13. | Never a Dull Moment (1950) | Kay Kingsley Heyward | 1950 | - | 5.2 (149) |
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14. | The House of Tomorrow (1949) | Girl in swimsuit | 1949 | - | 7.4 (164) |
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15. | I Remember Mama (1948) | Martha 'Mama' Hanson | 1948 | - | 8.2 (2,073) |
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16. | Life with Father (1947) | Vinnie Day | 1947 | - | 7.3 (1,410) |
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17. | Anna and the King of Siam (1946) | Anna Owens | 1946 | - | 7.1 (633) |
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18. | Over 21 (1945) | Paula 'Polly' Wharton | 1945 | - | 6.6 (116) |
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19. | Together Again (1944) | Anne Crandall | 1944 | - | 6.8 (74) |
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20. | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | Susan Dunn | 1944 | - | 6.9 (510) |
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21. | A Guy Named Joe (1943) | Dorinda Durston | 1943 | - | 6.9 (803) |
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22. | Lady in a Jam (1942) | Jane Palmer | 1942 | - | 6.5 (35) |
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23. | Unfinished Business (1941) | Nancy Andrews | 1941 | - | 6.9 (88) |
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24. | Penny Serenade (1941) | Julie Gardiner Adams | 1941 | - | 7.1 (2,053) |
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25. | My Favorite Wife (1940) | Ellen Arden | 1940 | - | 7.3 (3,128) |
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26. | When Tomorrow Comes (1939) | Helen Lawrence | 1939 | - | 6.9 (82) |
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27. | Invitation to Happiness (1939) | Eleanor Wayne | 1939 | - | 8.2 (38) |
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28. | Love Affair (1939) | Terry | 1939 | - | 7.3 (1,231) |
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29. | Joy of Living (1938) | Margaret 'Maggie' Garret | 1938 | - | 6.6 (228) |
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30. | The Awful Truth (1937) | Lucy Warriner | 1937 | - | 8.0 (6,052) |
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31. | High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) | Sally Watterson | 1937 | - | 7.4 (78) |
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32. | Theodora Goes Wild (1936) | Theodora Lynn | 1936 | - | 7.4 (621) |
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33. | Show Boat (1936) | Magnolia Hawks | 1936 | - | 7.8 (1,043) |
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34. | Magnificent Obsession (1935) | Helen Hudson | 1935 | - | 7.2 (205) |
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35. | Roberta (1935) | Stephanie | 1935 | - | 7.0 (917) |
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36. | Sweet Adeline (1934) | Adeline 'Addie' Schmidt | 1934 | - | 5.9 (101) |
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37. | The Age of Innocence (1934) | Countess Ellen Olenska | 1934 | - | 6.5 (106) |
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38. | Stingaree (1934) | Hilda Bouverie | 1934 | - | 5.9 (132) |
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39. | This Man Is Mine (1934) | Tony Dunlap | 1934 | - | 6.1 (105) |
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40. | If I Were Free (1933) | Sarah Cazenove | 1933 | - | 6.7 (78) |
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41. | Ann Vickers (1933) | Ann Vickers | 1933 | - | 6.1 (166) |
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42. | The Silver Cord (1933) | Christina Phelps | 1933 | - | 7.0 (107) |
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43. | The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) | Sally Sanders St. John | 1933 | - | 6.6 (93) |
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44. | No Other Woman (1933) | Anna Stanley | 1933 | - | 6.0 (108) |
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45. | Thirteen Women (1932) | Laura Stanhope | 1932 | - | 6.2 (294) |
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46. | Back Street (1932) | Ray Smith | 1932 | - | 7.4 (115) |
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47. | Symphony of Six Million (1932) | Jessica | 1932 | - | 6.2 (145) |
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48. | Consolation Marriage (1931) | Mary Brown Porter | 1931 | - | 6.3 (107) |
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49. | The Great Lover (1931) | Diana Page | 1931 | - | 5.6 (49) |
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50. | Bachelor Apartment (1931) | Helene Andrews | 1931 | - | 6.7 (112) |
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51. | Cimarron (1931) | Sabra Cravat | 1931 | - | 6.2 (1,124) |
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52. | Leathernecking (1930) | Delphine Witherspoon | 1930 | - | 8.5 (5) |
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1. | Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) | (performer: "SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES") | 1987 | - | 6.1 (3,530) |
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2. | Never a Dull Moment (1950) | (performer: "The Man with the Big Felt Hat', "Sagebrush Lullaby") | 1950 | - | 5.2 (149) |
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3. | I Remember Mama (1948) | (performer: "Sovnen" (Slumber)-Norweigan lullaby) | 1948 | - | 8.2 (2,073) |
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4. | Life with Father (1947) | (performer: "Sweet Marie" (1893)) | 1947 | - | 7.3 (1,410) |
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5. | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | (performer: "Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op.388" (1880) (uncredited)) | 1944 | - | 6.9 (510) |
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6. | A Guy Named Joe (1943) | (performer: "I'll Get By" (1928), "I'll See You in My Dreams" (1924)) ("I'll Get By" (1928)) | 1943 | - | 6.9 (803) |
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7. | Penny Serenade (1941) | ("Charleston") | 1941 | - | 7.1 (2,053) |
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8. | Love Affair (1939) | (performer: "Sing My Heart" (1939), "Plaisir d'Amour" (1775) (uncredited)) | 1939 | - | 7.3 (1,231) |
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9. | Joy of Living (1938) | (performer: "Just Let Me Look at You" (1938) (uncredited), "What's Good About Good Night?" (1938) (uncredited), "A Heavenly Party" (1938) (uncredited), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) (uncredited), "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (1886) (uncredited), "Wiener Blut (Viennese Blood), Op.354" (1873) (uncredited)) | 1938 | - | 6.6 (228) |
