The following features lists of the film and television performances of actress and singer Irene Dunne (1898–1990), who appeared in 42 movies between 1930 and 1952, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress five times. She is best known for appearing in the screwball comedy films The Awful Truth, Theodora Goes Wild, and My Favorite Wife, as well as the romantic drama Love Affair.
Filmography Year Title Role NotesRef(s) 1930 Leathernecking Delphine Witherspoon 1931 Cimarron Sabra CravatNominated—Academy Award for Best Actress Bachelor Apartment Helene Andrews Diana Page Consolation Marriage Mary Brown Porter1932 Symphony of Six Million Jessica Back Street Ray Schmidt Thirteen Women Laura Stanhope1933 No Other Woman Anna Stanley The Secret of Madame Blanche Sally Sanders St. John The Silver Cord Christina Phelps Ann Vickers Ann Vickers If I Were Free Sarah Cazenove1934 This Man Is Mine Tony Dunlap Stingaree Hilda Bouverie Countess Ellen Olenska Sweet Adeline Adeline "Addie" Schmidt1935 Roberta Princess Stephanie Magnificent Obsession Helen Hudson1936 Show Boat Magnolia Hawks Theodora Goes Wild Theodora Lynn / Caroline AdamsNominated—Academy Award for Best Actress1937 High, Wide and Handsome Sally Watterson Lucy WarrinerNominated—Academy Award for Best Actress First of three films with Cary Grant 1938 Joy of Living Margaret "Maggie" Garret1939 Love Affair Terry MckayNominated—Academy Award for Best Actress First of three films with Charles Boyer Invitation to Happiness Eleanor Wayne When Tomorrow Comes Helen LawrenceSecond of three films with Charles Boyer 1940 My Favorite Wife Ellen ArdenSecond of three films with Cary Grant1941 Penny Serenade Julie Gardiner AdamsFinal of three films with Cary Grant Unfinished Business Nancy Andrews 1942 Lady in a Jam Jane Palmer 1943 Dorinda Durston1944 Susan Ashwood Together Again Anne CrandallFinal of three films with Charles Boyer 1945 Over 21 Paula "Polly" Wharton 1946 Anna and the King of Siam Anna Owens 1947 Life with Father Vinnie DayOnly Technicolor film 1948 I Remember Mama Martha "Mama" HansonNominated—Academy Award for Best Actress1950 Never a Dull Moment Kay Kingsley Heyward Queen Victoria 1952 It Grows on Trees Polly Baxter
Appearing as herself Year Title Note 1931 Film produced for charity by the Masquers Club1943 Show Business at WarThe March of Time film1949American Red Cross Fund AppealTwo-minute public service announcement 1951 You Can Change the Worldc. 1956 A Story of Two Men
Radio appearances
Year Program Episode Notes 1935Lux Radio Theater Secrets 1936 Bittersweet 1937 Magnificent Obsession 1938 Theodora Goes Wild 1939 The Screen Guild Theater Alone in Paris Lux Radio Theater The Sisters The Awful Truth 1940 Love AffairPerformed with William Powell Show Boat 1941 The Screen Guild Theater My Favorite Wife Lux Radio Theater Unfinished Business The Awful Truth New recording, using the script from the 1939 version The Screen Guild Theater Penny Serenade Cavalcade of America Cimmarron 1942 Lux Radio Theater Love Affair Performed with Charles Boyer To Mary with Love 1943The Screen Guild Theater Theodora Goes Wild 1944 Lux Radio Theater Penny Seranade 1946 The Screen Guild TheaterOver 21 Lux Radio Theatre Together Again Performed with Walter Pidgeon 1947 Anna and the King of Siam 1948 The Screen Guild TheaterBrief Encounter 1948 Lux Radio Theater I Remember Mama 1949 Anna and the King of SiamPerformed with James Mason The Screen Guild TheaterTogether AgainPerformed with Charles Boyer Lux Radio Theater Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House The Cavalcade Of America Citizen Mama 1951The Screen Guild TheaterTogether AgainVersion with Charles Boyer Lux Radio Theater The Mudlark 1952 Family Theater The Crossroads of Christmas 1952–53Bright Star31 episodes 1953 Lux Radio Theater June Bride
Television credits Air date Television show Episode(s) Role Ref1952-1953 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Episode host February 1, 1953 What's My Line? Season 4, Episode 22 Episode's mystery guest December 6, 1953 The Jack Benny Program "The Irene Dunne Show" As herself April 15, 1954 Ford Theatre "Sister Veronica" Sister Veronica April 20, 1954 Suspense "The Open Transform" (Season 6) Episode host February 3, 1955 Ford Theatre "Touch of Spring" Marion Clark October 30, 1955 The Loretta Young Show "Slander" Episode host November 6, 1955 "Tropical Secretary" 1956Cheaper by the DozenTelevision pilot[role is unknown]Bawden, James (September 10, 1977). "A Visit with Irene Dunne". American Classic Screen. p. 9. April 12, 1956 Ford Theatre "On the Beach" Janet Wilson May 24, 1956 "Sheila" Sheila Chester September 15, 1956 The Perry Como Show Episode guest; performed with Como in "The Irene Dunne Hit Revenue" October 20, 1957 What's My Line? Episode 385 (Season 9, Ep 8) Episode's mystery guest October 5, 1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson "The Opening Door" Dr. Gina Kerstas November 5, 1959 The Big Party Episode host October 26, 1961 Frontier Circus "Dr. Sam" Dr. Sam Applewhite January 15, 1962 Insight "Beelzebub & the Bolsheviks" Gertrude le Forte January 28, 1962 General Electric Theater "Go Fight City Hall" Margaret Henderson October 15, 1962 Saints and Sinners"Source of Information" Anita Farrell
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