Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Edith Evans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Tom Jones (1963) — Miss Western
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The Nun's Story (1959) — Rev. Mother Emmanuel
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Scrooge (1970) — Ghost of Christmas Past
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) — Lady Bracknell
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Look Back in Anger (1959) — Mrs. Tanner
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The Queen of Spades (1949) — The Old Countess Ranevskaya
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Nothing Like a Dame (2018) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Slipper and the Rose (1976) — Dowager Queen
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The Chalk Garden (1964) — Mrs. St. Maugham
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Fitzwilly (1967) — Miss Victoria Woodworth
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The Whisperers (1967) — Mrs Ross
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A Doll's House (1973) — Anne-Marie
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Craze (1974) — Aunt Louise
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Young Cassidy (1965) — Lady Gregory
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Prudence and the Pill (1968) — Roberta Bates
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David Copperfield (1969) — Aunt Betsy Trotwood
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The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) — Josephine
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Omnibus (1967) — Self
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc
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Nasty Habits (1977) — Sister Hildegard
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The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949) — Merri
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QB VII (1974) — Dr. Parmentier
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East Is East (1916) — Aunt
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Crooks and Coronets (1969) — Lady Sophie Fitzmore
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Dame Maud Gosport
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Upon This Rock (1970) — Queen Christina (voice)
- A Welsh Singer (1916) — Mrs. Pomfrey
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The New Cinema (1968) — Self
- ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall (1955) — Lady Bracknell