Irene Dunne in THE AWFUL TRUTH

Irene Dunne (1898 - 1990)

Irene Marie Dunne was born on December 20, 1898 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Known as The First Lady of Hollywood, her debut was a stage production of “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” when she was five.

In 1928 Irene got married, and then in 1931 she received her first academy award nomination for “Cimmarron.” Irene Dunne would be nominated 4 more times before retiring in the mid fifties.

Dunne did a lot of charitable work before dying in 1990.

Irene Dunne’s film credits include:

BACHELOR APARTMENT
SYMPHONY OF SIX MILLION
THIRTEEN WOMEN
THE SILVER CORD
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
ROBERTA
SHOWBOAT
THE AWFUL TRUTH
MY FAVORITE WIFE
PENNY SERENADE
A GUY NAMED JOE
TOGETHER AGAIN
LIFE WITH FATHER
I REMEMBER MAMA
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
THE MUDLARK
IT GROWS ON TREES