Edith Evans (I) (1888–1976) |
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Edith Evans was the greatest actress on the English stage in the 20th century, treading the boards for over half-a-century. She made her professional stage debut in 1912 and excelled in both classic and modern roles in the West End of London and on Broadway, as well as the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Old Vic. She ...
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Born:in Pimlico, London, England, UKDied:(age 88) in Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK |
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Actress (40 credits)
Actress (40 credits)
1973
ITV Sunday Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Dame Maud Gosport
Dame Maud Gosport
- Harlequinade
(1973)
... Dame Maud Gosport
1968
The Gambler
(TV Mini-Series)
Grandmamma
Grandmamma
- Episode #1.2
(1968)
... Grandmamma
- Episode #1.1
(1968)
... Grandmamma
1966
Preview Tonight
(TV Series)
Iris Milbanks
Iris Milbanks
- Pursue and Destroy
(1966)
... Iris Milbanks (as Dame Edith Evans)
1960
Startime
(TV Series)
Lady Bracknell
Lady Bracknell
- The Importance of Being Earnest
(1960)
... Lady Bracknell
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Helen Lancaster
Helen Lancaster
- Waters of the Moon
(1959)
... Helen Lancaster
1958
Television World Theatre
(TV Series)
Countess Rosmarin Ostenburgh
Countess Rosmarin Ostenburgh
- The Dark Is Light Enough
(1958)
... Countess Rosmarin Ostenburgh
1955-1956
ITV Television Playhouse
(TV Series)
Mrs. Agatha Payne / Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Agatha Payne / Mrs. Smith
- The Old Ladies
(1956)
... Mrs. Agatha Payne
- A Question of Fact
(1955)
... Mrs. Smith
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Self (21 credits)
Self (21 credits)
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Archive footage (4 credits)
Archive footage (4 credits)
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Stage: Appeared in Enid Bagnold's play, "The Chalk Garden", at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England, with Peggy Ashcroft and Felix Aylmer in the cast. John Gielgud was the director. See more »Alternate Names:
Dame Edith EvansHeight:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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There are too many actors today. They don't speak clearly and they won't take advice. I can't stand old bores who go around talking abut 'when I was young' but I do know there's no discipline today. Kids are snapped up for television and films as soon as they learn to stand up straight. They have no training and many of them go to psychiatrists! I've never heard of anything more ridiculous. No ... See more »Trivia:
Made the decision not to have children, which she regretted in later life, out of fear of losing a child, having seen the devastation it caused her parents when her brother died at age four. See more »Star Sign:
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