---
name: "Irene Hervey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/irene-hervey"
fi1m_id: "irene-hervey"
imdb_id: "nm0381154"
tmdb_id: 111581
wikidata_id: "Q531339"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 July 1909"
died: "20 December 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T02:51:06.900444+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Irene Hervey

## Identity

Irene Hervey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/irene-hervey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** irene-hervey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0381154
- **TMDB ID:** 111581
- **Wikidata ID:** Q531339
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Hervey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531339, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/111581

Actor. Born 11 July 1909 in Venice, California, USA. Died 20 December 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 July 1909, Venice, California, USA
- **Died:** 20 December 1998
- **Also known as:** Beulah Irene Herwick, Irene Harvey
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Hervey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531339, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/111581

## Biography

Irene Hervey (born Beulah Irene Herwick) was an American film, stage and television actress. Born on 11 July 1909 in Venice, California, she trained in acting under British performer Emma Dunn and appeared in school plays at Venice High School. She signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933.

Hervey appeared in over fifty films across five decades. She moved to Universal Pictures in the late 1930s and played Janice Tyndall in the Western *Destry Rides Again* (1939), opposite James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. Later film roles included *Cactus Flower* (1969) and *Play Misty for Me* (1971).

She also worked in theatre, including a Broadway run of *State of the Union*, and made numerous television appearances from the 1950s onwards, with guest roles in series such as *Perry Mason*, *My Three Sons* (for which she received an Emmy nomination) and *Charlie's Angels*. Hervey was married to singer and actor Allan Jones from 1936 to 1957; their son was singer Jack Jones. She died on 20 December 1998 in Woodland Hills, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, projects.latimes.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Destry Rides Again* (1939), Fi1m 84, as Janice Tyndall — [page](https://film.one/film/destry-rides-again.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Goliath Awaits* (1981), series, as Carrie (uncredited)
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Samantha
- *Play Misty for Me* (1971), as Madge
- *Cactus Flower* (1969), as Mrs. Durant
- *Roberta* (1969), as Mrs. Teale
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Margaret Whitfield
- *Family Affair* (1966), series, as Miss Scranton
- *Love on a Rooftop* (1966), series, as Helen Cavendish
- *Honey West* (1965), series, as Aunt Meg, 'Aunt Meg'
- *The Young Marrieds* (1964), series, as Irene Forsythe #1
- *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Mrs. Tilson
- *Target: The Corruptors!* (1961), series, Actor
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Martha Kildare
- *The Case of the Dangerous Robin* (1960), series, as Thelma Henderson
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Mrs. Gardner
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, Actor
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Mrs. Edith Pettit
- *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Harriet Regan
- *Bourbon Street Beat* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Martha Tillman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Gladys Anderson
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Ellen Gilmore
- *The Donna Reed Show* (1958), series, as Louise Collier
- *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor
- *Crash Landing* (1958), as Bernice Willouby
- *Going Steady* (1958), as Grace Turner
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Helen Bartlett, Grace Davies, Jill Garson
- *Richard Diamond, Private Detective* (1957), series, as Mary Forsythe
- *Panic!* (1957), series, Actor
- *Teenage Rebel* (1956), as Helen Sheldon McGowan
- *A Cry in the Night* (1956), as Helen Taggart
- *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Maxine AKA Max
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Nancy Blount
- *The Lone Wolf* (1954), series, as Mae East
- *Public Defender* (1954), series, as Mrs. Harris
- *The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse* (1953), series, Actor
- *The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show* (1950), series, as Clara Bagley, Florence Henderson
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Patricia, Lucille, Susan Arnold, Catherine Lawrence
- *Chicago Deadline* (1949), as Belle Dorset
- *Manhandled* (1949), as Ruth / Mrs. Alton Bennet
- *The Lucky Stiff* (1949), as Mrs. Eve Childers
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Beth Byrnes
- *Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid* (1948), as Polly Peabody
- *Mickey* (1948), as Louise Williams
- *He's My Guy* (1943), as Terry Allen
- *Night Monster* (1942), as Dr. Lynne Harper
- *Destination Unknown* (1942), as Elena Varnoff
- *Half Way to Shanghai* (1942), as Vicky Neilson
- *Gang Busters* (1942), as Vicki Logan
- *Frisco Lil* (1942), Actor
- *Unseen Enemy* (1942), as Gen Rand
- *Bombay Clipper* (1942), as Frankie Gilroy Wilson
- *Mr. Dynamite* (1941), as Vicki Martin
- *San Francisco Docks* (1940), as Kitty Tracy
- *The Boys from Syracuse* (1940), as Adriana
- *The Crooked Road* (1940), as Louise Dalton
- *Three Cheers for the Irish* (1940), as Heloise Casey
- *Missing Evidence* (1939), as Linda Parker
- *Destry Rides Again* (1939), as Janice Tyndall — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/destry-rides-again.md)
- *The House of Fear* (1939), as Alice Tabor
- *East Side of Heaven* (1939), as Mona Barrett
- *Society Smugglers* (1939), as Joan Martin
- *Say It in French* (1938), as Auriol Marsden
- *The Lady Fights Back* (1937), as Heather McHale
- *The Girl Said No* (1937), as Pearl Proctor / Peep-Bo
- *The League of Frightened Men* (1937), as Evelyn Hibbard
- *Woman in Distress* (1937), as Irene Donovan
- *Along Came Love* (1936), as Emmy Grant
- *Absolute Quiet* (1936), as Laura Tait
- *Three Godfathers* (1936), as Molly
- *White Lies* (1935), as Mary Mallory
- *A Thrill for Thelma* (1935), as Thelma Black
- *Pirate Party on Catalina Isle* (1935), as Irene Hervey (uncredited)
- *Charlie Chan in Shanghai* (1935), as Diana Woodland
- *His Night Out* (1935), as Peggy Taylor
- *Alibi Racket* (1935), as Movie Theatre Cashier
- *Honeymoon Limited* (1935), as Judy Randall
- *Hard Rock Harrigan* (1935), as 'Andy' Anderson
- *Motive for Revenge* (1935), as Muriel Webster King
- *The Winning Ticket* (1935), as Mary Tomasello
- *The Dude Ranger* (1934), as Ann Hepburn
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1934), as Valentine
- *Let's Try Again* (1934), as Marge
- *Hollywood Party* (1934), as Show Girl (uncredited)
- *Three on a Honeymoon* (1934), as Millicent Wells
- *The Women in His Life* (1933), as Doris Worthing
- *Turn Back the Clock* (1933), as (uncredited)
- *The Stranger's Return* (1933), as Nettie Crane
- *Stage 7*, series, as Fran Abbelard

