Irene Rich
Biography
Irene Rich was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio. Born in Buffalo, New York, she began her career in the early 1920s, working with Will Rogers in eight pictures, including Water Water Everywhere and The Ropin' Fool. Rich often portrayed society women, such as in the 1925 adaptation of Lady Windermere's Fan. She appeared in numerous films throughout her career, including Queen of the Yukon and Angel and the Badman, and Fort Apache. Rich's acting credits span over 100 titles.
Career overview
Irene Rich was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio. She collaborated with Will Rogers on eight pictures, including Water Water Everywhere, The Strange Boarder, Jes' Call Me Jim, Boys Will Be Boys, and The Ropin' Fool. Rich often portrayed society women in her early film career.
In later years, Rich appeared in various films, including the 1925 adaptation of Lady Windermere's Fan and Queen of the Yukon in 1940. She also played a frontier wife and mother in two of her last films, one of which was John Wayne's Angel and the Badman, and another in John Ford's Fort Apache.
Throughout her acting career, Irene Rich accumulated a total of 105 known credits.
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105 titles- Joan of Arc (1948) as Catherine le Royer, Joan's friend
- Fort Apache (1948) as Mrs. Mary O'Rourke
- Angel and the Badman (1947) as Mrs. Worth
- New Orleans (1947) as Mrs. Rutledge Smith
- Calendar Girl (1947) as Lulu Varden
- This Time for Keeps (1942) as Mrs. Bryant
- Three Sons o' Guns (1941) as Margaret Patterson
- The Mortal Storm (1940) as Mrs. Roth
- The Lady in Question (1940) as Michele Morestan
- Keeping Company (1940) as Mrs. Thomas
- Queen of the Yukon (1940) as Sadie Martin
- Everybody's Hobby (1939) as Mrs. Myra Leslie
- The Right Way (1939) as Mrs. Martin
- That Certain Age (1938) as Mrs. Dorothy Fullerton
- Hollywood Handicap (1938) as Woman at Racetrack
- Down To Earth (1932) as Idy Peters
- Her Mad Night (1932) as Joan Manners
- Manhattan Tower (1932) as Ann Burns
- The Champ (1931) as Linda Carleton
- Five and Ten (1931) as Jenny Rarick
- Strangers May Kiss (1931) as Celia
- Wicked (1931) as Mrs. Luther
- The Mad Parade (1931) as Mrs. Schuyler
- Beau Ideal (1931) as Lady Brandon
- Father's Son (1931) as Ruth Emory
- Check and Double Check (1930) as Mrs. Blair
- So This Is London (1930) as Mrs. Hiram Draper
- On Your Back (1930) as Julianne
- Daughters of Desire (1929)
- They Had to See Paris (1929) as Idy Peters
- The Exalted Flapper (1929) as Queen Charlotte of Capra
- Shanghai Rose (1929) as Shanghai Rose
- Beware of Married Men (1928) as Myra Martin
- Craig's Wife (1928) as Harriet Craig
- The Perfect Crime (1928) as Stella
- Ned McCobb's Daughter (1928) as Carol
- Women They Talk About (1928) as Irene Mervin Hughes
- Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light' (1928)
- Powder My Back (1928) as Fritzi Foy
- Dearie (1927) as Sylvia Darling/Dearie
- The Silver Slave (1927) as Bernice Randall
- The Desired Woman (1927) as Diana Maxwell / Lady Diana Whitney
- The Climbers (1927) as Duchess of Arrogan
- Don't Tell the Wife (1927) as Mrs. Cartier
- My Official Wife (1926) as Hélène, Countess Orloff
- The Honeymoon Express (1926) as Mary Lambert
- Silken Shackles (1926) as Denise Lake
- Compromise (1925) as Joan Trevore
- Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) as Mrs. Erlynne
- Eve's Lover (1925) as Eva Burnside
- The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925) as Mrs. John Mannering
- My Wife and I (1925) as Mrs. James Borden
- The Pleasure Buyers (1925) as Joan Wiswell
- The Man Without a Conscience (1925) as Shirley Graves
- A Lost Lady (1924) as Marian Forrester
- This Woman (1924) as Carol Drayton
- What the Butler Saw (1924) as Mrs. Barrington
- Captain January (1924) as Isabelle Morton
- Beau Brummel (1924) as Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York
- A Woman Who Sinned (1924) as Mrs. Ransdell
- Pal o' Mine (1924) as Julia Montfort
- Cytherea (1924) as Fanny Randon
- Being Respectable (1924) as Suzanne Schuyler
- Defying Destiny (1923) as Beth Alden
- Yesterday's Wife (1923) as Megan Daye
- Boy of Mine (1923) as Ruth Latimer
- Michael O'Halloran (1923) as Nellie Minturn
- Rosita (1923) as The Queen
- Brass (1923) as Mrs. Grotenberg - aka Mrs. G.
- Lucretia Lombard (1923) as Lucretia Morgan
- Hearts Aflame (1923)
- Snowdrift (1923) as Kitty (story)
- Dangerous Trails (1923) as Grace Alderson
- The Trap (1922) as The Teacher
- The Call of Home (1922) as Alix Lansing
- The Ropin' Fool (1922) as The Girl
- A Fool There Was (1922) as Mrs. Schuyler
- One Clear Call (1922) as Maggie Thornton
- Brawn of the North (1922) as Marion Wells
- One Man in a Million (1921) as Madame Maureveau
- A Tale of Two Worlds (1921) as Mrs. Carmichael
- A Voice in the Dark (1921) as Blanche Walton
- The Poverty of Riches (1921) as Mrs. Holt
- Boys Will Be Boys (1921) as Lucy
- Desperate Trails (1921) as Mrs. Walker
- Just Out of College (1920) as Miss Jones
- The Strange Boarder (1920) as Jane Ingraham
- Godless Men (1920) as 'Black Pawl's' Wife
- Water, Water, Everywhere (1920) as Hope Beecher
- Jes' Call Me Jim (1920) as Miss Butterworth
- Stop Thief (1920) as Madge Carr
- The Street Called Straight (1920) as Drusilla Fane
- Diane of the Green Van (1919) as Keela
- Her Purchase Price (1919) as Marda
- Castles in the Air (1919) as Mrs. Owen Pauncefort
- The Sneak (1919) as Enid Granley
- The Spite Bride (1919) as Eileen Moore
- The Silver Girl (1919) as Julia Raymond
- Wolves of the Night (1919) as Juanita
- The Blue Bonnet (1919) as Martha Drake
- The Lone Star Ranger (1919) as Mrs. Laramie
- A Man in the Open (1919) as Kate
- A Law Unto Herself (1918) as Stephanie
- The Girl in His House (1918) as Betty Burlingham
- The Yosemite Trail as Eve Marsham
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Irene Rich best known for?
Irene Rich is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Fort Apache (1948), Lady Windermere's Fan (1925).
When and where was Irene Rich born?
Irene Rich was born on October 11, 1891 in Buffalo, New York, USA. They passed away on April 22, 1988.
How many credits does Irene Rich have?
Irene Rich has accumulated over 105 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1948.
What is Irene Rich's background in cinema and television?
Irene Rich was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio. Born in Buffalo, New York, she began her career in the early 1920s, working with Will Rogers in eight pictures, including Water Water Everywhere and The Ropin' Fool. Rich often portrayed society women, such as in the 1925 ...
Irene Rich by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Fort Apache (1948) as Mrs. Mary O'Rourke — aged about 56
- Lady Windermere's Fan (1925) as Mrs. Erlynne — aged about 33
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