Irene Dunne
Acting
Born: 1898-12-20 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: 1990-09-04
Biography
Irene Marie Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. She was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939), and I Remember Mama (1948). In 1985, she was given Kennedy Center Honors for her services to the arts. She was discovered by Hollywood while starring with the road company of Show Boa
🎬 Movies (30)
Disneyland Handcrafted
2026
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
It Grows on Trees
1952
Polly Baxter
The Mudlark
1950
Queen Victoria
Never a Dull Moment
1950
Kay Kingsley
You Can Change The World
1950
Self
I Remember Mama
1948
Mama
Life with Father
1947
Vinnie Day
Anna and the King of Siam
1946
Anna Owens
Over 21
1945
Paula 'Polly' Wharton
Together Again
1944
Anne Crandall
A Guy Named Joe
1944
Dorinda Durston
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
Susan Dunn
Twenty Years After
1944
(archive footage)
Show-Business at War
1943
Self
Lady in a Jam
1942
Jane Palmer
Penny Serenade
1941
Julie Gardiner Adams
Unfinished Business
1941
Nancy Andrews
My Favorite Wife
1940
Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Love Affair
1939
Terry McKay
Invitation to Happiness
1939
Eleanor Wayne
When Tomorrow Comes
1939
Helen
Joy of Living
1938
Margaret 'Maggie' Garret
The Awful Truth
1937
Lucy Warriner
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
Sally Watterson
📺 TV Shows (10)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Self
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Dr. Gina Kerstas
The Big Party
1959
Self – Hostess
MGM Parade
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
Margaret Henderson
The Oscars
1953
Self
Letter to Loretta
1953
Self - Guest Host
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Irene Dunne
What's My Line?
1950
Self