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10. | The Awful Truth (1937) | (performer: "Home on the Range" (uncredited), "La Serenata") ("My Dreams Are Gone With the Wind", "Home on the Range" (uncredited)) | 1937 | - | 8.0 (6,052) |
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11. | High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) | (performer: "High , Wild and Handsome", "Can I Forget You ?", "The Folks, who live on the Hill", "Allegheny Al") | 1937 | - | 7.4 (78) |
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12. | Theodora Goes Wild (1936) | (performer: "Rock of Ages" (1830) (uncredited), "Be Still My Heart" (1936) (uncredited)) ("Three Blind Mice" (uncredited)) | 1936 | - | 7.4 (621) |
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13. | Show Boat (1936) | (performer: "Make Believe", "I Have The Room Above Her", "Gallivantin' Around", "You Are Love", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (reprise), "After The Ball") ("Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man") | 1936 | - | 7.8 (1,043) |
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14. | Roberta (1935) | (performer: "Russian Lullaby", "Yesterdays" (uncredited), "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (uncredited), "Lovely to Look At" (uncredited)) | 1935 | - | 7.0 (917) |
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15. | Stingaree (1934) | (performer: "I Wish I Were a Fisherman" (1934) (uncredited), "Once You're Mine" (1934) (uncredited), "Tonight Is Mine" (1934) (uncredited), "The Last Rose of Summer" (1808) (uncredited), "Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir (Jewel Song)" (1859) (uncredited)) ("Tonight Is Mine" (1934) (uncredited)) | 1934 | - | 5.9 (132) |
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16. | Sweet Adeline (1934) | (performer: "We Were So Young" (1934), "Here Am I" (1929), "Lonely Feet" (1934), "'Twas Not So Long Ago" (1929), "Don't Ever Leave Me" (1929)) ("Why Was I Born" (1929), "Lonely Feet" (1934)) | 1934 | - | 5.9 (101) |
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17. | This Man Is Mine (1934) | (performer: "The Lilac Tree" (uncredited)) | 1934 | - | 6.1 (105) |
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18. | If I Were Free (1933) | ("Early Rising") | 1933 | - | 6.7 (78) |
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19. | The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933) | (performer: "If Love Were All", "Every Lover Must Meet His Fate" from the operetta "Sweethearts" (1913), "Jimmy") | 1933 | - | 6.6 (93) |
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20. | Consolation Marriage (1931) | (performer: "Devotion" (1931) (uncredited)) | 1931 | - | 6.3 (107) |
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21. | The Great Lover (1931) | (performer: "Là ci darem la mano" (1787) (uncredited), "Ich liebe Dich" (1864) (uncredited), "Waltz Song" (1867) (uncredited)) | 1931 | - | 5.6 (49) |
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1. | Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990) (TV) | Ellen Arden | 1990 | - | 7.4 (70) |
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2. | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1985) (TV) | Herself (Honoree) | 1985 | - | 5.6 (34) |
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3. | The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) | Herself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | 1967 | - | 6.3 (58) |
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4. | "House Party" (1952) | Herself (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 7.0 (24) |
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5. | "About Faces" (1960) | Herself (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | - |
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6. | The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor | 1959 | - | 4.9 (54) |
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7. | "What's My Line?" (1950) | Herself / Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1953-1957) | 1957 | - | 8.9 (268) |
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8. | "The Perry Como Show" (1948) | Herself (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 7.6 (24) |
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9. | "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) | Herself / Herself - Actress (2 episodes, 1953-1955) | 1955 | - | 7.8 (140) |
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10. | Dateline: Disneyland (1955) (TV) | Herself | 1955 | - | 6.8 (64) |
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11. | "Disneyland" (1954) | Herself (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.4 (277) |
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12. | Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (1954) (TV) | Hostess | 1954 | - | - |
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13. | The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) | Herself - Presenter: Best Director | 1954 | - | 3.4 (36) |
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14. | Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (1953) (TV) | Herself - Hostess | 1953 | - | - |
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15. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | Herself - Host / 3 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1951-1952) | 1952 | - | 7.1 (48) |
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16. | You Can Change the World (1951) | Herself | 1951 | - | 6.2 (15) |
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17. | Show Business at War (1943) | Herself | 1943 | - | 8.2 (130) |
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18. | The Slippery Pearls (1931) | Herself | 1931 | - | 6.0 (228) |
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1. | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV) | |
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3. | The Lady with the Torch (1999) | (archive sound) (also archive footage) Herself |
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4. | Entertaining the Troops (1994) | Herself |
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5. | Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV) | Magnolia Hawks |
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6. | Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) | (uncredited) Herself (at the Oscars, 1942, with Coop) |
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7. | "The World at War" (1973) | (uncredited) Herself |
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9. | Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) | Herself |
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11. | Screen Snapshots 7855: Pennies from Hollywood (1955) | Herself |
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12. | Land of Liberty (1939) | Sabra Cravat (edited from: Cimarron) |
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