Birth Day: 1891-10-11
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.
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As Eve Marsham -
As Catherine le Royer, Joan's friend -
As Mrs. Mary O'Rourke -
As Mrs. Worth -
As Lulu Varden -
As Mrs. Rutledge Smith -
As Mrs. Bryant -
As Margaret Patterson -
As Mrs. Roth -
As Michele Morestan -
As Mrs. Thomas -
As Sadie Martin -
As Mrs. Martin
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As Mrs. Myra Leslie -
As Woman at Racetrack -
As Mrs. Dorothy Fullerton -
As Joan Manners -
As Idy Peters -
As Ann Burns -
As Lady Brandon -
As Celia -
As Linda Carleton -
As Mrs. Luther -
As Mrs. Schuyler -
As Ruth Emory -
As Jenny Rarick -
As Julianne -
As Mrs. Blair -
As Mrs. Hiram Draper -
As Queen Charlotte of Capra -
As Shanghai Rose -
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As Idy Peters -
As Fritzi Foy -
As Myra Martin -
As Irene Mervin Hughes -
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As Harriet Craig -
As Stella -
As Carol -
As Mrs. Cartier -
As Bernice Randall -
As Diana Maxwell / Lady Diana Whitney -
As Sylvia Darling/Dearie -
As Duchess of Arrogan -
As Hélène, Countess Orloff -
As Mary Lambert -
As Denise Lake
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As Joan Trevore -
As Joan Wiswell -
As Shirley Graves -
As Mrs. John Mannering -
As Mrs. James Borden -
As Eva Burnside -
As Mrs. Erlynne -
As Suzanne Schuyler -
As Carol Drayton -
As Mrs. Barrington
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As Julia Montfort -
As Mrs. Ransdell
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As Marian Forrester -
As Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York -
As Isabelle Morton -
As Fanny Randon -
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As Mrs. Grotenberg - aka Mrs. G. -
As Nellie Minturn -
As Kitty (story) -
As The Queen -
As Grace Alderson
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As Beth Alden
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As Megan Daye -
As Ruth Latimer -
As Lucretia Morgan -
As Mrs. Schuyler -
As The Girl -
As The Teacher -
As Alix Lansing -
As Maggie Thornton -
As Marion Wells -
As Lucy -
As Madame Maureveau -
As Mrs. Carmichael -
As Mrs. Holt -
As Mrs. Walker -
As Blanche Walton -
As Miss Jones -
As 'Black Pawl's' Wife -
As Jane Ingraham -
As Madge Carr -
As Hope Beecher -
As Miss Butterworth -
As Drusilla Fane -
As Julia Raymond -
As Mrs. Owen Pauncefort -
As Marda -
As Kate -
As Eileen Moore -
As Mrs. Laramie -
As Keela -
As Enid Granley
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As Juanita -
As Martha Drake -
As Stephanie -
As Betty Burlingham