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Acting

Edith Evans

Career

Active from 1916 to 1976, with a break from 1917 to 1948, busiest in 1969 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edith Evans Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Victorian Era 2
  • Classic Literature 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

7 titles · average score 60
Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits (1977)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sister Hildegard

The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dowager Queen

Craze
Craze (1974)
GoodWatch score 42

as Aunt Louise

QB VII
QB VII (1974)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Dr. Parmentier

A Doll's House
A Doll's House (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Anne-Marie

Scrooge
Scrooge (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ghost of Christmas Past

Upon This Rock
Upon This Rock (1970)

as Queen Christina (voice)

1960s

10 titles · average score 57
Crooks and Coronets
Crooks and Coronets (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lady Sophie Fitzmore

David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as Aunt Betsy Trotwood

The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
GoodWatch score 35

as Josephine

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Dame Maud Gosport

Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill (1968)
GoodWatch score 53

as Roberta Bates

The Whisperers
The Whisperers (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs Ross

Fitzwilly
Fitzwilly (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miss Victoria Woodworth

Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lady Gregory

The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. St. Maugham

Tom Jones
Tom Jones (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Miss Western

1950s

5 titles · average score 77
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Rev. Mother Emmanuel

Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Tanner

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall
ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall (1955)

as Lady Bracknell

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lady Bracknell

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc

1940s

2 titles · average score 75
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1949)
GoodWatch score 82

as The Old Countess Ranevskaya

The Last Days of Dolwyn
The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Merri

1910s

2 titles
East Is East
East Is East (1916)

as Aunt

A Welsh Singer
A Welsh Singer (1916)

as Mrs. Pomfrey