Irene Dunne Movie Rankings
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 3.1479 out of 4 stars for Show Boat
3.1479
James Whale's adaptation of the Edna Ferber book/Kern-Hammerstein musical is considered the best of the three screen versions exploring the intertwining lives of a Mississippi showboat troupe. ... more about Show Boat
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 3.0840 out of 4 stars for Awful Truth
3.0840
Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage, Jerry to haughty socialite Molly Lamont, she to oil-rich bumpkin Daniel Leeson. ... more about Awful Truth
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
DVD from $9.99 
(5 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.9841 out of 4 stars for Anna and the King of Siam
2.9841
In 1862, young English widow Anna Owens accepts the job of teaching the royal children of Siam. On her arrival in Bangkok, culture clash is immediate. The king respects Anna for standing up to him, though this appalls his courtiers. ... more about Anna and the King of Siam
DVD from $4.86 
(2 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.9740 out of 4 stars for Life with Father
2.9740
In late nineteenth century New York a Wall Street broker likes to think his house runs his way, but finds himself constantly bemused at how much of what happens is down to his wife. ... more about Life with Father
DVD from $1.50 
(2 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.9668 out of 4 stars for Love Affair
2.9668
French playboy Michel Marnet and American Terry McKay fall in love aboard ship. They arrange to reunite 6 months later, after Michel has had a chance to earn a decent living. ... more about Love Affair
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
DVD from $3.24 
(0 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.9469 out of 4 stars for My Favorite Wife
2.9469
Ellen Arden arrives 7 years after being given up for dead in a shipwreck, to find her husband Nick just remarried to Bianca. The overjoyed Nick awkwardly tries to break the news gently to Bianca. ... more about My Favorite Wife
DVD from $3.99 
(6 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.7670 out of 4 stars for Penny Serenade
2.7670
In one of his rare departures from the realm of comedy, Cary Grant stars along with Irene Dunne in this sentimental tale about the marriage of Roger and Julie Adams.Told in flashbacks by Julie as... ... more about Penny Serenade
DVD from $0.01 
(3 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.7031 out of 4 stars for Consolation Marriage
2.7031
In prohibition-era Manhattan, shopkeeper Mary Brown loses Aubrey, her childhood sweetheart, when he marries a rich woman. Reporter Steve "Rollo" Porter has lost -his- childhood sweetheart, Elaine, who has also married another. ... more about Consolation Marriage
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.6871 out of 4 stars for I Remember Mama
2.6871
The life of a Norwegian immigrant family in 1910 San Francisco centers around Mama and her detailed, pennywise household budget. We follow the Hansens' small joys, sorrows, and aspirations, with the boisterous antics of Uncle Chris as counterpoint. ... more about I Remember Mama
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
10
Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.6635 out of 4 stars for Theodora Goes Wild
2.6635
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. ... more about Theodora Goes Wild
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
DVD from $15.99 
(2 sellers)
13
Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.5524 out of 4 stars for Cimarron
2.5524
When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. ... more about Cimarron
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
DVD from $3.59 
(8 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.5113 out of 4 stars for If I Were Free
2.5113
Gordon Evers, a dignified middle-aged barrister, is depressed and suicidal following an injury suffered during WWI. Sarah Cazenove, an antique dealer, is likewise depressed and suicidal due to her husband's dishonesty and unfaithfulness. ... more about If I Were Free
Not Available on DVD
15
Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.4900 out of 4 stars for Guy Named Joe
2.4900
A sentimental, patriotic (if not propagandistic) Hollywood fantasy about a dead World War II bomber pilot, Maj. Pete Sandidge (Tracy) who becomes guardian angel to another pilot, Capt. ... more about Guy Named Joe
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.4108 out of 4 stars for Symphony of Six Million
2.4108
A brilliant young doctor grows away from his family and his community in his drive to succeed. ... more about Symphony of Six Million
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.3835 out of 4 stars for Silver Cord
2.3835
A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well as the engagement of her younger and weaker son. ... more about Silver Cord
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.3743 out of 4 stars for Thirteen Women
2.3743
Thirteen women who were schoolmates send to a swami for their horoscopes. Little do they realize that Ursula, a half-breed Asian, is using her hypnotic powers over the swami and them to lead them or their families to their deaths. ... more about Thirteen Women
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.3104 out of 4 stars for Sweet Adeline
2.3104
In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. ... more about Sweet Adeline
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.2465 out of 4 stars for Back Street
2.2465
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.1004 out of 4 stars for Ann Vickers
2.1004
As the Great War breaks out, Ann Vickers, a serious, independent and forthright woman, falls for an officer who jilts her before she can tell him she's pregnant. ... more about Ann Vickers
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 2.0007 out of 4 stars for Mudlark
2.0007
In 1875 London, young Wheeler, who lives by scavenging, finds a cameo of Queen Victoria which he thinks so beautiful he risks his life to save it. ... more about Mudlark
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 1.7807 out of 4 stars for Roberta
1.7807
Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. ... more about Roberta
DVD from $4.59 
(7 sellers)
27
Irene Dunne scores a combined 1.7542 out of 4 stars for It Grows on Trees
1.7542
The Baxters are a typical happy American family trying to live on too little money. Mrs. Polly Baxter acquires two mysterious trees that got into a nursery shipment by mistake. ... more about It Grows on Trees
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 1.5068 out of 4 stars for Slippery Pearls
1.5068
Star-packed promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatarium, produced in association with a cigarette company! Plot involves the investigation of the reported theft of Norma Shearer's jewelry. ... more about Slippery Pearls
DVD from $1.98 
(0 sellers)
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Great Lover
0.0001
Jean Paurel is a womanizing opera star, who agrees to help Diana Page her career in order to take advantage of her. But instead he finds falling in love with her. ... more about Great Lover
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for High
0.0001
The setting is a small town in 1870s Pennsylvania. Sally Waterson and her father have stopped in town with their traveling medicine show, but when their wagon catches fire, they find themselves stranded. They're taken in by Mrs. ... more about High
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Invitation to Happiness
0.0001
Trainer Pop Hardy thinks his heavyweight boxer 'King' Cole could be champ...some day; he wants to sell a half interest in Cole to his rich friend Wayne. Wayne's daughter Eleanor is disdainful, but brash Cole manages to get under her skin. ... more about Invitation to Happiness
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Joy of Living
0.0001
Broadway star Margaret Garrett has spent her whole life working to support her sponging relatives. When she meets carefree Dan Webster, she learns how to have fun for the first time. ... more about Joy of Living
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Over 21
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Secret of Madame Blanche
0.0001
Showgirl Sally meets young playboy Leonard St. John; they fall in love and are secretly married. ... more about Secret of Madame Blanche
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Stingaree
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Irene Dunne scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Unfinished Business
0.0001
Small town girl (Dunne) Meets and falls for a playboy type (Foster) on a train to New York. For him, the fling is over when they arrive, but she continues to carry a torch. ... more about Unfinished Business
Not Available on DVD
 
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Irene Dunne
Birthdate:
December 20, 1898
Death date:
September 4, 1990

Irene Dunne

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1930s
29
total ranking of 3.8288  3.8288
1940s
12
total ranking of 3.2990  3.2990
1950s
4
total ranking of 1.3152  1.3152
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.9622
Irene Dunne is ranked overall as 2.9622 of of 4 stars
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