Irene Browne

Known for ActingBorn 1891-02-23Died 1965-07-24Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

My Lips Betray

The Red Shoes

Meet Me at Dawn

Trottie True

Pygmalion

Madeleine

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Barnacle Bill

The Prime Minister

The House in the Square

Serious Charge

Quartet

The Bad Lord Byron

Rooney

The Amateur Gentleman

Berkeley Square

Christopher Strong

The Letter

Cavalcade

Peg o' My Heart

The White Woman