ACTOR

Irene Hervey

1909 - 1998

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Irene Hervey (born Beulah Irene Herwick; July 11, 1909 – December 20, 1998) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over fifty films and numerous television series spanning her five-decade career. A native of Los Angeles, Hervey was trained in her youth by British stage and film actress Emma Dunn, a friend of her mother. She signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933, appearing in several films for the studio–including The Stranger's Return (1933), opposite Lionel Barrymore–before landing a supporting role as Valentine de Villefort in United Artists' The Count of Monte Cristo (1934). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irene Hervey has received more than 433,312 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Hervey is the 10,126th most popular actor, the 14,757th most popular biography from United States and the 4,749th most popular American Actor.

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  • 36.79

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  • 15

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  • 1.53

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  • 3.42

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Irene Hervey ranks 10,126 out of 13,578. Before her are Misaki Ito, Helena Mattsson, Brandon T. Jackson, Patrick Breen, Lauren Lee Smith, and Sarah Parish. After her are Jeffrey Lynn, Paula Deen, Gordon MacRae, Larisa Oleynik, Luke Mitchell, and Mike Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Irene Hervey ranks 417. Before her are Montgomery Wilson, Obafemi Awolowo, Marion Martin, Madge Evans, Miguel White, and Leela Chitnis. After her are Jeffrey Lynn, Bill Wheatley, Eric Linden, Hugh Beaumont, Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, and Eileen Hiscock. Among people deceased in 1998, Irene Hervey ranks 333. Before her are Syd Owen, Peter Sillett, Junkyard Dog, Keith Newton, Matthew Shepard, and Tron. After her are Barbara Acklin, Ram Swarup, Tony Shelly, Lawton Chiles, Rodney Harvey, and Terry Sanford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irene Hervey ranks 14,757 out of 20,380. Before her are Laura Benanti (1979), Mona Marshall (1947), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981), Amanda Wyss (1960), Brandon T. Jackson (1984), and Patrick Breen (1960). After her are Jeffrey Lynn (1909), Paula Deen (1947), Charles L. Bennett (1956), Gordon MacRae (1921), Larisa Oleynik (1981), and A. C. Green (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Irene Hervey ranks 4,749. Before her are Laura Benanti (1979), Mona Marshall (1947), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981), Amanda Wyss (1960), Brandon T. Jackson (1984), and Patrick Breen (1960). After her are Jeffrey Lynn (1909), Paula Deen (1947), Gordon MacRae (1921), Larisa Oleynik (1981), Mike Henry (1965), and Will Pan (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

Play Misty for Me
Madge
A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture.
Oct 1st 19716.6 / 10
Cactus Flower
Mrs. Durant
Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.
Dec 16th 19697.1 / 10
Destry Rides Again
Janice Tyndall
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.
Nov 30th 19397.151 / 10