Person · Actress · Active since 1915
Edith Evans
1888–1976, London
British actress, born in London. Won the Golden Globe for Best Actress, Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Appeared in 16 films on this site, including Tom Jones (1963), The Nun's Story (1959) and Look Back in Anger (1959). Of the actors and directors on this site, Edith Evans shares the most films with Michael Redgrave (3 films), Richard Burton (2) and Donald Pleasence (2) (51 in all).
Partners by shared films
Who Edith Evans made films with
- 3Michael RedgraveThe Importance of Being Earnest, Young Cassidy, David Copperfield
- 2Richard BurtonThe Last Days of Dolwyn, Look Back in Anger
- 2Donald PleasenceLook Back in Anger, The Madwoman of Chaillot
- 2Deborah KerrThe Chalk Garden, Prudence and the Pill
- 2Albert FinneyTom Jones, Scrooge
- 2Richard ChamberlainThe Madwoman of Chaillot, The Slipper and the Rose
- 2Ralph RichardsonDavid Copperfield, A Doll's House
- 2Tony RichardsonLook Back in Anger, Tom Jones
- 2Hugh GriffithTom Jones, Craze
- 2Claire BloomLook Back in Anger, A Doll's House
- 2Delbert MannFitzwilly, David Copperfield
- 1Audrey HepburnThe Nun's Story
- 1Katharine HepburnThe Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1Anthony HopkinsA Doll's House
- 1Maggie SmithYoung Cassidy
- 1Laurence OlivierDavid Copperfield
- 1Alec GuinnessScrooge
- 1Richard AttenboroughDavid Copperfield
- 1Julie ChristieYoung Cassidy
- 1Yul BrynnerThe Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1John HustonThe Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1David NivenPrudence and the Pill
- 1Cesar RomeroCrooks and Coronets
- 1Jack PalanceCraze
- 1Fred ZinnemannThe Nun's Story
- 1Danny KayeThe Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1Peter FinchThe Nun's Story
- 1Peggy AshcroftThe Nun's Story
- 1Charles BoyerThe Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1Margaret RutherfordThe Importance of Being Earnest
- 1Dick Van DykeFitzwilly
- 1Giulietta MasinaThe Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1Telly SavalasCrooks and Coronets
- 1Lynn RedgraveTom Jones
- 1Wendy HillerDavid Copperfield
- 1David WarnerTom Jones
- 1Rod TaylorYoung Cassidy
- 1John MillsThe Chalk Garden
- 1Sam WaterstonFitzwilly
- 1Dean JaggerThe Nun's Story
- 1Trevor HowardCraze
- 1Susannah YorkTom Jones
- 1Beatrice StraightThe Nun's Story
- 1Denholm ElliottA Doll's House
- 1John GavinThe Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1Hayley MillsThe Chalk Garden
- 1Diana DorsCraze
- 1Siân PhillipsYoung Cassidy
- 1Flora RobsonYoung Cassidy
- 1Ron MoodyDavid Copperfield
- 1Julian GloverTom Jones
Films in this guide
- The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)actress
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)actress
- Look Back in Anger (1959)actress
- The Nun's Story (1959)actress
- Tom Jones (1963)actress
- The Chalk Garden (1964)actress
- Young Cassidy (1965)actress
- Fitzwilly (1967)actress
- Prudence and the Pill (1968)actress
- Crooks and Coronets (1969)actress
- David Copperfield (1969)actress
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)actress
- Scrooge (1970)actress
- A Doll's House (1973)actress
- Craze (1974)actress
- The Slipper and the Rose (1976)actress