Irene Worth

Biography

Educated at UCLA, she made her Broadway debut in 1943. Primarily a stage actress she moved to Britain in 1944, where she worked at the Old Vic and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She returned to the US in 1975, continuing her stage work on Broadway, and making occasional films. She has won three Tony Awards for her stage work.

85years old at death

Born June 23, 1916Omaha
Died March 9, 2002New York City
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 41 years1958 to 1999

Genres

Drama75%, 6 films
Crime38%, 3 films
Mystery38%, 3 films
Comedy25%, 2 films
Thriller25%, 2 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
Irene Worth devised and performed a two-hour solo monologue called Portrait of Edith Wharton in the mid-1990s, creating every character through her voice alone, with no props, costumes or sets.
Beyond film
In Paris, Worth collaborated with Peter Brook on Orghast, his effort to create an international theater language. The work was staged in two parts at Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rostam during the 1971 Shiraz Arts Festival.
A first
Worth joined the new Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario for its first season in 1953. She was the principal leading lady, acting with Alec Guinness in All's Well That Ends Well and Richard III under a huge tent.

Irene Worth movies on Netflix

Onegin1999IMDb rating 6.7as Princess Alina
Lost in Yonkers1993IMDb rating 6.8as Grandma Kurnitz
Fast Forward1985IMDb rating 5.7as Ida Sabol
Deathtrap1982IMDb rating 7.0as Helga ten Dorp
Eyewitness1981IMDb rating 5.9as Mrs. Sokolow
Nicholas and Alexandra1971IMDb rating 7.2as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
The Scapegoat1959IMDb rating 6.8as Francoise
Orders to Kill1958IMDb rating 7.1as Léonie

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Deathtrap1982 Comedy, Crime, Mysteryas Helga ten Dorp
IMDb rating 7.018K votes
Lost in Yonkers1993 Comedy, Dramaas Grandma Kurnitz
IMDb rating 6.83.9K votes
Eyewitness1981as Mrs. Sokolow
IMDb rating 5.96.4K votes
The Scapegoat1959as Francoise
IMDb rating 6.82.8K votes
Nicholas and Alexandra1971as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
IMDb rating 7.26.3K votes
Onegin1999as Princess Alina
IMDb rating 6.79.0K votes
Orders to Kill1958as Léonie
IMDb rating 7.1913 votes
Fast Forward1985as Ida Sabol
IMDb rating 5.7893 votes

Worked with

Irene Worth shares two films with Sam Kydd, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sam Kydd

Leslie French

Michael Caine

Morgan Freeman

Christopher Plummer

Richard Dreyfuss

Sidney LumetDirector, 1 film Martha FiennesDirector, 1 film

Peter YatesDirector, 1 film

Films together

Sam Kydd2 films together, 1958 to 1959
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- The Scapegoat1959IMDb rating 6.8Worth as FrancoiseKydd as Man
- Orders to Kill1958IMDb rating 7.1Worth as LéonieKydd as Flight Sgt. Flint
Leslie French2 films together, 1958 to 1959
Leslie French's page
- The Scapegoat1959IMDb rating 6.8Worth as FrancoiseFrench as Lacoste
- Orders to Kill1958IMDb rating 7.1Worth as LéonieFrench as Lafitte
Michael Caine1 film together, 1982
Michael Caine's page
- Deathtrap1982IMDb rating 7.0Worth as Helga ten DorpCaine as Sidney Bruhl
Morgan Freeman1 film together, 1981
Morgan Freeman's page
- Eyewitness1981IMDb rating 5.9Worth as Mrs. SokolowFreeman as Lt. Black
Christopher Plummer1 film together, 1981
Christopher Plummer's page
- Eyewitness1981IMDb rating 5.9Worth as Mrs. SokolowPlummer as Joseph
Richard Dreyfuss1 film together, 1993
Richard Dreyfuss's page
- Lost in Yonkers1993IMDb rating 6.8Worth as Grandma KurnitzDreyfuss as Louie Kurnitz
Sidney LumetDirector, 1 film, 1982
All films by Sidney Lumet
- Deathtrap1982IMDb rating 7.0Worth as Helga ten Dorp
Martha FiennesDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Martha Fiennes
- Onegin1999IMDb rating 6.7Worth as Princess Alina
Peter YatesDirector, 1 film, 1981
All films by Peter Yates
- Eyewitness1981IMDb rating 5.9Worth as Mrs. Sokolow

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1965 to 1991, four of them major.

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Irene Worth's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Emmy Awards
	Emmy Award	Won
Tony Awards
1991	Best Featured Actress in a Play	Won
1976	Best Actress in a Play	Won
1965	Best Actress in a Play	Won
Other honors
	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play	Won
	Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress	Won
	Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire	Honorary

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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