Irene Dunne
Acting
Born December 20, 1898 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Irene Marie Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. She 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). In 1985, she was given Kennedy Center Honors for her services to the arts. She was discovered by Hollywood while starring with the road company of Show Boat in 1929. She signed a contract with RKO and appeared in her first movie, Leathernecking (1930), a…
Known For · 40 titles
What's My Line?
The Jack Benny Program
The Oscars
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Kennedy Center Honors
MGM Parade
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Letter to Loretta
General Electric Theater
The Awful Truth
The Big Party
My Favorite Wife
Disneyland Handcrafted
Anna and the King of Siam
You Can Change The World
Love Affair
The White Cliffs of Dover
Twenty Years After
I Remember Mama
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Cimarron
A Guy Named Joe
Life with Father
Becoming Cary Grant
Roberta
Penny Serenade
Stingaree
Things You Never See on the Screen
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
When Tomorrow Comes
Thirteen Women
Show-Business at War
Rat Pack
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Show Boat
This Man Is Mine
Ann Vickers
The Stolen Jools
Over 21
Magnificent Obsession