Irene Worth
Also Credited As: Harriet Elizabeth Abrams
Date of Death: March 11, 2002 (85)
Birth Place: Omaha, NE, USA
Latest News on Irene Worth:
Applications Now Open for 2023 Prince Fellowship (Apr 10, 2023)
Sir Ian McKellen Will Have A Theatre in Edinburgh Named In His Honour (Sep 30, 2022)
Truman Capote Tribute Production TRU to Open at 3 Clubs Stage (Apr 30, 2022)
Applications Now Open for 2023 Prince Fellowship (Apr 10, 2023)
Sir Ian McKellen Will Have A Theatre in Edinburgh Named In His Honour (Sep 30, 2022)
Truman Capote Tribute Production TRU to Open at 3 Clubs Stage (Apr 30, 2022)
BIO
Irene Worth was a British actress who had a long and distinguished career on stage, film, and television. Born on June 23, 1916, in Fairbury, Nebraska, she grew up in the United States and later moved to England where she became a naturalized British citizen in 1943.
Worth made her Broadway debut in 1948 in the play "The Cocktail Party" by T.S. Eliot. She continued to work on Broadway throughout her career, earning critical acclaim for her performances in plays such as "Tiny Alice," "Lost in Yonkers," and "The Visit." In 1965, she won a Tony Award for her performance in "Tiny Alice."
Worth was also a frequent performer with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she appeared in productions of "King Lear," "The Winter's Tale," and "The Duchess of Malfi," among others. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1975 for her services to drama.
In addition to her work on stage, Worth appeared in numerous films and television shows. She had a small but memorable role in the 1978 film "Death on the Nile," based on the Agatha Christie novel. She also appeared in the television series "The Sopranos" and "Law & Order."
Worth was known for her intelligence and wit, as well as her dedication to her craft. She once said, "Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul." She continued to work well into her eighties, earning critical acclaim for her performances in plays such as "The Waverly Gallery" and "The Last Yankee."
Worth passed away on March 9, 2002, at the age of 85.
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Awards and Nominations
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The Lortels - 1994 - Outstanding Body of Work
Irene Worth
Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Irene WorthLost In Yonkers
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Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play
Irene Worth, Lost in Yonkers
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Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Irene Worth , Lost in Yonkers
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Obie Awards - 1989 - Sustained Achievement
Irene Worth
Olivier Awards - 1986 - Actress of the Year
Irene WorthThe Bay At Nice
Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actress in a Play
Irene Worth, The Golden Age
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Obie Awards - 1982 - Performance
Irene Worth, The Chalk Garden
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Drama Desk Awards - 1977 - Outstanding Actress - Play
Irene Worth, The Cherry Orchard
Tony Awards - 1977 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Irene Worth , The Cherry Orchard
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Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Irene Worth, Sweet Bird of Youth
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Evening Standard Awards - 1966 - Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
Irene WorthA Song at Twilight
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Tony Awards - 1965 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Irene Worth, Tiny Alice
Tony Awards - 1960 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Irene Worth, Toys in the Attic
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STAGE TUBE: Watch the 2013 Elliot Norton Award Nominations Announcement!
by Stage Tube - Apr 10, 2013
TV: James Franco Confirms Broadway Debut in SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH with Nicole Kidman!
by Robert Diamond - Jan 28, 2011
Gyllenhaal and Sarsgaard Join O'Hare in CSC's UNCLE VANYA, Begins 1/17
by Eddie Varley - Dec 11, 2008
News
Applications Now Open for 2023 Prince Fellowship
The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announced that applications are now open for the 2023 Fellowship program.
The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announced that applications are now open for the 2023 Fellowship program.
Sir Ian McKellen Will Have A Theatre in Edinburgh Named In His Honour
Sir Ian McKellen will have a theatre named in his honour. The Ian McKellen Theatre at Saint Stephens in Edinburgh follows his acclaimed season of 'Hamlet', which was seen at the venue by a record-breaking 13,000 theatregoers at the Fringe.
Sir Ian McKellen will have a theatre named in his honour. The Ian McKellen Theatre at Saint Stephens in Edinburgh follows his acclaimed season of 'Hamlet', which was seen at the venue by a record-breaking 13,000 theatregoers at the Fringe.
