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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 Import...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
As Lady Bracknell
Tom Jones
As Miss Western
The Nun's Story
As Rev. Mother Emmanuel
Fitzwilly
As Miss Victoria Woodworth
Scrooge
As Ghost of Christmas Past
A Doll's House
As Anne-Marie
The Slipper and the Rose
As Dowager Queen
The Chalk Garden
As Mrs. St. Maugham
Look Back in Anger
As Mrs. Tanner
The Whisperers
As Mrs Ross
Prudence and the Pill
As Roberta Bates
The Queen of Spades
As The Old Countess Ranevskaya
Craze
As Aunt Louise
Nasty Habits
As Sister Hildegard
David Copperfield
As Aunt Betsy Trotwood
Young Cassidy
As Lady Gregory
The Madwoman of Chaillot
As Josephine
The Last Days of Dolwyn
As Merri
East Is East
As Aunt
Crooks and Coronets
As Lady Sophie Fitzmore
Upon This Rock
As Queen Christina (voice)
The New Cinema
As Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
As Self (archive footage)
Nothing Like a Dame
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc
QB VII
As Dr. Parmentier
The Oscars
As Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self