Edith Evans

Edith Evans

1888-02-08 – 1976-10-14 (age 88) London, England, UK
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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).

 

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Known For

The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story

1959

as Rev. Mother Emmanuel

Scrooge
Scrooge

1970

as Ghost of Christmas Past

The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose

1976

as Dowager Queen

Tom Jones
Tom Jones

1963

as Miss Western

Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame

2018

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fitzwilly
Fitzwilly

1967

as Miss Victoria Woodworth

The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades

1949

as The Old Countess Ranevskaya

The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969

as Josephine

Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger

1959

as Mrs. Tanner

The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden

1964

as Mrs. St. Maugham

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

as Lady Bracknell

Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits

1977

as Sister Hildegard

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The Whisperers
The Whisperers

1967

as Mrs Ross

Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy

1965

as Lady Gregory

Craze
Craze

1974

as Aunt Louise

A Doll's House
A Doll's House

1973

as Anne-Marie

The New Cinema
The New Cinema

1968

as Self

Crooks and Coronets
Crooks and Coronets

1969

as Lady Sophie Fitzmore

Upon This Rock
Upon This Rock

1970

as Queen Christina (voice)