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Edith Evans

Highest Rated: 96% The Queen of Spades (1949)

Lowest Rated: 11% The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)

Birthday: Feb 8, 1888

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Legendary stage performer acclaimed for her precise diction, ironic delivery and forthright acting style who won renown for her performances in Shakespeare, Shaw, Wilde and Restoration comedies. After appearing in two early silent films, Evans did not return to the screen until 1948. Her definitive portrayal of Oscar Wilde's Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest" was captured on screen in 1952, and in her 70s and 80s she created a bevy of memorable characters in such films as "Tom Jones" (1963) and "The Whisperers" (1967).

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Highest rated movies

96% 71% The Queen of Spades
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92% 76% Look Back in Anger
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88% 83% The Importance of Being Earnest
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85% 81% The Nun's Story
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83% 58% Tom Jones
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74% 84% Scrooge
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71% 77% The Chalk Garden
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67% 58% The Whisperers
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40% 44% Nasty Habits
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11% 48% The Madwoman of Chaillot
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Edith Evans THE WHISPERERS, Edith Evans, 1967 THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE: THE STORY OF CINDERELLA, (aka CINDERELLA (LA HISTORIA DE CENICIENTA), seated from left: Lally Bowers, Michael Hordern, Edith Evans, 1976 CRAZE, Edith Evans, 1974 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Edith Evans, 1952 THE CHALK GARDEN, Edith Evans, 1964 FITZWILLY, Edith Evans, 1967 THE NUN'S STORY, Edith Evans, 1959 PRUDENCE AND THE PILL, Edith Evans, David Dundas, 1968, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. SCROOGE, Edith Evans, 1970, TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. View more photos

Filmography

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40% 44% Nasty Habits Sister Hildegard (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 90% The Slipper and the Rose Dowager Queen (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 23% Craze Aunt Louise (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 57% QB VII Unknown (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 44% A Doll's House Anne-Marie (Character) - 1973
74% 84% Scrooge Ghost of Christmas Past (Character) - 1970
11% 48% The Madwoman of Chaillot Josephine (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 31% David Copperfield Aunt Betsy Trotwood (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 40% Crooks and Coronets Lady Sophie Fitzmore (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 66% Fitzwilly Miss Victoria Woodworth (Character) - 1967
67% 58% The Whisperers Mrs. Ross (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 41% Young Cassidy Lady Gregory (Character) - 1965
71% 77% The Chalk Garden Mrs. St. Maugham (Character) - 1964
83% 58% Tom Jones Miss Western (Character) $481.4K 1963
85% 81% The Nun's Story Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium) (Character) - 1959
92% 76% Look Back in Anger Mrs. Tanner (Character) - 1958
88% 83% The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell (Character) - 1952
96% 71% The Queen of Spades The Old Countess Ranevskaya (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Woman of Dolwyn Merri (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Cowboy and the Girl Unknown (Character) - 1928
No Score Yet No Score Yet Question of Fact Mrs. Smith (Character) -