Irene Worth

Irene Worth

Born: June 23, 1916
Died: March 10, 2002
in Fairbury, Nebraska, USA
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Irene Worth, Honorary CBE (June 23, 1916 - March 9, 2002) was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the English and American theatre. She pronounced her given name with three syllables -- "I-REE-nee" -- and other actors are heard to use this pronunciation when referring to her at the Tony Awards ceremony and other public occasions.

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Onegin
Title: Onegin
Character: Princess Alina
Released: December 22, 1999
Type: Movie
In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat – a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Through his best friend Lensky, Onegin is introduced to the young Tatiana. A passionate and virtuous girl, she soon falls hopelessly under the spell of the aloof newcomer and professes her love for him
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Just the Ticket
Title: Just the Ticket
Character: Mrs. Haywood
Released: February 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.
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Lost in Yonkers
Title: Lost in Yonkers
Character: Grandma Kurnitz
Released: May 14, 1993
Type: Movie
In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.
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The Shell Seekers
Title: The Shell Seekers
Character: Dolly Keeling
Released: December 3, 1989
Type: Movie
After a mild heart attack at 63, Penelope Keeling is not ready to be an invalid yet...despite her children's attempts to take control of her life. She's given them everything she could over the years, but now they want Penelope to sell her most prized possession. Torn between the selfish demands of her children and her desire to hold onto cherished mementos of the past, Penelope must learn what is really important to her. She returns to the seashore, the only place she was ever truly free, in an unforgettable odyssey that will take her back to her home, her heart and another chance for happiness.
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Forbidden
Title: Forbidden
Character: Ruth Friedländer
Released: March 24, 1985
Type: Movie
In Berlin in the early 1940s, romance is forbidden between the young countess who is studying veterinary medicine and a young man she meets at the home of a former professor. But they fall in love. She gets involved in helping Jews escape from the Nazis. All get out of Berlin except the young man. There is a room in her apartment where he can't be seen through the windows and a chest converted into a sofa where she and her brothers played hide-and-seek as children. This real life hide-and-seek game has high stakes. The movie is said to be based on a true story.
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Fast Forward
Title: Fast Forward
Character: Ida Sabol
Released: February 15, 1985
Type: Movie
Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in the Big Apple before competition, and get some lessons about the real World.
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Title: The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Character: Volumnia
Released: March 26, 1984
Type: Movie
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
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Separate Tables
Title: Separate Tables
Character: Mrs. Railton-Bell
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician ruined by scandal, and their passion is rekindled. In "Table Number Seven" a meek woman harbors a secret love for a man accused of fraud and sex offenses, forcing her to take a stand for the first time in her life.
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Deathtrap
Title: Deathtrap
Character: Helga ten Dorp
Released: March 19, 1982
Type: Movie
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
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Eyewitness
Title: Eyewitness
Character: Mrs. Sokolow
Released: February 13, 1981
Type: Movie
NYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. There's been a murder in the office building, and Tony suspects that Daryll may have insight into the crime, a notion that he furthers to stay close to her. However, when those behind the killing begin to think that he really knows something, they target the pair to keep their secrets hidden.
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Happy Days
Title: Happy Days
Character: Winnie
Released: June 25, 1980
Type: Movie
Winnie, a woman in her fifties, is buried waist-deep in a mound of scorched earth, with just a large, black shopping bag and a collapsed parasol. Behind her and hidden from view sleeps Willie.
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Rich Kids
Title: Rich Kids
Character: Madeline's Mother
Released: August 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Two 12-year-olds, the products of Upper West Side broken homes, struggle to make sense of their parents lives and their own adolescent feelings.
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The Displaced Person
Title: The Displaced Person
Character: Mrs. McIntyre
Released: April 12, 1977
Type: Movie
A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.
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The Way of the World
Title: The Way of the World
Character: Lady Wishfort
Released: March 5, 1975
Type: Movie
In order for Millamant and Mirabell to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must receive the blessing of Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort. Unfortunately, she is a very bitter lady, who despises Mirabell and wants her own nephew, Sir Wilfull, to wed Millamant.
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Nicholas and Alexandra
Title: Nicholas and Alexandra
Character: The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
Released: November 29, 1971
Type: Movie
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
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King Lear
Title: King Lear
Character: Goneril
Released: February 4, 1971
Type: Movie
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Winnie
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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To Die in Madrid
Title: To Die in Madrid
Character: Co-Narrator (English version) (voice)
Released: April 18, 1963
Type: Movie
Morir en Madrid brings together several papers on the Spanish Civil War and integrates capturing different points of view, intended to represent the continuity of the suffering of the Spanish during the Franco regime. The death of Federico Garcia Lorca, Guernica, the defense of Madrid, the International Brigades, are some of the items comprised in this document.
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Seven Seas to Calais
Title: Seven Seas to Calais
Released: December 22, 1962
Type: Movie
Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.
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The Scapegoat
Title: The Scapegoat
Character: Francoise
Released: August 6, 1959
Type: Movie
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
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Orders to Kill
Title: Orders to Kill
Character: Léonie
Released: July 25, 1958
Type: Movie
A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.
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The Stratford Adventure
Title: The Stratford Adventure
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 1954
Type: Movie
This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, international stars and Canadian talent were recruited, and how the Stratford Shakespearean Festival finally became a triumphant reality.
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Secret People
Title: Secret People
Character: Miss Jackson
Released: February 5, 1952
Type: Movie
This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
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Another Shore
Title: Another Shore
Character: Bucksie Vere-Brown
Released: November 24, 1948
Type: Movie
A young Irishman comes up with an unusual plan to get the money to emigrate to Tahiti. One of the Ealing comedies.