Edith Evans
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Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was a British actress. She was known for her work on the British stage. She also appeared in a number of films, for which she received three Academy Award nominations, plus a BAFTA and a Golden Globe award.
Evans was particularly effective at portraying haughty aristocratic ladies, as in two of her most famous roles: Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest (both on stage and in the 1952 film), and Miss Western in the 1963 film of Tom Jones. By contrast, she played a poverty-stricken old woman in one of her most acclaimed film roles, in The Whisperers (1967).
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.167 |
Birthday | 1888-02-08 |
Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Эдит Эванс, Edith Mary Evans, |
1952
The Importance of Being Earnest
7.162/102
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as "Ernest" -- is actually named Jack Worthing. Jack fabricated...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1963
Tom Jones
5.916/214
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
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Tom Jones
1959
The Nun's Story
7.1/176
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World W...
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The Nun's Story
1967
Fitzwilly
6.117/30
When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam...
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Fitzwilly
1970
Scrooge
6.9/137
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.
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Scrooge
1973
A Doll's House
5.5/19
Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed, and li...
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A Doll's House
1976
The Slipper and the Rose
6.9/45
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the p...
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The Slipper and the Rose
1964
The Chalk Garden
7.033/45
The peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk Garden – a stately household drama set on the cliffs of...
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The Chalk Garden
1959
Look Back in Anger
6.6/69
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
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Look Back in Anger
1967
The Whisperers
6.4/29
Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. One day she discovers st...
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The Whisperers
1968
Prudence and the Pill
5.5/12
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid,...
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Prudence and the Pill
1949
The Queen of Spades
6.5/51
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fan...
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The Queen of Spades
1974
Craze
5.3/16
A demented art dealer and antique shop owner performs nightly rituals in honour of the African god Chuku, whom he believes will reward him with unimag...
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Craze
1977
Nasty Habits
5.5/4
In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way...
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Nasty Habits
1969
David Copperfield
5.4/14
A made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield Robin Phi...
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David Copperfield
1965
Young Cassidy
6.2/18
In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family,...
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Young Cassidy
1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot
7.1/11
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in...
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
1949
The Last Days of Dolwyn
6.8/6
An old woman fights a group of industrialists who are planning to build a dam and flood the valley where she grew up.
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The Last Days of Dolwyn
1916
East Is East
4.4/5
Victoria Vickers, a little East End Cockney girl, is left a vast fortune by an uncle in America. She is finally discovered hop-picking in Kent by her...
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East Is East
1969
Crooks and Coronets
8.3/3
Two crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they can't bring themselves to do it.
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Crooks and Coronets
1970
Upon This Rock
0/0
Drama describing the story of the building of Saint Peter's Cathedral, Vatican, Rome.
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Upon This Rock
1968
The New Cinema
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Between the French La Nouvelle Vague and the Italian Neorealismo, Europe had been undergoing a continuous cinema transformation since the 1950s, while...
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The New Cinema
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.971/51
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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2018
Nothing Like a Dame
6.9/51
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen togeth...
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