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