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Overview
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Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Edith Evans was the greatest actress on the English stage in the 20th century... more
Trivia:
In 1964, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Director" on behalf of Tony Richardson... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another
7 wins
&
4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Christmas and new year cinema releases
(From The Guardian - Film News. 18 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
The Queen of Spades | Film review
(From The Guardian - Film News. 17 December 2009, 2:30 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 18 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
The Queen of Spades | Film review
(From The Guardian - Film News. 17 December 2009, 2:30 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Dame Edith Evans
Filmography
Actress:
- Nasty Habits (1977) .... Sister Hildegard
... aka The Abbess - The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) .... Dowager Queen
... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title) - Craze (1974) .... Aunt Louise
... aka Demon Master
... aka The Infernal Idol - "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Dr. Parmentier (unknown episodes)
- El caballo torero (1973)
- A Doll's House (1973/I) .... Anne-Marie
- Scrooge (1970) .... Ghost of Christmas Past
- Upon This Rock (1970) (TV) .... Queen Christina
... aka Return to Lochaver - David Copperfield (1969) (TV) .... Aunt Betsy Trotwood
- Red Peppers (1969) (TV) .... Mabel Grace
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) .... Josephine
- Crooks and Coronets (1969) .... Lady Sophie Fitzmore
... aka Sophie's Place (USA) - Prudence and the Pill (1968) .... Lady Roberta Bates
- "The Gambler" .... Grandmamma (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode #1.1 (1968) TV episode .... Grandmamma - Fitzwilly (1967) .... Miss Victoria Woodworth
... aka A Garden of Cucumbers
... aka Fitzwilly Strikes Back (UK) - The Whisperers (1967) .... Mrs. Ross
... aka Bryan Forbes' Production of The Whisperers (UK: complete title) - "Before the Fringe" (1 episode, 1967)
... aka More Before the Fringe (UK: second season title)
- Episode dated 20 March 1967 (1967) TV episode - "Preview Tonight" .... Iris Milbanks (1 episode, 1966)
- Search, Pursue and Destroy (1966) TV episode (as Dame Edith Evans) .... Iris Milbanks - Young Cassidy (1965) .... Lady Gregory
- The Chalk Garden (1964) .... Mrs. St. Maugham
- Tom Jones (1963) .... Miss Western
... aka Tom Jones! (UK: poster title) - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Time Remembered (1961) TV episode .... Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc - "ITV Play of the Week" .... Judith Bliss (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- Hay Fever (1960) TV episode .... Judith Bliss - "Startime" .... Lady Bracknell (1 episode, 1960)
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1960) TV episode .... Lady Bracknell - "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Helen Lancaster (1 episode, 1959)
- Waters of the Moon (1959) TV episode .... Helen Lancaster - The Nun's Story (1959) (as Dame Edith Evans) .... Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium)
- Look Back in Anger (1959) .... Mrs. Tanner
- "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Mrs. Smith / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- The Old Ladies (1956) TV episode .... Mrs.Agatha Payne
- A Question of Fact (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Smith - "Stage 7" (1 episode, 1955)
- Tiger at Noon (1955) TV episode - "Your Jeweler's Showcase" (1 episode, 1953)
- A Very Old Murder (1953) TV episode - The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) .... Lady Augusta Bracknell
... aka Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (UK: complete title) - The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949) .... Merri
... aka Dolwyn
... aka Women of Dolwyn (USA) - The Queen of Spades (1949) .... The Old Countess Ranevskaya
- East Is East (1916) .... Aunt
- A Welsh Singer (1915) .... Mrs. Pomfrey
- Honeymoon for Three (1915)
Soundtrack:
- The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976) (performer: "What Has Love To Do With Getting Married?")
... aka The Slipper and the Rose (UK: short title)
Self:
- "Clapper Board" .... Herself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 3 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - Interviewee - "Parkinson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode #5.12 (1975) TV episode (as Dame Edith Evans) .... Herself - "Omnibus" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- The Actors Changing Face: Acting Styles in the 20th Century (1969) TV episode .... Herself
- Edith Evans: A Birthday Tribute (1968) TV episode .... Herself - "Time to Remember" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1969)
- 1911-1913: TheTime of the Suffragettes (1969) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Editing
- "Tempo" .... Herself / ... (1 episode, 1968)
- The Actor and the Role: Edith Evans (1968) TV episode .... Herself/Lady Pitts - "The Eamonn Andrews Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 3 March 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself - The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Accepting Best Director Award for Tony Richardson
Additional Details
Other Works:
According to Raymond Lefèvre and Roland Lacourbe in "30 Ans de Cinéma Britannique", she played in a 1960 TV version of "The Importance of Being Earnest".
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