Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 11, 1891 (134 years old)
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
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.
| 1948 | Joan of Arcas Catherine le Royer, Joan's friend | |
| 1948 | Fort Apacheas Mrs. Mary O'Rourke | |
| 1947 | New Orleansas Mrs. Rutledge Smith | |
| 1947 | Angel and the Badmanas Mrs. Worth | |
| 1947 | Calendar Girlas Lulu Varden | |
| 1942 | This Time for Keepsas Mrs. Bryant | |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Gunsas Margaret Patterson | |
| 1940 | Keeping Companyas Mrs. Thomas | |
| 1940 | Queen of the Yukonas Sadie Martin | |
| 1940 | The Lady in Questionas Michele Morestan | |
| 1940 | The Mortal Stormas Mrs. Roth | |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobbyas Mrs. Myra Leslie | |
| 1939 | The Right Wayas Mrs. Martin | |
| 1938 | That Certain Ageas Mrs. Dorothy Fullerton | |
| 1938 | Hollywood Handicapas Woman at Racetrack | |
| 1932 | Manhattan Toweras Ann Burns | |
| 1932 | Her Mad Nightas Joan Manners | |
| 1932 | Down To Earthas Idy Peters | |
| 1931 | The Champas Linda Carleton | |
| 1931 | Wickedas Mrs. Luther | |
| 1931 | The Mad Paradeas Mrs. Schuyler | |
| 1931 | Five and Tenas Jenny Rarick | |
| 1931 | Strangers May Kissas Celia | |
| 1931 | Father's Sonas Ruth Emory | |
| 1931 | Beau Idealas Lady Brandon | |
| 1930 | Check and Double Checkas Mrs. Blair | |
| 1930 | On Your Backas Julianne | |
| 1930 | So This Is Londonas Mrs. Hiram Draper | |
| 1929 | They Had to See Parisas Idy Peters | |
| 1929 | The Exalted Flapperas Queen Charlotte of Capra | |
| 1929 | Daughters of Desireas | |
| 1929 | Shanghai Roseas Shanghai Rose | |
| 1928 | Ned McCobb's Daughteras Carol | |
| 1928 | Craig's Wifeas Harriet Craig | |
| 1928 | Women They Talk Aboutas Irene Mervin Hughes | |
| 1928 | The Perfect Crimeas Stella | |
| 1928 | Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light'as | |
| 1928 | Powder My Backas Fritzi Foy | |
| 1928 | Beware of Married Menas Myra Martin | |
| 1927 | The Silver Slaveas Bernice Randall | |
| 1927 | The Desired Womanas Diana Maxwell / Lady Diana Whitney | |
| 1927 | Dearieas Sylvia Darling/Dearie | |
| 1927 | The Climbersas Duchess of Arrogan | |
| 1927 | Don't Tell the Wifeas Mrs. Cartier | |
| 1926 | My Official Wifeas Hélène, Countess Orloff | |
| 1926 | The Honeymoon Expressas Mary Lambert | |
| 1926 | Silken Shacklesas Denise Lake | |
| 1925 | Lady Windermere's Fanas Mrs. Erlynne | |
| 1925 | The Pleasure Buyersas Joan Wiswell | |
| 1925 | Compromiseas Joan Trevore | |
| 1925 | The Wife Who Wasn't Wantedas Mrs. John Mannering | |
| 1925 | Eve's Loveras Eva Burnside | |
| 1925 | The Man Without a Conscienceas Shirley Graves | |
| 1925 | My Wife and Ias Mrs. James Borden | |
| 1924 | A Lost Ladyas Marian Forrester | |
| 1924 | This Womanas Carol Drayton | |
| 1924 | What the Butler Sawas Mrs. Barrington | |
| 1924 | A Woman Who Sinnedas Mrs. Ransdell | |
| 1924 | Captain Januaryas Isabelle Morton | |
| 1924 | Being Respectableas Suzanne Schuyler | |
| 1924 | Cythereaas Fanny Randon | |
| 1924 | Beau Brummelas Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York | |
| 1924 | Pal o' Mineas Julia Montfort | |
| 1923 | Boy of Mineas Ruth Latimer | |
| 1923 | Lucretia Lombardas Lucretia Morgan | |
| 1923 | Defying Destinyas Beth Alden | |
| 1923 | Rositaas The Queen | |
| 1923 | Yesterday's Wifeas Megan Daye | |
| 1923 | Michael O'Halloranas Nellie Minturn | |
| 1923 | Snowdriftas Kitty (story) | |
| 1923 | Brassas Mrs. Grotenberg - aka Mrs. G. | |
| 1923 | Dangerous Trailsas Grace Alderson | |
| 1923 | Hearts Aflameas | |
| 1922 | Brawn of the Northas Marion Wells | |
| 1922 | The Ropin' Foolas The Girl | |
| 1922 | A Fool There Wasas Mrs. Schuyler | |
| 1922 | One Clear Callas Maggie Thornton | |
| 1922 | The Trapas The Teacher | |
| 1922 | The Call of Homeas Alix Lansing | |
| 1921 | The Poverty of Richesas Mrs. Holt | |
| 1921 | Desperate Trailsas Mrs. Walker | |
| 1921 | A Voice in the Darkas Blanche Walton | |
| 1921 | Boys Will Be Boysas Lucy | |
| 1921 | A Tale of Two Worldsas Mrs. Carmichael | |
| 1921 | One Man in a Millionas Madame Maureveau | |
| 1920 | Just Out of Collegeas Miss Jones | |
| 1920 | Godless Menas 'Black Pawl's' Wife | |
| 1920 | Stop Thiefas Madge Carr | |
| 1920 | Jes' Call Me Jimas Miss Butterworth | |
| 1920 | The Strange Boarderas Jane Ingraham | |
| 1920 | Water, Water, Everywhereas Hope Beecher | |
| 1920 | The Street Called Straightas Drusilla Fane | |
| 1919 | The Spite Brideas Eileen Moore | |
| 1919 | Her Purchase Priceas Marda | |
| 1919 | Wolves of the Nightas Juanita | |
| 1919 | The Sneakas Enid Granley | |
| 1919 | The Blue Bonnetas Martha Drake | |
| 1919 | The Lone Star Rangeras Mrs. Laramie | |
| 1919 | Castles in the Airas Mrs. Owen Pauncefort | |
| 1919 | The Silver Girlas Julia Raymond | |
| 1919 | A Man in the Openas Kate | |
| 1919 | Diane of the Green Vanas Keela | |
| 1918 | A Law Unto Herselfas Stephanie | |
| 1918 | The Girl in His Houseas Betty Burlingham | |
| The Yosemite Trailas Eve Marsham |