Irene Dunne



First NameIrene
Middle NameMarie
Last NameDunne
Full Name at BirthIrene Marie Dunne
Age91 (age at death)
Date of BirthDecember 20, 1898
BirthplaceLouisville, Kentucky, USA
Date of DeathSeptember 4, 1990
Location of DeathLos Angeles, California, USA
Cause of DeathHeart Failure
Height5' 5" (165 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Light
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignSagittarius
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolMadison High School
UniversityChicago Music College
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameThe Awful Truth
FatherJoseph Dunn
MotherAdelaide Dunne (a piano teacher)
Brother(s)Allen Dunne
FriendsLoretta Young (Best friends), Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, Jimmy Stewart, Clare Boothe Luce, Nancy Reagan, Anita Louise, Roddy McDowell, Bob Hope, Cesar Romero, Ricardo Montalban, Charles Boyer, Leo McCarey, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Feldman
Associated PeopleJerome Kern

Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s and 1940s. Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performances in Cimarron (1931), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939) and I Remember Mama (1948). She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1958.


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Filmography

Selected Irene Dunne film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1962
Anita Farrell

1961
Dr. Sam Applewhite

1960
Insight
Gertrude le Forte

1959
Dr. Gina Kerstas

1953
Margaret Henderson

1953
Guest Hostess

1952
Polly Baxter

1952
The Christophers
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1952
Janet Wilson, Marion Clark, Sheila Chester, Sheila Chester

1950
Kay Kingsley Heyward

1950
Queen Victoria

1950
Irene Dunne

1948
Mama

1947
Vinnie Day

1946
Anna Owens

1945
Paula 'Polly' Wharton

1944
Susan Ashwood

1944
Anne Crandall

1943
Dorinda Durston

1942
Lady in a Jam
Jane Palmer

1941
Julie Gardiner Adams

1941
Nancy Andrews

1940
Ellen Arden

1939
Terry

1939
Helen Lawrence

1939
Invitation to Happiness
Eleanor Wayne

1938
Margaret 'Maggie' Garret

1937
Sally Watterson

1937
Lucy Warriner

1936
Magnolia Hawks

1936
Theodora Lynn

1935
Helen Hudson

1935
Stephanie

1934
Adeline 'Addie' Schmidt

1934
Tony Dunlap

1934
Hilda Bouverie

1933
Ann Vickers

1933
No Other Woman
Anna Stanley

1933
Sally Sanders St. John

1933
Christina Phelps

1933
If I Were Free
Sarah Cazenove

1932
Ray Schmidt

1932
Laura Stanhope

1931
Helene Andrews

1931
Sabra Cravat

1931
Consolation Marriage
Mary Brown Porter

1931
The Great Lover
Diana Page

1930
Leathernecking
Delphine Witherspoon

Soundtrack Credits

1939
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1938
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1936
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1935
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1934
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1934
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1933
If I Were Free
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1931
Consolation Marriage
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1931
The Great Lover
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1985 Kennedy Center Honorees
Irene Dunne