## Gallery

- ![american actress Irene Hervey - publicity still (original image damaged, modified and cropped) (1937)](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-dbc11ae49b5c.jpg) american actress Irene Hervey - publicity still (original image damaged, modified and cropped) (1937) — unknown (MGM), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Irene_Hervey_1937.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Irene Hervey in 1934 (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-5cb70c69e1a0.jpg) Irene Hervey in 1934 (2013) — RKO Radio Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Irene_Hervey_1934.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![American actress Irene Hervey (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-7d0e26aafff3.jpg) American actress Irene Hervey (1930) — Russell Ball, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Irene_Hervey_by_Russell_Ball.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Irene Hervey](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-4ce638afe3ad.png) Irene Hervey — Tom Evans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Irene_Hervey_c._1930s_headshot_by_Tom_Evans.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Irene Hervey](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-4dc5633e7fed.jpg) Irene Hervey — Image via TMDB
- ![Irene Hervey](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-e0fc33d3c28e.jpg) Irene Hervey — Image via TMDB
- ![Irene Hervey](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-70004962f9af.jpg) Irene Hervey — Image via TMDB
- ![This 1939 B film noir movie, Society Smugglers, was a crime thriller. The scene with Clay Clement, third credited, and Irene Hervey depicts her telephone call t (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/3858224/gallery-98b1eb082c3a.jpg) This 1939 B film noir movie, Society Smugglers, was a crime thriller. The scene with Clay Clement, third credited, and Irene Hervey depicts her telephone call t (2019) — ClementJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/1939_Society_Smugglers_Clay_Clement_Jr_%26_Irene_Hervey.jpg/1280px-1939_Society_Smugglers_Clay_Clement_Jr_%26_Irene_Hervey.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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