Irene Worth

Irene Worth

Nascimento : 1916-06-23, Fairbury, Nebraska

Morte : 2002-03-10

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irene Worth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Irene Worth

Filmes

Paixão Proibida
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
Meu Adorável Sonhador
Mrs. Haywood
Gary Starke (Andy Garcia) é um famoso cambista de ingressos dos mais variados tipos. Considerado o melhor de todos os cambistas, ele sobrevive devido à uma combinação de talento, sorte e honra entre os companheiros de profissão. Mas quando seu grande amor, Linda (Andie MacDowell), lhe dá um fora e um cambista rival, Casino (Andre B. Blake), ameaça seu posto, o mundo de Gary começa a ruir. Com Linda estando prestes a partir para Paris, onde pretende realizar seu sonho de se tornar uma grande chefe de cozinha, Gary precisa agir logo para reatar seu relacionamento, que já dura quase oito anos.
Proibido Amar
Grandma Kurnitz
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.
The Shell Seekers
Dolly Keeling
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.
Forbidden
Ruth Friedländer
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.
Fast Forward
Ida Sabol
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.
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Volumnia
BBC rendition of Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Separate Tables
Mrs. Railton-Bell
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.
Armadilha Mortal
Helga ten Dorp
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
Testemunha Fatal
Mrs. Sokolow
Em Nova York, Daryll Deever é zelador de um prédio de escritórios e grande fã da repórter Tony Sokolow. Quando um milionário é morto no prédio, Tony vai cobrir a notícia e acredita que Daryll pode ajudá-la na investigação do crime.
Happy Days
Winnie
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.
Crianças de Valor
Madeline's Mother
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.
The Displaced Person
Mrs. McIntyre
A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.
Nicholas e Alexandra
The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna
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.
King Lear
Goneril
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.
To Die in Madrid
Co-Narrator (English version) (voice)
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.
O Pirata Real
Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.
O Estranho Caso do Conde
Francoise
Um mestre-escola inglês conhece seu sósia, um conde francês; e involuntariamente troca de identidade com ele.
Ordem de Matar
Léonie
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.
The Stratford Adventure
Herself
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.
Secret People
Miss Jackson
Em 1930, Maria Brentano (Valentina Cortese) e sua irmã mais nova, Nora (Audrey Hepburn), fogem para Londres após seu pai ser assassinado por um ditador europeu. Sete anos depois, durante uma viagem a Paris, Maria encontra por acaso Louis (Serge Reggiani), e descobre que ele está planejando um atentado contra o ditador. Maria e Nora se envolvem no plano, querendo vingar a morte do pai, mas uma tragédia acontece quando a bomba-relógio que eles plantaram no local explode e mata um inocente. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Another Shore
Bucksie Vere-Brown
A young Irishman comes up with an unusual plan to get the money to emigrate to Tahiti. One of the Ealing comedies.