Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 23, 1891
Died
Jul 24, 1965
Place of Birth
Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
Credits
21 titles
Irene Browne
Biography
Irene Browne was born on February 23, 1891 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Dowager
Serious Charge
Mrs Phillips
Rooney
Mrs Manning ffrench
Barnacle Bill
Mrs. Barrington
The House in the Square
Lady Anne Pettigrew
Madeleine
Mrs. Grant
Trottie True
Duchess (uncredited)
The Bad Lord Byron
Lady Melbourne
Quartet
Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
The Red Shoes
Lady Neston
Meet Me at Dawn
Mme. Renault
The Prime Minister
Lady Londonderry
Pygmalion
Duchess
The Amateur Gentleman
Lady Huntstanton
My Lips Betray
Queen Mother Therese
Berkeley Square
Lady Ann Pettigrew
Peg o' My Heart
Mrs. Chichester
Christopher Strong
Carrie Valentine
Cavalcade
Margaret Harris
The White Woman
Mrs. Joyce
The Letter
Mrs. Joyce