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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

21

Gender

Female

Birthday

1891-02-23

Day of Death

1965-07-24 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK

Also Known As

Irene Brown

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.

Known For

Acting

Pygmalion

1938

Pygmalion

as

Duchess

Barnacle Bill

1957

Barnacle Bill

as

Mrs. Barrington

Meet Me at Dawn

1947

Meet Me at Dawn

as

Mme. Renault

Cavalcade

1933

Cavalcade

as

Margaret Harris

Berkeley Square

1933

Berkeley Square

as

Lady Ann Pettigrew

The Letter

1929

The Letter

as

Mrs. Joyce

Peg o' My Heart

1933

Peg o' My Heart

as

Mrs. Chichester

The Prime Minister

1941

The Prime Minister

as

Lady Londonderry

The Amateur Gentleman

1936

The Amateur Gentleman

as

Lady Huntstanton

My Lips Betray

1933

My Lips Betray

as

Queen Mother Therese

Christopher Strong

1933

Christopher Strong

as

Carrie Valentine

The House in the Square

1951

The House in the Square

as

Lady Anne Pettigrew

The Bad Lord Byron

1949

The Bad Lord Byron

as

Lady Melbourne

The Red Shoes

1948

The Red Shoes

as

Lady Neston

Serious Charge

1959

Serious Charge

as

Mrs Phillips

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")

Rooney

1958

Rooney

as

Mrs Manning ffrench

Madeleine

1950

Madeleine

as

Mrs. Grant

Trottie True

1949

Trottie True

as

Duchess (uncredited)

The White Woman

1931

The White Woman

as

Mrs. Joyce

Production

Crew

Directing