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Edith Evans

Edith EvansAKA Edith Mary Evans

Born: 8-Feb-1888
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 14-Oct-1976
Location of death: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated, St Paul's, Covent Garden, London

Gender: Female
Religion: Christian Science [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: The Whisperers

Primarily a stage actress -- one of the best.


[1] Fred Zinnemann: An Autobiography: A Life in the Movies (1992), p.163

Husband: George Booth (m. 1925, d. 1935)

    Golden Globe 1967 for The Whisperers
    Dame of the British Empire 1946

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Nasty Habits (10-Oct-1977)
    The Slipper and the Rose (11-Apr-1976)
    QB VII (29-Apr-1974)
    A Doll's House (22-May-1973)
    Scrooge (5-Nov-1970)
    The Madwoman of Chaillot (12-Oct-1969)
    David Copperfield (1969)
    Prudence and the Pill (23-May-1968)
    Fitzwilly (20-Dec-1967)
    The Whisperers (Jun-1967)
    Young Cassidy (22-Mar-1965)
    The Chalk Garden (21-May-1964)
    Tom Jones (6-Oct-1963)
    Look Back in Anger (15-Sep-1959)
    The Nun's Story (18-Jun-1959)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (15-Oct-1952)
    The Queen of Spades (30-Jun-1949)



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