Irene Browne
Actor
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.
Filmography
Pygmalion
as Duchess 1938
Cavalcade
as Margaret Harris 1933
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Dowager 1963
Christopher Strong
as Carrie Valentine 1933
Madeleine
as Mrs. Grant 1950
Barnacle Bill
as Mrs. Barrington 1957
The Letter
as Mrs. Joyce 1929
Berkeley Square
as Lady Ann Pettigrew 1933
Quartet
as Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn") 1948
The House in the Square
as Lady Anne Pettigrew 1951
Serious Charge
as Mrs Phillips 1959
The Bad Lord Byron
as Lady Melbourne 1949
Peg o' My Heart
as Mrs. Chichester 1933
Rooney
as Mrs Manning ffrench 1958
Trottie True
as Duchess (uncredited) 1949
Meet Me at Dawn
as Mme. Renault 1947