Irene Browne
Biography
Irene Browne was born on February 23, 1891 in London, England. She was an actress, known for The Red Shoes (1948), Cavalcade (1933) and Pygmalion (1938). She died on July 24, 1965 in London.
British-born leading actress with long stage experience, beginning in 1910 with 'Robert Macaire'. Appeared in the West End production of 'No,No Nanette' (1925), followed by Noel Coward's 'Cavalcade'. She was also in the Hollywood screen version of 'Cavalcade' (1933), but was subsequently relegated to supporting roles and eventually returned to the London stage.
She played Lady Ann(e) Pettigrew in both Berkeley Square (1933) and its remake I'll Never Forget You (1951). Although she played Colin Keith-Johnston, Valerie Taylor and Heather Angel's mother in Berkeley Square (1933), she was only three months older than Keith-Johnston, six years older than Taylor and twelve years older than Angel in real life.
Miss Browne pronounced her first name Eye-REE-nee.
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Full filmography
- The Red Shoes (1948) as Lady Neston
- Cavalcade (1933) as Margaret Harris
- Quartet (1948) as Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
- Pygmalion (1938) as Duchess
- The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) as Dowager
- Berkeley Square (1933) as Lady Ann Pettigrew
- Trottie True (1949) as Duchess (uncredited)
- The House in the Square (1951) as Lady Anne Pettigrew
- Christopher Strong (1933) as Carrie Valentine
- The Amateur Gentleman (1936) as Lady Huntstanton
- Barnacle Bill (1957) as Mrs. Barrington
- Madeleine (1950) as Mrs. Grant
- Rooney (1958) as Mrs Manning ffrench
- Meet Me at Dawn (1947) as Mme. Renault
- The Prime Minister (1941) as Lady Londonderry
- The Letter (1929) as Mrs. Joyce
- Peg o' My Heart (1933) as Mrs. Chichester
- My Lips Betray (1933) as Queen Mother Therese
- Serious Charge (1959) as Mrs Phillips
- The Bad Lord Byron (1949) as Lady Melbourne
- The White Woman (1931) as Mrs. Joyce