9.2
9.2
Disneyland Handcrafted
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Irene Dunne
Acting
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Irene Dunne (born Irene Marie Dunn; December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American actress who appeared in films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her comedic roles, though she performed in films of other genres. After her father died when she was 14, Dunne's family relocated from Kentucky to Indiana. She was determined to become an opera singer, but when she was rejected by The Met, she performed in musicals on Broadway until she was scouted by RKO and made her Hollywood film debut in the musical Leathernecking (1930). She later starred in the successful musical Show Boat (1936). Dunne starred in 42 movies and was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress—for her performances in the western drama Cimarron (1931), the screwball comedies Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and The Awful Truth (1937), the romance Love Affair (1939), and the drama I Remember Mama (1948). Dunne is considered one of the finest actresses never to have won an Academy Award. She is also regarded as one of the best comedic actresses in the screwball genre. Her last film role was in 1952, and she also starred in numerous television anthology episodes and performed on radio. Dunne was nicknamed "The First Lady of Hollywood" for her regal manner despite being proud of her Irish-American, country-girl roots. Dunne devoted her retirement to philanthropy. She was chosen by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as a delegate for the United States to the United Nations; in that capacity, she advocated for world peace and highlighted refugee-relief programs. Dunne received a Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame, and a papal knighthood—Dame of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. In 1985, she was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor for her services to the arts.
Filmography (50 movies)
7.7
7.7
It Grows on Trees
1952
as Polly Baxter
7.3
7.3
Magnificent Obsession
1935
as Helen Hudson
7.2
7.2
The Awful Truth
1937
as Lucy Warriner
7.1
7.1
I Remember Mama
1948
as Mama
7.1
7.1
The Silver Cord
1933
as Christina Phelps
7.0
7.0
Love Affair
1939
as Terry McKay
7.0
7.0
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Roberta
1935
as Stephanie
7.0
7.0
My Favorite Wife
1940
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
6.8
6.8
Show Boat
1936
as Magnolia Hawkes
6.7
6.7
Life with Father
1947
as Vinnie Day
6.7
6.7
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as Susan Dunn
6.6
6.6
A Guy Named Joe
1943
as Dorinda Durston
6.6
6.6
Becoming Cary Grant
2017
as Self (archive footage)
6.6
6.6
Penny Serenade
1941
as Julie Gardiner Adams
6.5
6.5
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Theodora Lynn
6.5
6.5
The Mudlark
1950
as Queen Victoria
6.3
6.3
Thirteen Women
1932
as Laura Stanhope
6.3
6.3
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Sally Watterson
6.1
6.1
Consolation Marriage
1931
as Mary Brown Porter
6.1
6.1
Back Street
1932
as Ray Schmidt
6.0
6.0
Anna and the King of Siam
1946
as Anna Owens
6.0
6.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self
6.0
6.0
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor Wayne
6.0
6.0
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
5.9
5.9
Stingaree
1934
as Hilda Bouverie
5.8
5.8
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
5.7
5.7
Bachelor Apartment
1931
as Helene Andrews
5.7
5.7
Joy of Living
1938
as Margaret 'Maggie' Garret
5.7
5.7
Sweet Adeline
1934
as Adeline 'Addie' Schmidt
5.6
5.6
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Irene Dunne
5.6
5.6
Cimarron
1931
as Sabra Cravat
5.5
5.5
This Man Is Mine
1934
as Tony Dunlap
5.5
5.5
Ann Vickers
1933
as Ann Vickers
5.4
5.4
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Kay Kingsley
5.4
5.4
Symphony of Six Million
1932
as Jessica
5.3
5.3
The Great Lover
1931
as Diana
5.3
5.3
Unfinished Business
1941
as Nancy Andrews
5.3
5.3
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Jane Palmer
5.3
5.3
Together Again
1944
as Anne Crandall
5.2
5.2
Over 21
1945
as Paula 'Polly' Wharton
5.1
5.1
When Tomorrow Comes
1939
as Helen
5.0
5.0
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
4.9
4.9
The Age of Innocence
1934
as Countess Ellen Olenska
4.5
4.5
No Other Woman
1933
as Anna Stanley
4.3
4.3
If I Were Free
1933
as Sarah Cazenove
3.4
3.4
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Sally
Leathernecking
1930
as Delphine Witherspoon
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
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