- Films
- 38
- Avg rating
- 7.02
- Peak run
- 1936’40
- Oscar noms
- 5
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Irene by the numbers
Average
7.02
17 rated films
Vote weighted
7.04
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.45
rating spread
Career
22y
1931 to 1952
Total votes
112K
across every film
Best
7.8
I Remember Mama
Worst
5.8
Cimarron
Newest first
Filmography
| 1952 | It Grows on Trees | Polly Baxter | · | 413 |
| 1950 | The Mudlark | Queen Victoria | 6.9 | 1,071 |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment | Kay | · | 786 |
| 1948 | I Remember Mama | Mama (Martha Hanson) | 7.8 | 6,669 |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Vinnie Day - Mother | 7.1 | 7,163 |
| 1946 | Anna and the King of Siam | Anna Owens | 7.0 | 2,870 |
| 1945 | Over 21 | Paula 'Polly' Wharton | · | 469 |
| 1944 | Together Again | Anne Crandall | · | 967 |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover | Susan Ashwood | 7.0 | 2,028 |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Dorinda Durston | 6.9 | 3,310 |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Jane Palmer | · | 425 |
| 1941 | Penny Serenade | Julie Gardiner | 7.1 | 8,999 |
| 1941 | Unfinished Business | Nancy Andrews | · | 360 |
| 1940 |  My Favorite Wife | Ellen Wagstaff Arden | 7.2 | 12,820 |
| 1939 | Love Affair | Terry McKay | 7.3 | 7,372 |
| 1939 | When Tomorrow Comes | Helen Lawrence | · | 924 |
| 1938 | Joy of Living | Maggie Garret | · | 997 |
| 1937 |  The Awful Truth | Lucy Warriner | 7.6 | 23,569 |
| 1937 | High, Wide and Handsome | Sally Watterson | · | 482 |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Magnolia | 7.4 | 4,129 |
Better together?
Irene Dunne's regulars
- John CromwellDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.00 avg●+0.03
- Gregory La CavaDirector and actor · 3 films
- Ralph BellamyCo-star · 3 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.70
- Cary GrantCo-star · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.34
- Charles BoyerCo-star · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.43
- Randolph ScottCo-star · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.34
- John M. StahlDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.95 avg▼−0.11
- Charles VidorDirector and actor · 2 films
- Leo McCareyDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.46
- George StevensDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.37
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Irene Dunne
5 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1949Irene Dunne
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1940Irene Dunne
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1938Irene Dunne
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1937Irene Dunne
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1931Irene Dunne
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