Irene Worth

Personal Info

Birthday

June 23, 1916

Day of Death

2002-03-10

(85 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

Great Performances

Remember WENN

Onegin

Deathtrap

Nicholas and Alexandra

Eyewitness

Fast Forward

Rich Kids

Filmography

1999
Onegin
as Princess Alina
1998
Just the Ticket
as Mrs. Haywood
1993
Lost in Yonkers
as Grandma Kurnitz
1989
The Shell Seekers
as Dolly Keeling
1985
Fast Forward
as Ida Sabol
1984
Forbidden
as Ruth Friedländer
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Volumnia
1983
Inspector Ghote Moves In
as Mrs. Bressingham
Separate Tables
as Mrs. Railton-Bell
1982
Deathtrap
as Helga ten Dorp
1981
Eyewitness
as Mrs. Sokolow
1980
Happy Days
as Winnie
1979
Rich Kids
as Madeline's Mother
1977
The Displaced Person
as Mrs. McIntyre
1975
The Way of the World
as Lady Wishfort
1971
Nicholas and Alexandra
as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
1970
King Lear
as Goneril
1963
To Die in Madrid
as Co-Narrator (English version) (voice)
1959
The Scapegoat
as Francoise
1958
Orders to Kill
as Léonie
1954
The Stratford Adventure
as Self
1952
Secret People
as Miss Jackson
1948
Another Shore
as Bucksie Vere-Brown