Biography of Edith Evans -

Dame Edith Mary Evans (February 8, 1888 - October
14, 1976) was a highly regarded United
Kingdom|British actress.  Born in London, her
stage appearances included numerous works by
Shakespeare, Congreve, Ibsen, Wycherley, Oscar
Wilde|Wilde, and contemporary playrights including
George Bernard Shaw|Shaw, Enid Bagnold,
Christopher Fry and Noel Coward|Coward.


She had begun her film career in 1915, but was
noted mostly for her stage work until she appeared
in the 1949 film The Last Days of Dolwyn.  From
then until 1977, she made several acclaimed films,
including the following:
*1952 The Importance of Being Earnest 
*1958 Look Back in Anger
*1959 The Nun's Story
*1963 Tom Jones (movie)|Tom Jones (nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best
Supporting Actress)
*1967 The Whisperers (for which she received the  
Berlin Film Festival|The Golden Bear  for the Best
Actress at the Berlin Film Festival and was
nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress) 
*1964 The Chalk Garden (nominated for Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting
Actress) 
*1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot 
*1969 Crooks and Coronets  
*1976 The Slipper and the Rose
*1977 Nasty Habits

Evans was appointed DBE in 1946.

== Reference ==
Ned's Girl by Bryan Forbes

== External links == 
*imdb name|id=0262725|name=Edith Evans

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