Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
12/20/1898
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
Irene Marie Dunn
Irene Dunne
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irene Dunne (born Irene Marie Dunn, December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939) and I Remember Mama (1948). In 1985, Dunne was given Kennedy Center Honors for her services to the arts. Dunne was discovered by Hollywood while starring with the road company of Show Boat in 1929. She signed a contract with R...
Known For
The Mudlark
as Queen Victoria
Thirteen Women
as Laura Stanhope
Leathernecking
as Delphine Witherspoon
Love Affair
as Terry McKay
Cimarron
as Sabra Cravat
Together Again
as Anne Crandall
Ann Vickers
as Ann Vickers
Back Street
as Ray Schmidt
Consolation Marriage
as Mary Brown Porter
Sweet Adeline
as Adeline 'Addie' Schmidt
Show Boat
as Magnolia Hawkes
Roberta
as Stephanie
Magnificent Obsession
as Helen Hudson
Unfinished Business
as Nancy Andrews
Bachelor Apartment
as Helene Andrews
Over 21
as Paula 'Polly' Wharton
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Life with Father
as Vinnie Day
Stingaree
as Hilda Bouverie
My Favorite Wife
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden