Irene Dunne

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins. See more awards »

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The Awful Truth Lucy Warriner

(1937)

Love Affair Terry McKay

(1939)

My Favorite Wife Ellen Wagstaff Arden

(1940)

Roberta Stephanie

(1935)

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Actress (50 credits)

1962 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Margaret Henderson

- Go Fight City Hall (1962) ... Margaret Henderson

1962 Saints and Sinners (TV Series)
Anita Farrell

- Source of Information (1962) ... Anita Farrell

1962 Insight (TV Series)
Gertrude le Forte

- Beelzebub & the Bolsheviks (1962) ... Gertrude le Forte (as Irene Dunn)

1961 Frontier Circus (TV Series)
Dr. Sam Applewhite

- Dr. Sam (1961) ... Dr. Sam Applewhite

1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series)
Dr. Gina Kerstas

- The Opening Door (1959) ... Dr. Gina Kerstas

1954-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Sheila Chester / Janet Wilson / Marion Clark / ...

- Sheila (1956) ... Sheila Chester

- On the Beach (1956) ... Janet Wilson

- Touch of Spring (1955) ... Marion Clark

- Sister Veronica (1954) ... Sister Veronica

1953 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Irene Dunne

- Irene Dunne Show (1953) ... Irene Dunne

1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Housewife / Prologue

- This Plane for Hire (1952) ... Housewife / Prologue

1952 It Grows on Trees
Polly Baxter

1950 The Mudlark
Queen Victoria

1950 Never a Dull Moment
Kay

1948 I Remember Mama
Mama (Martha Hanson)

1947 Life with Father
Vinnie

1946 Anna and the King of Siam
Anna Owens

1945 Over 21
Paula 'Polly' Wharton

1944 Together Again
Anne Crandall

1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
Susan Ashwood

1943 A Guy Named Joe
Dorinda Durston

1942 Lady in a Jam
Jane Palmer

1941 Unfinished Business
Nancy Andrews

1941 Penny Serenade
Julie Gardiner

1940 My Favorite Wife
Ellen Wagstaff Arden

1939 When Tomorrow Comes
Helen Lawrence

1939 Invitation to Happiness
Eleanor Wayne

1939 Love Affair
Terry McKay

1938 Joy of Living
Maggie Garret

1937 The Awful Truth
Lucy Warriner

1937 High, Wide and Handsome
Sally Watterson

1936 Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Lynn

1936 Show Boat
Magnolia

1935 Magnificent Obsession
Helen Hudson

1935 Roberta
Stephanie

1934 Sweet Adeline
Adeline Schmidt

1934 The Age of Innocence
Ellen

1934 Stingaree
Hilda Bouverie

1934 This Man Is Mine
Tony Dunlap

1933 If I Were Free
Sarah Cazenove

1933 Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers

1933 The Silver Cord
Christina Phelps

1933 The Secret of Madame Blanche
Sally Sanders aka Madame Blanche

1933 No Other Woman
Anna Stanley

1932 Thirteen Women
Laura Stanhope

1932 Back Street
Ray Schmidt

1932 Symphony of Six Million
Jessica

1931 Consolation Marriage
Mary Brown Porter

1931 The Great Lover
Diana Page

1931 Bachelor Apartment
Helene Andrews

1931 The Stolen Jools (Short)
Irene Dunne

1931 Cimarron
Sabra Cravat

1930 Leathernecking
Delphine Witherspoon

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Soundtrack (23 credits)

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (Video documentary) (performer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" - uncredited)

1999 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)

- Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) ... (performer: "Lovely to Look At" - uncredited)

1987 Someone to Watch Over Me (performer: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes")

1950 Never a Dull Moment (performer: "Once You Find Your Guy", "The Old Chisholm Trail" (uncredited), "The Man with the Big Felt Hat', "Sagebrush Lullaby")

1948 I Remember Mama (performer: "Sovnen (Slumber)" - uncredited)

1947 Life with Father (performer: "Sweet Marie" (1893) - uncredited)

1944 The White Cliffs of Dover (performer: "Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op.388" (1880) - uncredited)

1943 A Guy Named Joe ("I'll Get By" (1928), uncredited) / (music: "I'll See You in My Dreams" (1924) - uncredited) / (performer: "I'll Get By" (1928), "I'll See You in My Dreams" (1924) - uncredited)

1941 Penny Serenade (performer: "Charleston" (1923) - uncredited)

1939 Love Affair (performer: "Sing My Heart" (1939), "Plaisir d'Amour" (1775) (uncredited))

1938 Joy of Living (performer: "Just Let Me Look at You" (1938), "What's Good About Good Night?" (1938), "A Heavenly Party" (1938), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938), "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (1886), "Wiener Blut (Viennese Blood), Op.354" (1873) - uncredited)

1937 The Awful Truth ("My Dreams Are Gone With the Wind" (1937), uncredited) / (performer: "Home on the Range" (1904), "La Serenata" - uncredited)

1937 High, Wide and Handsome (performer: "High , Wild and Handsome", "Can I Forget You ?", "The Folks, who live on the Hill", "Allegheny Al")

1936 Theodora Goes Wild (performer: "Rock of Ages" (1830), "Be Still My Heart" (1936), "Three Blind Mice" - uncredited)

1936 Show Boat (performer: "Make Believe" (1927), "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (1927), "I Have The Room Above Her" (1936), "Gallivantin' Around" (1936), "You Are Love" (1927), "After the Ball" (1892), "Finale: You Are Love" (1927) and "Ol' Man River" (1927) - uncredited)

1935 Roberta (performer: "Russian Lullaby", "Yesterdays" (1933), "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (1933), "Lovely to Look At" (1935) - uncredited)

1934 Sweet Adeline ("Why Was I Born" (1929), "Lonely Feet" (1934), uncredited) / (performer: "We Were So Young" (1934), "Here Am I" (1929), "Lonely Feet" (1934), "'Twas Not So Long Ago" (1929), "Don't Ever Leave Me" (1929) - uncredited)

1934 Stingaree ("Tonight Is Mine" (1934), uncredited) / (performer: "I Wish I Were a Fisherman" (1934), "Once You're Mine" (1934), "Tonight Is Mine" (1934), "The Last Rose of Summer" (1808), "Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir (Jewel Song)" (1859) - uncredited)

1934 This Man Is Mine (performer: "The Lilac Tree" (1920) - uncredited)

1933 If I Were Free (performer: "Early Rising" - uncredited)

1933 The Secret of Madame Blanche (performer: "If Love Were All" (1924), "Every Lover Must Meet His Fate" from the operetta "Sweethearts" (1913), "Jimmie" - uncredited)

1931 Consolation Marriage (performer: "Devotion" (1931) - uncredited)

1931 The Great Lover (performer: "Là ci darem la mano" (1787), "Ich liebe Dich" (I Love You) (1864), "Waltz Song" (1867) - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (Documentary) (thanks)

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Self (23 credits)

1985 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special)
Self - Honoree

1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV Special)
Self (uncredited)

1973-1976 AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series)
Self - Audience Member

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (1976) ... Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (1973) ... Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1964 The Linkletter Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 19 May 1964 (1964) ... Self

1960 About Faces (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 12 May 1960 (1960) ... Self

1959 The Big Party (TV Series)
Self - Host

- Irene Dunne hostess (1959) ... Self - Host

1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1958 The Christophers (TV Series)

- The Story of Two Men (1958)

1953-1957 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Self - Mystery Guest

- Irene Dunne (2) (1957) ... Self - Mystery Guest

- Irene Dunne (1953) ... Self - Mystery Guest

1956-1957 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Pearl Bailey, Julie Wilson, Irene Dunne, Kukla & Ollie (1957) ... Self - Guest

- Irene Dunne, Sal Mineo, Buddy Hackett, Robert Sarnoff, Patience & Prudence (1956) ... Self - Guest

1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest Host

- Tropical Secretary (1955) ... Self - Guest Host

- Slander (1955) ... Self - Guest Host

1953-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Self / Self - Actress

- Hosts: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd (1955) ... Self

- Episode #4.7 (1953) ... Self - Actress

1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV Special documentary)
Self

1955 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Self

- The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland/A Tribute to Mickey Mouse (1955) ... Self

1954 Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (TV Special)
Self - Host

1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1953 Easter Parade of Stars Auto Show (TV Movie)
Self - Host

1951-1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Self - Host

- The White Cream Pitcher (1952) ... Self - Host

- Mr. Thayer (1952) ... Self - Host

- Barrow Street (1952) ... Self - Host

- The Pussyfootin' Rocks (1952) ... Self - Host

- The House of Pride (1952) ... Self - Host

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1950 You Can Change the World (Documentary short)
Self

1949 We, the People (TV Series)
Self - Actress

- Irene Dunne, Bill Veeck (1949) ... Self - Actress

1943 Show-Business at War (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1935 Things You Never See on the Screen (Short)
Self

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Archive footage (28 credits)

2019 The Movies (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- The Golden Age (2019) ... Self

2017 James Stewart, Robert Mitchum: The Two Faces of America (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV Movie documentary)
Magnolia Hawks

2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV Movie documentary)

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (Video documentary)
Self

2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini Series documentary)
Magnolia Hawks

- Give My Regards to Broadway: 1893-1927 (2004) ... Magnolia Hawks

1993-2001 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self / Lucy Warriner / Julie Gardiner

- Carole Lombard: Hollywood's Profane Angel (2001) ... Self

- Cary Grant: Hollywood's Leading Man (1993) ... Lucy Warriner / Julie Gardiner

1999 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) ... Self

1999 The Lady with the Torch (Documentary)
Self

1998 Classified X (TV Movie documentary)
Magnolia Hawks

1997 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1994 The Our Gang Story (Video documentary)
Terry

1988 Entertaining the Troops (Documentary)
Self

1988 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1985 Musical Comedy Tonight III (TV Special)
Magnolia Hawks

1982 Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary)
Lucy Warriner (uncredited)

1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Documentary)
Self

1973 The World at War (TV Series documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1973 The All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing Show (TV Movie)
Stephanie

1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Lucy Warriner / Self

- The Wild and Wonderful Thirties (1964) ... Lucy Warriner (uncredited)

- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) ... Self

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Self

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Lucy Warriner (uncredited)

1955 MGM Parade (TV Series documentary)
Dorinda Durston

- Episode #1.10 (1955) ... Dorinda Durston (uncredited)

1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #8.34 (1955) ... Self

1955 Screen Snapshots 7855: Pennies from Hollywood (Short)
Self

1944 Twenty Years After (Short)

1939 Land of Liberty
Sabra Cravat

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in "Lollipop" on Broadway. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Irene Dunn

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Spouse:

Francis Dennis Griffin (his death) (1 child)

Children:

Frances, Mary

Parents:

Dunne, Joseph | Henry, Adelaide

Relatives:

Streibich, Ann Shinnick (grandchild)

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[Comedy] demands more timing, pace, shading and subtlety of emphasis. It is difficult to learn but once it is acquired it can be easily slowed down and becomes an excellent foundation for dramatic acting. See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6440 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. See more »

Nickname:

First Lady of Hollywood

Star Sign:

Sagittarius

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