Edith Evans
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.
Scrooge
as Ghost of Christmas PastA musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.
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Tom Jones
as Miss WesternTom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they...
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The Nun's Story
as Rev. Mother EmmanuelAfter leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
as Lady BracknellAlgernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as...
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The Chalk Garden
as Mrs. St. MaughamThe peculiar antics of Laurel, an emotionally troubled young girl, are the focus of The Chalk...
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Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen...
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The Slipper and the Rose
as Dowager QueenPrince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are...
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Look Back in Anger
as Mrs. TannerA disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class...
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Fitzwilly
as Miss Victoria WoodworthWhen Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately,...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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The Whisperers
as Mrs RossMargaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a...
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Young Cassidy
as Lady GregoryIn Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are...
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The Last Days of Dolwyn
as MerriAn old woman fights a group of industrialists who are planning to build a dam and flood the...
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A Doll's House
as Anne-MarieNora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian...
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David Copperfield
as Aunt Betsy TrotwoodA made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into...
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Prudence and the Pill
as Roberta BatesPrudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping...
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Crooks and Coronets
as Lady Sophie FitzmoreTwo crooks are hired to rob an eccentric old lady's estate, but once they get to know her, they...
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Nasty Habits
as Sister HildegardIn a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess,...
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Craze
as Aunt LouiseA demented art dealer and antique shop owner performs nightly rituals in honour of the African...
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The Queen of Spades
as The Old Countess RanevskayaAn elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to...
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
as JosephineAn eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than...
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Upon This Rock
as Queen Christina (voice)Drama describing the story of the building of Saint Peter's Cathedral, Vatican, Rome.
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East Is East
as AuntVictoria Vickers, a little East End Cockney girl, is left a vast fortune by an uncle in America....
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Duchess of Pont-au-BroncHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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QB VII
as Dr. ParmentierA physician sues a novelist for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.
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