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Irene Tedrow

Highest Rated: 86% The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

Lowest Rated: 5% Empire of the Ants (1977)

Birthday: Aug 3, 1907

Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA

A venerable character actress, Irene Tedrow appeared in an incredible number of films and TV series, almost invariably in supporting roles. She was a founding member of the Old Globe Theater, and most of her early roles cast her as the ingénue. During World War II, she was a featured actress in radio dramas and had a regular role in the comedy "Meet Corliss Archer," a role she reprised on television in 1951, after a series of bit parts in films. For the rest of the 1950s and 1960s she made regular appearances in a wide range of TV shows, usually as a supporting player. Shows she appeared in during that time include the iconic family comedy "Leave It to Beaver," the western "Rawhide," and the spooky sitcom"The Addams Family." She had recurring roles on the melodrama "Peyton Place," the comedy "Father of the Bride," and most notably, as neighbor Mrs. Lucy Elkins on the TV adaptation of the comic strip "Dennis the Menace" from 1959 to 1963. She also appeared in films such as the classic western "The Cincinnati Kid" and the original "Parent Trap" in 1961. In the 1970s and 1980s she continued appearing in many TV series and reached career milestones with two Emmy nominations for work on the issue-oriented show "James at 16" and the historical miniseries "Eleanor and Franklin."

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Highest rated movies

86% 78% The Cincinnati Kid
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67% 25% A Lion Is in the Streets
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5% 26% Empire of the Ants
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The Missing Are Deadly
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A Special Kind of Love
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54% Saddle the Wind
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70% Loving You
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54% The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan
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Deadly Duo
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Isabel's Choice
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Secrets Mrs. Fenwick (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Isabel's Choice Mrs. Harper (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 54% The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan Mrs. Bates (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Special Kind of Love Elmira Gallitzin (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Special Olympics Elmira Gallitzin (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Escort to Danger/The Night of the Clones Unknown (Character) - 1978
5% 26% Empire of the Ants Velma Thompson (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 53% Halloween Is Grinch Night Unknown (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 100% Eleanor and Franklin Mary Hall (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Missing Are Deadly Mrs. Bates (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Live Again, Die Again Miss Moritz (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heidi in the Mountains granny (Voice) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Cry in the Wilderness Old Woman (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Pete's Sake! Unknown (Character) - 1966
86% 78% The Cincinnati Kid Mrs. Rudd (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Duo Lenora Spence (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 22% A Thunder of Drums Mrs. Scarborough (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 54% Saddle the Wind Mrs. Mary Ellison (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 70% Loving You Mrs. Jessup (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 50% Santa Fe Passage Ptewaquin (Character) - 1955
67% 25% A Lion Is in the Streets Mrs. Sophie Peck (uncredited) (Character) - 1953

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Punky Brewster Maude Fierstein (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Facts of Life Grace (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet 95% Three's Company Unknown (Guest Star) 1979 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Unknown (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mary Tyler Moore Show Congresswoman Margaret Geddes (Guest Star) 1973 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Angels Unknown (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Emma Rand (Guest Star) 1975-1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry O Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marcus Welby, M.D. Eileen McAdams (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Six Million Dollar Man Farmer's Wife (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet 100% Kung Fu Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1960 1962 1968-1969 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Banacek Unknown (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Sara Dawes (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Room 222 Unknown (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Eloise (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Affair Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Flying Nun Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Three Sons Unknown (Guest Star) 1963 1966
No Score Yet 100% Hogan's Heroes Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
100% 91% The Addams Family Inez Thudd (Guest Star) 1966
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Maude Keller (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet 88% The Andy Griffith Show Mrs. Foster (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Novak Unknown (Character) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Mother-in-Law (Guest Star) 1962 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Grindl Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Sister Theresa (Guest Star) 1960 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Father of the Bride Unknown (Guest Star) 1961-1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tall Man Maw Killgore (Guest Star) 1962
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Mrs. Sloan (Character) 1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Timmy & Lassie Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Elsie Tuttle (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Hewitt (Character) 1955-1956 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Freda Halstadt (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Lucky Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Step Beyond Unknown (Character) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Leave It to Beaver Unknown (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Northwest Passage Unknown (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Restless Gun Mrs. Sam Deremus (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dragnet Unknown (Guest Star) 1954