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
64/100
- 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
- Victorian Era 3
- Character Study 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Literary Adaptation 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Classic Literature 2
- Psychological Drama 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 ForbesWriterThe Slipper and the Rose, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Whisperers
Michael MedwinActorScrooge, The Queen of Spades
Richard BurtonActorLook Back in Anger, The Last Days of Dolwyn
Florence TurnerActorA Welsh Singer, East Is East
Miles MallesonActorThe Importance of Being Earnest, The Queen of Spades
Ralph RichardsonActorA Doll's House, Upon This Rock
Richard ChamberlainActorThe Slipper and the Rose, The Madwoman of Chaillot
Kenneth MoreActorThe Slipper and the Rose, Scrooge
Michael RedgraveActorThe Importance of Being Earnest, Young Cassidy
Jack MacGowranActorTom Jones, Young Cassidy
Joan GreenwoodActorThe Importance of Being Earnest, Tom Jones
Movies and TV shows
101970s
2 titles · average score 72
75
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
as Dowager Queen
69
Scrooge (1970)
as Ghost of Christmas Past
1960s
6 titles · average score 62
57
David Copperfield (1969)
as Aunt Betsy Trotwood
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
TV show · as Dame Maud Gosport
65
Fitzwilly (1967)
as Miss Victoria Woodworth
58
Young Cassidy (1965)
as Lady Gregory
60
The Chalk Garden (1964)
as Mrs. St. Maugham
70
Tom Jones (1963)
as Miss Western
1950s
2 titles · average score 83
82
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
as Lady Bracknell
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Duchess of Pont-au-Bronc