Irene Browne
Irene Browne was born on February 23, 1891 in London, England. She was an actress, known for The Red Shoes (1948), Cavalcade (1933) and Pygmalion (1938). She died on July 24, 1965 in London. British-born leading actress with long stage experience, beginning in 1910 with 'Robert Macaire'. Appeared in the West End production of 'No,No Nanette' (1925), followed by Noel Coward's 'Cavalcade'. She was also in the Hollywood screen version of 'Cavalcade' (1933), but was subsequently relegated to supporting roles and eventually returned to the London stage. She played Lady Ann(e) Pettigrew in both Berkeley Square (1933) and its remake I'll Never Forget You (1951). Although she played Colin Keith-Johnston, Valerie Taylor and Heather Angel's mother in Berkeley Square (1933), she was only three months older than Keith-Johnston, six years older than Taylor and twelve years older than Angel in real life. Miss Browne pronounced her first name Eye-REE-nee.
The Red Shoes
as Lady NestonIn this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance...
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Pygmalion
as DuchessWhen linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza...
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Barnacle Bill
as Mrs. BarringtonA seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S....
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Cavalcade
as Margaret HarrisA cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of...
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The Wrong Arm of the Law
as DowagerThe crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then...
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Christopher Strong
as Carrie ValentineA romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous...
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The Letter
as Mrs. JoyceA planter's wife shoots a neighbor, but tells conflicting stories of what happened.
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The Bad Lord Byron
as Lady MelbourneInjured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to...
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Madeleine
as Mrs. GrantThe middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a...
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The House in the Square
as Lady Anne PettigrewAtomic scientist Peter Standish travels back in time to 1784, an era he has read about in his...
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Trottie True
as Duchess (uncredited)Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags...
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Serious Charge
as Mrs PhillipsHoward Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The...
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Quartet
as Lady BlandSomerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The...
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Berkeley Square
as Lady Ann PettigrewA young American man is transported back to London in the time shortly after the American...
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Rooney
as Mrs Manning ffrenchThe life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic...
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The Prime Minister
as Lady LondonderryDirected by Thorold Dickinson.
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The Amateur Gentleman
as Lady HuntstantonA former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of...
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My Lips Betray
as Queen Mother ThereseIn a make-believe, mittleuropean kingdom, a vivacious but dim country girl sings in a beer...
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Peg o' My Heart
as Mrs. ChichesterPeg and her father live a simple life in an Irish fishing village. One day Sir Gerald arrives at...
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Meet Me at Dawn
as Mme. RenaultA young man makes his living in Paris in 1900 by fighting duels on behalf of other parties. He...
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