Acting
Edith Evans
- Titles
- 25movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1976, with a break from 1917 to 1948, busiest in 1969 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Queen of Spades82/100
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
- Social Commentary 3
- Victorian Era 3
- Literary Adaptation 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Character-Driven Narrative 2
- Classic Literature 2
- Period Piece 2
- Psychological Drama 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
Ralph RichardsonActorA Doll's House, Upon This Rock
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
Joan GreenwoodActorTom Jones, The Importance of Being Earnest
Albert FinneyActorTom Jones, Scrooge
Michael RedgraveActorThe Importance of Being Earnest, Young Cassidy
Jack MacGowranActorTom Jones, Young Cassidy
Movies and TV shows
91970s
3 titles · average score 64
45
Nasty Habits (1977)
as Sister Hildegard
77
QB VII (1974)
TV show · as Dr. Parmentier
69
Scrooge (1970)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
1960s
3 titles · average score 61
56
David Copperfield (1969)
as Aunt Betsy Trotwood
56
Young Cassidy (1965)
as Lady Gregory
70
Tom Jones (1963)
as Miss Western
1950s
2 titles · average score 79
73
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
as Lady Bracknell
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc
1940s
1 title · average score 82
82
The Queen of Spades (1949)
as The Old Countess Ranevskaya