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Worth, Irene was born on June 23, 1916 in Nebraska, United States.
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Worth, Irene was born on June 23, 1916 in Nebraska, United States.
BEdn, University of California at Los Angeles, 1937. Pupil, Elsie Fogarty, London, 1945.
Love Goes to; The Cocktail Party, New York 1950, Old Vic tour of S. Africa 1952, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Ontario 1953, 1959, A Life in the Sun, Edinburgh Festival 1955, Maria Stuart, New York 1957, Toys in the Attic, New York 1960, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford 1962, World tour of King Lear 1964, Tiny Alice, New York 1965, worked with Peter Brook’s Institute Theatre Research Centre, Paris and Iran 1970, 1971, Hedda in Hedda Gabler, Stratford, Ontario 1970, The Seagull. Chichester Festival Theatre Ghosts, The Seagull, Hamlet, Greenwich Theatre 1974, Sweet Bird of Youth, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., Brooklyn Academy, of Music, and Harkness Theatre, New York, Drake Theatre, 111. 1975, Misalliance, Drake Theatre, Lake Forest, 111. 1976, The Cherry Orchard, Lincoln Center 1977, Old Times, 111. 1977, After the Season 1978, Happy Days, New York 1979, The Lady from Dubuque, New York 1980, L’Olimpiade, Edinburgh Festival 1982, The Chalk Garden, New York 1982, The Physicists, Washington 1983, The Golden Age, New York 1984, Coriolanus, National Theatre 1984, The Bay at Nice, London 1986, The Mask of the Red Death, New York 1987, You Never Can Tell, London 1987-1988, Coriolanus, New York 1988; films include: Orders to Kill 1957, The Scapegoat 1958, King Lear, Nicholas and Alexandra 1971, Eye Witness 1980; television: Coriolanus 1984. Debut on Broadway as Cecily Hardem in The Two Mrs. Carrolls 1948; London appearances in Love Goes to Press 1946, The Play’s the Thing 1947, Edward My Son 1948, Home is Tomorrow 1948, Champagne for Delilah 1949, The Cocktail Party 1950, Othello 1951, A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1952, The Other Heart 1952, The Merchant of Venice 1953, A Day by the Sea 1953-1954, The Queen and the Rebels 1955, Hotel Paradiso 1956, Maria Stuart 1958, The Potting Shed 1958, King Lear 1962, The Physicists 1963, The Ides of March 1963, A Song at Twilight 1966, Shadows of the Evening 1966, Come into the Garden Maud 1966, Heartbreak House 1967, Oedipus 1968, Notes on a Love Affair. Lyric Theatre, other appearances.
Worked with Peter Brook’s Institute Theatre Research Centre, Paris and Iran 1970, 1971, Hedda in Hedda Gabler, Stratford, Ontario 1970, The Seagull. Chichester Festival Theatre Ghosts, The Seagull, Hamlet, Greenwich Theatre 1974, Sweet Bird of Youth, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., Brooklyn Academy, of Music, and Harkness Theatre, New York, Drake Theatre, 111. 1975, Misalliance, Drake Theatre, Lake Forest, 111.
1976, The Cherry Orchard, Lincoln Center 1977, Old Times, 111. 1977, After the Season 1978, Happy Days, New York 1979, The Lady from Dubuque, New York 1980, L’Olimpiade, Edinburgh Festival 1982, The Chalk Garden, New York 1982, The Physicists, Washington 1983, The Golden Age, New York 1984, Coriolanus, National Theatre 1984, The Bay at Nice, London 1986, The Mask of the Red Death, New York 1987, You Never Can Tell, London 1987-1988, Coriolanus, New York 1988.
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Debut as Fenella in: Escape Me Never, New York City, 1942. Broadway debut as Cecily Harden in: The Two Mistress Carrolls, 1943. London debut in The Time of Your Life, 1946.
Following roles, mostly on London stage, include Anabelle Jones in Love Goes to Press, 1946. Ilona Szabo in: The Play's The Thing, 1947. As Eileen Perry in: Edward my Son, 1948.
As Lady Fortrose in: Home is Tomorrow, 1948. As Mary Dalton in: Native Son, 1948. Title role in: Lucrece, 1948.
As Olivia Raines in: Champagne for Delilah, 1949. As Celia Coplestone in: The Cocktail Party, 1949, 50. Various roles with Old Vic Repertory Company, London, including Desdemona in Othello.
Helena in Midsummer Night's Dream and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Also Catherine de Vausselles in: The Other Heart, tour to South Africa, 1952. As Portia in: The Merchant of Venice, 1953.
Foundation member Shakespeare Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1953. As Helena in: All's Well That Ends Well. Queen Margaret in: Richard III, London.
Appeared as Frances Farrar in: A Day by the Sea, 1953-1954. Leading role in: The Queen and the Rebels, 1955, Hotel Paradiso, 1956. As Mary Stuart, 1957, The Potting Shed, 1958.
Albertine Prine in: Toys in the Attic, 1960 (Page One award). Member, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1962-1964. Including world tour King Lear, 1964.
Star: Tiny Alice, New York City, 1964, Aldwych, 1970. Noel Coward trilogy Shadows of the Evening. Hilde in: A Song at Twilight.
Anna-Mary in: Come into the Garden Maud (Evening Standard award). Hesione Hushabye in: Heartbreak House (Variety Club Great Britain award 1967). Jocasta in: Oedipus, 1968.
Hedda in: Hedda Gabler, 1970. With international Company, Theatre Research, Paris and Iran, 1971. Leading role in: Notes on a Love Affair, 1972.
Mme. Arkadina in: The Seagull, 1973. Gertrude in: Hamlet.
Mistress Alving in: Ghosts, 1974. Princess Kosmonopolis in: Sweet Bird of Youth, 1975-1976 (Jefferson award, Tony award). Lina in: Misalliance, 1976.
Mme. Ranevskaya in: The Cherry Orchard, 1977 (Drama Desk award). Kate in: Old Times, 1977, After the Season, 1978, Happy Days, 1979, Eyewitness, 1980, Coriolanus, 1988, Lost In Yonkers, (Tony award, 1991), Valentina in The Bay at Nice-Royal National Theatre, 1986, Irene Worth's Edith Wharton on tour, 1994 "A Weeks Worth" Almeida Theatre, 1996, Melbourne Festival, 1996, The Gypsy and the Yellow Canary, 1997, Tribute to Lillian Gish, 1997, Tribute to Ellen Terry, 1998, Chere Maitre, 1998, Ring Round the Moon, 1999, Tribute to Ted Hughes, 1999.
Films include. Role of Leonie in: Orders to Kill, 1958 (British Film Academy award), The Scapegoat, 1958, King Lear, 1970, Nicholas and Alexandra, 1971, Rich Kids, 1979, Eyewitness, 1981, Death Trap, 1982, Fast Forward, 1985, Lost in Yonkers, 1993, Piece of Cake, 1997, Onegin, 1998, Just the Ticket, 1999, also numerous radio, television appearances, England, Canada, United States, including. Stella in: The Lake.
Ellida Wangel in: The Lady from the Sea (Daily Mail National television award), also Candida, Duchess of Malfi, Antigone, Prince Orestes, Variations on a Theme, The Way of the World, The Displaced Person. (with British Broadcasting Company) Coriolanus, 1984. Poetry recitals, recordings.
(recipient Whitbread Anglo-American award outstanding actress 1967).