Acting
Edith Evans
- Titles
- 26movies5TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19161976
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Nun's Story73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.8average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Spiritual3.6average 2.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Satire & Parody3.4average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.0, average 5.1
- Violence2.6, average 4.3
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 3
- Victorian Era 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Literary Adaptation 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Psychological Drama 2
- Classic Literature 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Character-Driven Narrative 2
- Period Piece 2
- Social Satire 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hugh GriffithActorTom Jones, Craze, The Last Days of Dolwyn
Bryan ForbesDirectorThe Slipper and the Rose, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Whisperers
Florence TurnerActorEast Is East, A Welsh Singer
Richard ChamberlainActorThe Slipper and the Rose, The Madwoman of Chaillot
Kenneth MoreActorScrooge, The Slipper and the Rose
Miles MallesonActorThe Importance of Being Earnest, The Queen of Spades
Michael MedwinActorScrooge, The Queen of Spades
Ralph RichardsonActorA Doll's House, Upon This Rock
Richard BurtonActorLook Back in Anger, The Last Days of Dolwyn
Michael RedgraveActorThe Importance of Being Earnest, Young Cassidy
Jack MacGowranActorTom Jones, Young Cassidy
Albert FinneyActorTom Jones, Scrooge
Movies and TV shows
251970s
7 titles · average score 64
53
Nasty Habits (1977)
as Sister Hildegard
69
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
as Dowager Queen
51
Craze (1974)
as Aunt Louise
77
QB VII (1974)
TV show · as Dr. Parmentier
A Doll's House (1973)
as Anne-Marie
72
Scrooge (1970)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
Upon This Rock (1970)
as Queen Christina (voice)
1960s
9 titles · average score 64
56
David Copperfield (1969)
as Aunt Betsy Trotwood
65
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
as Josephine
Crooks and Coronets (1969)
as Lady Sophie Fitzmore
Prudence and the Pill (1968)
as Roberta Bates
67
The Whisperers (1967)
as Mrs Ross
64
Fitzwilly (1967)
as Miss Victoria Woodworth
63
Young Cassidy (1965)
as Lady Gregory
71
The Chalk Garden (1964)
as Mrs. St. Maugham
61
Tom Jones (1963)
as Miss Western
1950s
5 titles · average score 74
73
The Nun's Story (1959)
as Rev. Mother Emmanuel
68
Look Back in Anger (1959)
as Mrs. Tanner
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall (1955)
as Lady Bracknell
72
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
as Lady Bracknell
83
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc
1940s
2 titles · average score 68
68
The Queen of Spades (1949)
as The Old Countess Ranevskaya
69
The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
as Merri
1910s
2 titles
East Is East (1916)
as Aunt
A Welsh Singer (1916)
as Mrs. Pomfrey