Image: Wikimedia CommonsEdith Evans
British actress (1888–1976)
- Born February 8, 1888
- 3 movies
Edith Evans was an English actress best known for her work on the West End stage, where she played more than 100 roles over 60 years, from Shakespeare and Wilde to Shaw and Coward. She was widely known for haughty aristocrats, above all Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest and Miss Western in the 1963 film of Tom Jones. Between 1964 and 1968 she received three Academy Award nominations.
Edith Evans appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1959 to 1963. Most of that work is in drama, adventure and comedy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Tony Richardson (2).
Known for
- Tom Jones (1963), Miss Western. One of her two most famous roles as a haughty aristocratic woman.
- The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Bracknell. Her delivery of the line about a handbag became linked with the Wilde play.
- The Nun’s Story (1959). A film credit from 1959.
- Look Back in Anger (1959). Another film credit from 1959.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Edith Evans been in?
- Edith Evans appears in Tom Jones (1963), The Nun’s Story (1959) and Look Back in Anger (1959) on The Remote.
- When was Edith Evans born?
- Edith Evans was born on 8 February 1888.
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