Personal Info
Irene Marie Dunn
Irene Dunne
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Disneyland Handcrafted
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cary Grant
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
It Grows on Trees
as Polly Baxter
The Mudlark
as Queen Victoria
Never a Dull Moment
as Kay Kingsley
TV Shows
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self · 1 ep.
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Dr. Gina Kerstas · 1 ep.
The Big Party
as Self – Hostess · 1 ep.
MGM Parade
1 ep.
The Oscars
as Self · 3 ep.
Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest Host · 2 ep.
General Electric Theater
as Margaret Henderson · 1 ep.
What's My Line?
as Self · 2 ep.
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 2 ep.
The Jack Benny Program
as Irene Dunne · 1 ep.
