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Irene Worth

Acting Born Jun 23, 1916 Fairbury, Nebraska, USA 24 credits

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Irene Worth, Honorary CBE (June 23, 1916 - March 9, 2002) was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the English and American theatre. She pronounced her given name with three syllables -- "I-REE-nee" -- and other actors are heard to use this pronunciation when referring to her at the Tony Awards ceremony and other public occasions.

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  • Great Performances (1971) as Winnie
  • Remember WENN (1996) as Florence Dunthorpe Mellon
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as Mrs. Purdy
  • Ladies in Charge (1986) as Countess Kutuzov
  • King Lear (1970) as Goneril
  • Deathtrap (1982) as Helga ten Dorp
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
  • Eyewitness (1981) as Mrs. Sokolow
  • Onegin (1999) as Princess Alina
  • The Scapegoat (1959) as Francoise
  • Fast Forward (1985) as Ida Sabol
  • Just the Ticket (1998) as Mrs. Haywood
  • Separate Tables (1983) as Mrs. Railton-Bell
  • Rich Kids (1979) as Madeline's Mother
  • The Shell Seekers (1989) as Dolly Keeling
  • Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
  • Lost in Yonkers (1993) as Grandma Kurnitz
  • Happy Days (1980) as Winnie
  • The Displaced Person (1977) as Mrs. McIntyre
  • Secret People (1952) as Miss Jackson
  • The Way of the World (1975) as Lady Wishfort
  • Forbidden (1984) as Ruth Friedländer
  • Orders to Kill (1958) as Léonie
  • One Night with You (1948) as Lina Linari