Edith Evans
Acting
Born: 1888-02-08 · London, England, UK
Died: 1976-10-14
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 19
🎬 Movies (20)
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nasty Habits
1977
Sister Hildegard
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
Dowager Queen
Craze
1974
Aunt Louise
A Doll's House
1973
Anne-Marie
Scrooge
1970
Ghost of Christmas Past
Upon This Rock
1970
Queen Christina (voice)
David Copperfield
1969
Aunt Betsy Trotwood
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Josephine
Crooks and Coronets
1969
Lady Sophie Fitzmore
Prudence and the Pill
1968
Roberta Bates
The New Cinema
1968
Self
Fitzwilly
1967
Miss Victoria Woodworth
The Whisperers
1967
Mrs Ross
Young Cassidy
1965
Lady Gregory
The Chalk Garden
1964
Mrs. St. Maugham
Tom Jones
1963
Miss Western
Look Back in Anger
1959
Mrs. Tanner
The Nun's Story
1959
Rev. Mother Emmanuel
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
1955
Lady Bracknell
