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Irene Worth

1916 - 2002

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Irene Worth (June 23, 1916 – March 10, 2002), born Harriett Elizabeth Abrams, was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the British and American theatre. Worth made her Broadway debut in 1943, joined the Old Vic company in 1951 and the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1962. She won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for the 1958 film Orders to Kill. Her other film appearances included Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Deathtrap (1982). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Worth is the 9,123rd most popular actor (up from 9,219th in 2024), the 13,770th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,524th in 2019) and the 4,241st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Irene Worth ranks 9,123 out of 13,578Before her are Valérie Bonneton, Don LaFontaine, Ashley Laurence, David Chokachi, Anna Deavere Smith, and Carrie Ng. After her are Min Hyo-rin, Romane Bohringer, Alec Su, Jesse L. Martin, Kunal Kapoor, and Abigail Cowen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Irene Worth ranks 309Before her are Mark Stevens, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Raúl Héctor Castro, Leslie Thorne, Horton Foote, and William B. Saxbe. After her are Esther Victoria Abraham, Lucille Bliss, Tony Bettenhausen, Shobhna Samarth, Eddie Arcaro, and Stan Cullis. Among people deceased in 2002, Irene Worth ranks 346Before her are Shirley Scott, Audrey Mestre, Kaifi Azmi, Alex Hannum, Virginia Hamilton, and Patsy Mink. After her are Satish Dhawan, Dolores Gray, Ernesto Díaz, Otis Blackwell, Jim Crawford, and Julia Phillips.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irene Worth ranks 13,774 out of 20,380Before her are David Chokachi (1968), Walt Faulkner (1918), Catherine Asaro (1955), Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963), Anna Deavere Smith (1950), and John Danforth (1936). After her are Brett Gurewitz (1962), Fisher Ames (1758), Ernie Davis (1939), Kim Shattuck (1963), Jesse L. Martin (1969), and Shepard Fairey (1970).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Irene Worth ranks 4,243Before her are David Castañeda (1989), Danielle Panabaker (1987), Don LaFontaine (1940), Ashley Laurence (1966), David Chokachi (1968), and Anna Deavere Smith (1950). After her are Jesse L. Martin (1969), Abigail Cowen (1998), Barbara Britton (1920), Joan Marsh (1914), Craig Wasson (1954), and Betsy Russell (1963).