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Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Acting·1898–1990·54 films

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.

Filmography

The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1937)Lucy Warriner
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife (1940)Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)Sabra Cravat
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)Terry McKay
Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade (1941)Julie Gardiner Adams
Life with Father
Life with Father (1947)Vinnie Day
I Remember Mama
I Remember Mama (1948)Mama
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe (1944)Dorinda Durston
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)Theodora Lynn
Roberta
Roberta (1935)Stephanie
Show Boat
Show Boat (1936)Magnolia Hawkes
Anna and the King of Siam
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)Anna Owens
Becoming Cary Grant
Becoming Cary Grant (2017)Self (archive footage)
Thirteen Women
Thirteen Women (1932)Laura Stanhope
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools (1931)Irene Dunne
Disneyland Handcrafted
Disneyland Handcrafted (2026)Self (archive footage)
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)Susan Dunn
Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession (1935)Helen Hudson
When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)Helen
Back Street
Back Street (1932)Ray Schmidt
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment (1950)Kay Kingsley
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam (1942)Jane Palmer
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)Self (archive footage)
Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers (1933)Ann Vickers
Together Again
Together Again (1944)Anne Crandall
Stingaree
Stingaree (1934)Hilda Bouverie
Consolation Marriage
Consolation Marriage (1931)Mary Brown Porter
The Mudlark
The Mudlark (1950)Queen Victoria
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence (1934)Countess Ellen Olenska
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
This Man Is Mine
This Man Is Mine (1934)Tony Dunlap
No Other Woman
No Other Woman (1933)Anna Stanley
Joy of Living
Joy of Living (1938)Margaret 'Maggie' Garret
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord (1933)Christina Phelps
Bachelor Apartment
Bachelor Apartment (1931)Helene Andrews
It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees (1952)Polly Baxter
If I Were Free
If I Were Free (1933)Sarah Cazenove
Symphony of Six Million
Symphony of Six Million (1932)Jessica
Over 21
Over 21 (1945)Paula 'Polly' Wharton
The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)Sally
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)Self (archive footage)
You Can Change The World
You Can Change The World (1950)Self
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War (1943)Self
High, Wide and Handsome
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)Sally Watterson
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business (1941)Nancy Andrews
The Great Lover
The Great Lover (1931)Diana
Sweet Adeline
Sweet Adeline (1934)Adeline 'Addie' Schmidt
Things You Never See on the Screen
Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)Self
Rat Pack
Rat Pack (2022)Self (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (1944)(archive footage)
Invitation to Happiness
Invitation to Happiness (1939)Eleanor Wayne
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) (1936)Self
Leathernecking
Leathernecking (1930)Delphine Witherspoon
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985)