Irene Worth

Irene Worth

Known for

Acting

Born

June 23, 1916

Birthplace

Fairbury, Nebraska, USA

Died

March 10, 2002 (aged 85)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Irene Worth, Honorary CBE (June 23, 1916 - March 9, 2002) was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the English and American theatre. She pronounced her given name with three syllables -- "I-REE-nee" -- and other actors are heard to use this pronunciation when referring to her at the Tony Awards ceremony and other public occasions.

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Best known work

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982
Eyewitness
Eyewitness
1981
Onegin
Onegin
1999
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971
Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers
1993
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat
1959
Just the Ticket
Just the Ticket
1998
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill
1958
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
Secret People
Secret People
1952

Filmography

  1. 1999

    Onegin

    as Princess Alina

  2. 1998

    Just the Ticket

    as Mrs. Haywood

  3. 1996

    Remember WENNTV

    as Florence Dunthorpe Mellon (1 episode)

  4. 1993

    Lost in Yonkers

    as Grandma Kurnitz

  5. 1989

    The Shell Seekers

    as Dolly Keeling

  6. 1986

    Ladies in ChargeTV

    as Countess Kutuzov (1 episode)

  7. 1985

    Fast Forward

    as Ida Sabol

  8. 1984

    Forbidden

    as Ruth Friedländer

  9. 1984

  10. 1983

    Inspector Ghote Moves In

    as Mrs. Bressingham

  11. 1983

    StoryboardTV

    as Mrs. Bressingham (1 episode)

  12. 1983

    Separate Tables

    as Mrs. Railton-Bell

  13. 1982

    Deathtrap

    as Helga ten Dorp

  14. 1982

    American PlayhouseTV

    as Patty Benedict (1 episode)

  15. 1981

    Eyewitness

    as Mrs. Sokolow

  16. 1980

    Happy Days

    as Winnie

  17. 1979

    Rich Kids

    as Madeline's Mother

  18. 1977

    The Displaced Person

    as Mrs. McIntyre

  19. 1975

    The Way of the World

    as Lady Wishfort

  20. 1973

    Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTV

    as Mrs. Purdy (1 episode)

  21. 1971

    Nicholas and Alexandra

    as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna

  22. 1971

    Great PerformancesTV

    as Winnie (1 episode)

  23. 1970

    King Lear

    as Goneril

  24. 1963

    To Die in Madrid

    as Co-Narrator (English version) (voice)

  25. 1962

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