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Biography
Dame Edith Mary Evans was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the West End stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 1968
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1968
- Silver Bear — Best Actress · 1967
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1946
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1968 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1964 · nominated
Filmography15 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
1962as Self
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969as Josephine
1969as Josephine
The Chalk Garden
1964as Mrs. St. Maugham
1964as Mrs. St. Maugham
The Nun's Story
1959as Rev. Mother Emmanuel
1959as Rev. Mother Emmanuel
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952as Lady Bracknell
1952as Lady Bracknell
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
1976as Dowager Queen
1976as Dowager Queen
Tea With the Dames
2018as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scrooge
1970as Ghost of Christmas Past
1970as Ghost of Christmas Past
Look Back in Anger
1959as Mrs. Tanner
1959as Mrs. Tanner
The Queen of Spades
1949as The Old Countess Ranevskaya
1949as The Old Countess Ranevskaya
The Whisperers
1967as Mrs Ross
1967as Mrs Ross
Fitzwilly
1967as Miss Victoria Woodworth
1967as Miss Victoria Woodworth
Tom Jones
1963as Miss Western
1963as Miss Western
A Doll's House
1973as Anne-Marie
1973as Anne-Marie
Craze
1974as Aunt Louise
1974as Aunt Louise