Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990), born Irene Marie Dunn in Louisville, Kentucky, was an American film actress.

She died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California at age 91, and is entombed in the Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6440 Hollywood Blvd.

Academy Award Nominations as Best Actress

  • Cimarron (1931)
  • Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
  • The Awful Truth (1937)
  • Love Affair (1939)
  • I Remember Mama (1948)

Her other notable roles included Anna Owens in Anna and the King of Siam and Lavinia (Vinnie) Day in Life with Father.


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Her other notable roles included Anna Owens in Anna and the King of Siam and Lavinia (Vinnie) Day in Life with Father. Foster is a member of Mensa International. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6440 Hollywood Blvd. President Ronald Reagan to impress Foster. She died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California at age 91, and is entombed in the Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. John Hinckley claimed he shot U.S. Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990), born Irene Marie Dunn in Louisville, Kentucky, was an American film actress. Her brother's biography identifies her as such, but since the book is unauthorized, it is highly suspect.

I Remember Mama (1948). Because of this and because she has lived with a female companion for several years, many suspect she is a lesbian, though she personally has never made any public statement regarding her sexual orientation. Love Affair (1939). Having given birth to two sons (Charles in 1998 and Kit in 2001), she has never revealed the identity of the father of the boys or if the boys even share the same father. The Awful Truth (1937). Foster is intensively private about her personal life. Theodora Goes Wild (1936). In film, at the age of 14, she earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Martin Scorsese's film, Taxi Driver.

Cimarron (1931). She began her career at the age of 2 in television commercials, including an appearance as the Coppertone Girl, and then went on to appear in a variety of television series. Foster has made more than 50 film appearances and television since the age of eight. Foster was born in Los Angeles, California where she attended the exclusive prep school, the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, before going on to Yale University where she earned a BA in Literature, graduating magna cum laude in 1985. Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and director.

Nominated: Academy Award for Best Actress 1995 - Nell. Won: New York Film Critics Circle/Best Actress and Academy Award for Best Actress 1991 - The Silence of the Lambs. Won:Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Actress 1988 - The Accused. Nominated: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1976 - Taxi Driver.

Napoleon and Samantha (1972). The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976). Freaky Friday (1976). Bugsy Malone (1976).

Taxi Driver (1976). The Accused (1988). Little Man Tate (1991) also director. The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Nell (1994). Contact (1997). Anna and the King (1999). Panic Room (2002).

A Very Long Engagement (2004).