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Irene Rich

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
105

Gender
Female

Birthday
October 11, 1891 (134 years old)

Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA

Irene Rich

Biography

From Wikipedia

Irene Rich (October 13, 1891 - April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio.

Rich worked for Will Rogers, who used her in eight pictures, including Water Water Everywhere (1920), The Strange Boarder (1920), Jes' Call Me Jim (1920), Boys Will Be Boys (1921), and The Ropin' Fool (1921). She often portrayed society women, such as in the 1925 adaptation of Lady Windermere's Fan and also in Queen of the Yukon (1940).

In two of her last films she played a frontier wife and mother: She was the mother of Gail Russell's character in John Wayne's Angel and the Badman (1947); in John Ford's cavalry story Fort Apache (1948) she portrayed Mrs. O'Rourke, the wife of Sergeant O'Rourke (Ward Bond).

In the 1930s, Rich did much work in radio. From 1933 to 1944, she hosted a nationwide anthology program of serialized mini-dramas, Dear John (aka The Irene Rich Show). Her leading man was actor Gale Gordon (who later played Lucille Ball's apoplectic boss "Mr. Mooney" on TV).

Rich appeared in stage productions, including Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) which starred George M. Cohan, the creator of the play, and later As the Girls Go in 1948.

Rich has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for her contribution to the motion picture industry at 6225 Hollywood Boulevard and one for her contributions to the radio industry at 6150 Hollywood Boulevard.

Known For

Acting

1948Joan of Arcas Catherine le Royer, Joan's friend
1948Fort Apacheas Mrs. Mary O'Rourke
1947New Orleansas Mrs. Rutledge Smith
1947Angel and the Badmanas Mrs. Worth
1947Calendar Girlas Lulu Varden
1942This Time for Keepsas Mrs. Bryant
1941Three Sons o' Gunsas Margaret Patterson
1940Keeping Companyas Mrs. Thomas
1940Queen of the Yukonas Sadie Martin
1940The Lady in Questionas Michele Morestan
1940The Mortal Stormas Mrs. Roth
1939Everybody's Hobbyas Mrs. Myra Leslie
1939The Right Wayas Mrs. Martin
1938That Certain Ageas Mrs. Dorothy Fullerton
1938Hollywood Handicapas Woman at Racetrack
1932Manhattan Toweras Ann Burns
1932Her Mad Nightas Joan Manners
1932Down To Earthas Idy Peters
1931The Champas Linda Carleton
1931Wickedas Mrs. Luther
1931The Mad Paradeas Mrs. Schuyler
1931Five and Tenas Jenny Rarick
1931Strangers May Kissas Celia
1931Father's Sonas Ruth Emory
1931Beau Idealas Lady Brandon
1930Check and Double Checkas Mrs. Blair
1930On Your Backas Julianne
1930So This Is Londonas Mrs. Hiram Draper
1929They Had to See Parisas Idy Peters
1929The Exalted Flapperas Queen Charlotte of Capra
1929Daughters of Desireas
1929Shanghai Roseas Shanghai Rose
1928Ned McCobb's Daughteras Carol
1928Craig's Wifeas Harriet Craig
1928Women They Talk Aboutas Irene Mervin Hughes
1928The Perfect Crimeas Stella
1928Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light'as
1928Powder My Backas Fritzi Foy
1928Beware of Married Menas Myra Martin
1927The Silver Slaveas Bernice Randall
1927The Desired Womanas Diana Maxwell / Lady Diana Whitney
1927Dearieas Sylvia Darling/Dearie
1927The Climbersas Duchess of Arrogan
1927Don't Tell the Wifeas Mrs. Cartier
1926My Official Wifeas Hélène, Countess Orloff
1926The Honeymoon Expressas Mary Lambert
1926Silken Shacklesas Denise Lake
1925Lady Windermere's Fanas Mrs. Erlynne
1925The Pleasure Buyersas Joan Wiswell
1925Compromiseas Joan Trevore
1925The Wife Who Wasn't Wantedas Mrs. John Mannering
1925Eve's Loveras Eva Burnside
1925The Man Without a Conscienceas Shirley Graves
1925My Wife and Ias Mrs. James Borden
1924A Lost Ladyas Marian Forrester
1924This Womanas Carol Drayton
1924What the Butler Sawas Mrs. Barrington
1924A Woman Who Sinnedas Mrs. Ransdell
1924Captain Januaryas Isabelle Morton
1924Being Respectableas Suzanne Schuyler
1924Cythereaas Fanny Randon
1924Beau Brummelas Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York
1924Pal o' Mineas Julia Montfort
1923Boy of Mineas Ruth Latimer
1923Lucretia Lombardas Lucretia Morgan
1923Defying Destinyas Beth Alden
1923Rositaas The Queen
1923Yesterday's Wifeas Megan Daye
1923Michael O'Halloranas Nellie Minturn
1923Snowdriftas Kitty (story)
1923Brassas Mrs. Grotenberg - aka Mrs. G.
1923Dangerous Trailsas Grace Alderson
1923Hearts Aflameas
1922Brawn of the Northas Marion Wells
1922The Ropin' Foolas The Girl
1922A Fool There Wasas Mrs. Schuyler
1922One Clear Callas Maggie Thornton
1922The Trapas The Teacher
1922The Call of Homeas Alix Lansing
1921The Poverty of Richesas Mrs. Holt
1921Desperate Trailsas Mrs. Walker
1921A Voice in the Darkas Blanche Walton
1921Boys Will Be Boysas Lucy
1921A Tale of Two Worldsas Mrs. Carmichael
1921One Man in a Millionas Madame Maureveau
1920Just Out of Collegeas Miss Jones
1920Godless Menas 'Black Pawl's' Wife
1920Stop Thiefas Madge Carr
1920Jes' Call Me Jimas Miss Butterworth
1920The Strange Boarderas Jane Ingraham
1920Water, Water, Everywhereas Hope Beecher
1920The Street Called Straightas Drusilla Fane
1919The Spite Brideas Eileen Moore
1919Her Purchase Priceas Marda
1919Wolves of the Nightas Juanita
1919The Sneakas Enid Granley
1919The Blue Bonnetas Martha Drake
1919The Lone Star Rangeras Mrs. Laramie
1919Castles in the Airas Mrs. Owen Pauncefort
1919The Silver Girlas Julia Raymond
1919A Man in the Openas Kate
1919Diane of the Green Vanas Keela
1918A Law Unto Herselfas Stephanie
1918The Girl in His Houseas Betty Burlingham
The Yosemite Trailas Eve Marsham

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