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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Female

Birthday

1916-06-23

Day of Death

2002-03-10 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Fairbury, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As

Harriet Elizabeth Abrams

Irene Worth

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irene Worth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Eyewitness

1981

Eyewitness

as

Mrs. Sokolow

Just the Ticket

1998

Just the Ticket

as

Mrs. Haywood

Lost in Yonkers

1993

Lost in Yonkers

as

Grandma Kurnitz

King Lear

1970

King Lear

as

Goneril

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as

The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna

Deathtrap

1982

Deathtrap

as

Helga ten Dorp

The Scapegoat

1959

The Scapegoat

as

Francoise

To Die in Madrid

1963

To Die in Madrid

as

Co-Narrator (English version) (voice)

The Shell Seekers

1989

The Shell Seekers

as

Dolly Keeling

Happy Days

1980

Happy Days

as

Winnie

The Displaced Person

1977

The Displaced Person

as

Mrs. McIntyre

The Way of the World

1975

The Way of the World

as

Lady Wishfort

Fast Forward

1985

Fast Forward

as

Ida Sabol

Secret People

1952

Secret People

as

Miss Jackson

Separate Tables

1983

Separate Tables

as

Mrs. Railton-Bell

Rich Kids

1979

Rich Kids

as

Madeline's Mother

Orders to Kill

1958

Orders to Kill

as

Léonie

Forbidden

1984

Forbidden

as

Ruth Friedländer

Another Shore

1948

Another Shore

as

Bucksie Vere-Brown

Onegin

1999

Onegin

as

Princess Alina

Inspector Ghote Moves In

1983

Inspector Ghote Moves In

as

Mrs. Bressingham

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

as

Florence Dunthorpe Mellon

Production

Crew

Directing