Irene Browne

Acting

Born February 23, 1891, Hendon, 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.

Filmography

• 1963The Wrong Arm of the Law — Dowager
• 1959Serious Charge — Mrs Phillips
• 1958Rooney — Mrs Manning ffrench
• 1957Barnacle Bill — Mrs. Barrington
• 1951The House in the Square — Lady Anne Pettigrew
• 1950Madeleine — Mrs. Grant
• 1949The Bad Lord Byron — Lady Melbourne
• 1949Trottie True — Duchess (uncredited)
• 1948Quartet — Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")
• 1948The Red Shoes — Lady Neston
• 1947Meet Me at Dawn — Mme. Renault
• 1941Kipps — Mrs. Bindon Botting
• 1941The Prime Minister — Lady Londonderry
• 1938Pygmalion — Duchess
• 1936The Amateur Gentleman — Lady Huntstanton
• 1933Berkeley Square — Lady Ann Pettigrew
• 1933Cavalcade — Margaret Harris
• 1933Christopher Strong — Carrie Valentine
• 1933My Lips Betray — Queen Mother Therese
• 1933Peg o' My Heart — Mrs. Chichester
• 1931The White Woman — Mrs. Joyce
• 1929The Letter — Mrs. Joyce