--- name: "Irene Worth" canonical: "https://film.one/person/irene-worth" roles: ["Actor"] born: "23 June 1916" died: "10 March 2002" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T05:35:56.248179+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 Worth Actor. Born 23 June 1916 in Fairbury, Nebraska, USA. Died 10 March 2002. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 23 June 1916, Fairbury, Nebraska, USA - **Died:** 10 March 2002 - **Also known as:** Harriet Elizabeth Abrams - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Worth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188389, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941683/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97337 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Nicholas and Alexandra*](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md) (58) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Irene Worth, born Harriett Elizabeth Abrams, was an American stage and screen actress. She made her Broadway debut in 1943 and moved to Britain in 1944, where she worked with the Old Vic company from 1951 and the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1962. She was educated at UCLA and studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Worth appeared in films including *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971) as the Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna, *Orders to Kill* (1958), for which she received a BAFTA Award, *Deathtrap* (1982) and *Lost in Yonkers* (1993). A three-time Tony Award winner, she received the award for *Tiny Alice* (1965), *Sweet Bird of Youth* (1976) and *Lost in Yonkers* (1991). She was appointed an honorary CBE in 1975. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Fi1m 58, as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna — [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md) ## Complete filmography (31) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Onegin* (1999), as Princess Alina - *Just the Ticket* (1998), as Mrs. Haywood - *Remember WENN* (1996), series, as Florence Dunthorpe Mellon - *Lost in Yonkers* (1993), as Grandma Kurnitz - *The Shell Seekers* (1989), as Dolly Keeling - *Ladies in Charge* (1986), series, as Countess Kutuzov - *Fast Forward* (1985), as Ida Sabol - *Forbidden* (1984), as Ruth Friedländer - *The Tragedy of Coriolanus* (1984), as Volumnia - *Storyboard* (1983), series, as Mrs. Bressingham - *Inspector Ghote Moves In* (1983), as Mrs. Bressingham - *Separate Tables* (1983), as Mrs. Railton-Bell - *Deathtrap* (1982), as Helga ten Dorp - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Patty Benedict - *Eyewitness* (1981), as Mrs. Sokolow - *Happy Days* (1980), as Winnie - *Rich Kids* (1979), as Madeline's Mother - *The Displaced Person* (1977), as Mrs. McIntyre - *The Way of the World* (1975), as Lady Wishfort - *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Mrs. Purdy - *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), as The Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md) - *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Winnie - *King Lear* (1970), as Goneril - *To Die in Madrid* (1963), as Co-Narrator (English version) (voice) - *Seven Seas to Calais* (1962), Actor - *The Scapegoat* (1959), as Francoise - *Orders to Kill* (1958), as Léonie - *The Lady from the Sea* (1953), as Ellida Wangel - *Secret People* (1952), as Miss Jackson - *Another Shore* (1948), as Bucksie Vere-Brown - *One Night with You* (1948), as Lina Linari ## Gallery - ![This is a publicity photo, circulated for publicity, of American actress Irene Worth, published in 1950 without copyright notice, qualifying it under public dom (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/1244381/gallery-6b9dee07a5b3.jpg) This is a publicity photo, circulated for publicity, of American actress Irene Worth, published in 1950 without copyright notice, qualifying it under public dom (1961) — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Irene_Worth_1950.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Irene Worth in trailer for "The Scapegoat" (1959) (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1244381/gallery-f00224b01bb7.jpg) Irene Worth in trailer for "The Scapegoat" (1959) (2013) — Trailer for "The Scapegoat" (1959), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Irene-worth-trailer.jpg/1280px-Irene-worth-trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Irene Worth](https://film.one/media/person/1244381/gallery-096740dc859e.jpg) Irene Worth — Image via TMDB - ![Irene Worth](https://film.one/media/person/1244381/gallery-99033fd7d895.jpg) Irene Worth — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won, 2 nominated - Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1991: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (won) - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1977: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (nominated) - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1976: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won) - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1965: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (won) - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1960: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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