Person Details

Birthday: 1896-06-29 18:33:50

Death: 1965-07-24 18:33:50

Aliases: Irene Brown

Gender: Female

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 14

TV Involvements: 0


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Biography

Irene Browne was born on June 29, 1896 in London, England. She was an actress, known for The Red Shoes (1948), Cavalcade (1933) and Pygmalion (1938). She died on July 24, 1965 in London. British-born leading actress with long stage experience, beginning in 1910 with 'Robert Macaire'. Appeared in the West End production of 'No,No Nanette' (1925), followed by Noel Coward's 'Cavalcade'. She was also in the Hollywood screen version of 'Cavalcade' (1933), but was subsequently relegated to supporting roles and eventually returned to the London stage. She played Lady Ann(e) Pettigrew in both Berkeley Square (1933) and its remake I'll Never Forget You (1951). Although she played Colin Keith-Johnston, Valerie Taylor and Heather Angel's mother in Berkeley Square (1933), she was only three months older than Keith-Johnston, six years older than Taylor and twelve years older than Angel in real life. Miss Browne pronounced her first name Eye-REE-nee.

Most Famous Work

The Red Shoes
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8

The Red Shoes

(1948) Lady Neston
Cavalcade
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6

Cavalcade

(1933) Margaret Harris
Madeleine
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7

Madeleine

(1950) Mrs. Grant
Christopher Strong
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6

Christopher Strong

(1933) Carrie Valentine
Serious Charge
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6

Serious Charge

(1959) Mrs Phillips
The Bad Lord Byron
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6

The Bad Lord Byron

(1949) Lady Melbourne
Quartet
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6

Quartet

(1948) Lady Bland
The Letter
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6

The Letter

(1929) Mrs. Joyce

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