Acting · 1888 to 1976

Edith Evans

Best rated: Scrooge (7.5)

Films: 15
Avg rating: 6.83
Peak run: 1949’64
Oscar noms: 3

Films: 15
Avg rating: 6.83
Peak run: 1949’64
Oscar noms: 3

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The career

Edith Evans, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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194915 films1977

Current formLast 5: 6.36 vs career 6.83 (−0.47)

As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Edith by the numbers

Average

6.83

11 rated films

Vote weighted

6.88

bigger films count more

Median

7.1

half are better

Consistency

±0.72

rating spread

Career

29y

1949 to 1977

Total votes

54.4K

across every film

Best

7.5

Scrooge

Worst

7.4

The Importance of Being Earnest

Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography

1977	Nasty Habits	Hildegarde	·	449
1974	Craze	Aunt Louise Nash	5.2	1,099
1973	A Doll's House	Anne-Marie	6.5	1,505
1970	Scrooge	Ghost of Christmas Past	7.5	14,086
1969	Sophie's Place	Lady Sophie Fitzmore	·	350
1969	The Madwoman of Chaillot	Josephine	5.9	1,301
1968	Prudence and the Pill	Lady Roberta Bates	·	652
1967	The Whisperers	Mrs. Ross	7.1	1,782
1967	Fitzwilly	Miss Victoria Woodworth	6.7	2,429
1964	The Chalk Garden	Mrs. St. Maugham	7.2	2,934
1959	Look Back in Anger	Mrs. Tanner	7.0	4,850
1959	The Nun's Story	Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium)	7.5	12,883
1952	The Importance of Being Earnest	Lady Augusta Bracknell	7.4	6,978
1949	Woman of Dolwyn	Merri	·	350
1949	The Queen of Spades	The Old Countess	7.1	2,785

Better together?

Edith Evans's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Edith Evans

3 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Actress · Academy Awards 1968
Dame Edith Evans
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1965
Dame Edith Evans
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1964
Dame Edith Evans
Nominated

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