Truman Capote Tribute Production TRU to Open at 3 Clubs Stage
Jamie Galen will perform the first act of Tru, Playwright Jay Presson Allen’s adaptation of the works of Truman Capote at Hollywood Fringe Festival 2022 at Three Clubs Stage Room (1123 N. Vine Street Hollywood) on Saturday, June 4th, 11th, 18th 25thand Sunday June 19th at 7:30 pm. Running time is 70 minutes. Tickets go on sale May 1st at: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/7509?tab=details
Jamie Galen will perform the first act of Tru, Playwright Jay Presson Allen’s adaptation of the works of Truman Capote at Hollywood Fringe Festival 2022 at Three Clubs Stage Room (1123 N. Vine Street Hollywood) on Saturday, June 4th, 11th, 18th 25thand Sunday June 19th at 7:30 pm. Running time is 70 minutes. Tickets go on sale May 1st at: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/7509?tab=details
Austin Pendleton Will Direct KING LEAR Reading at AMT Theater
Austin Pendleton, the award winning actor/writer/director currently starring in 'The Minutes' on Broadway, will direct a reading of 'King Lear' at the AMT Theater May 1st, 6pm. The reading stars Charles E. Gerber as Lear and is produced by the Workshop Theater Company as part of its annual 'Will-A-Thon' celebrating the week of Shakespeare's birthday. It will be presented at AMT, 354 West 45th Street.
Austin Pendleton, the award winning actor/writer/director currently starring in 'The Minutes' on Broadway, will direct a reading of 'King Lear' at the AMT Theater May 1st, 6pm. The reading stars Charles E. Gerber as Lear and is produced by the Workshop Theater Company as part of its annual 'Will-A-Thon' celebrating the week of Shakespeare's birthday. It will be presented at AMT, 354 West 45th Street.
Ian McKellen Will Star in HAMLET at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Now McKellen is to return to Hamlet in a world première at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing with the Edinburgh Festival Ballet Company. It is sure to be one of the hottest tickets in the Fringe line up.
Now McKellen is to return to Hamlet in a world première at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing with the Edinburgh Festival Ballet Company. It is sure to be one of the hottest tickets in the Fringe line up.
The Old Opera House Theatre Company to Stage LOST IN YONKERS
The Old Opera Theatre Company is set to present the Neil Simon play, Lost in Yonkers. The production, directed by Amy Hebb, is a drama/comedy that is not recommended for children under thirteen. The show dates the weekends of March 18, 19, and 20, and March 25, 26, and 27, 2022.
The Old Opera Theatre Company is set to present the Neil Simon play, Lost in Yonkers. The production, directed by Amy Hebb, is a drama/comedy that is not recommended for children under thirteen. The show dates the weekends of March 18, 19, and 20, and March 25, 26, and 27, 2022.
LOST IN YONKERS Comes to The Old Opera House Theatre Company in 2022
By America’s great comic playwright, this memory play is set in Yonkers in 1942. The hit Broadway production featured Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, and Kevin Spacey in award-winning performances.
By America’s great comic playwright, this memory play is set in Yonkers in 1942. The hit Broadway production featured Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, and Kevin Spacey in award-winning performances.
Thornton Wilder's THE ALCESTIAD Will Be Performed Outdoors at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park This Week
Thornton Wilder's rarely performed play, The Alcestiad, premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 1955, directed by Tyrone Guthrie, and is inspired by Euripides Greek tragedy Alcestis. Wilder's third-act imagines a world after Alcestis returns from the land of the dead; her kingdom is overthrown by a tyrant and is ravaged by a plague.
Thornton Wilder's rarely performed play, The Alcestiad, premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 1955, directed by Tyrone Guthrie, and is inspired by Euripides Greek tragedy Alcestis. Wilder's third-act imagines a world after Alcestis returns from the land of the dead; her kingdom is overthrown by a tyrant and is ravaged by a plague.
BWW Interview: Austin Pendleton of LIFE, LOVE, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE? on MetropolitanZoom
It's time to try a new form of acting, and that's what Austin Pendleton is all about. On May 6th he will join the MetropolitanZoom family as he and Barbara Bleier perform their first ever virtual cabaret! Not to be missed.
It's time to try a new form of acting, and that's what Austin Pendleton is all about. On May 6th he will join the MetropolitanZoom family as he and Barbara Bleier perform their first ever virtual cabaret! Not to be missed.
BWW CD Review: With COME TOGETHER, Cool Carole J. Bufford Rocks, Rolls and Reels You In
The stylish crooner of classics from The Great American Songbook, traded in her slingbacks for a mini-skirt and all the groovin' tunes that goes with the look, and you know what? She wears it well.
The stylish crooner of classics from The Great American Songbook, traded in her slingbacks for a mini-skirt and all the groovin' tunes that goes with the look, and you know what? She wears it well.
Magis Theatre to Host Special Launch Party Entitled THE HEALING SUN
In honor of its original opening night of The Alcestiad, Magis Theatre will host a Solstice launch party event entitled 'The Healing Sun,' for its new interactive website that focuses on this timely and powerful play.
In honor of its original opening night of The Alcestiad, Magis Theatre will host a Solstice launch party event entitled 'The Healing Sun,' for its new interactive website that focuses on this timely and powerful play.
Magis Theatre Company Reschedules Production of THE ALCESTIAD to June 2021
The Magis Theatre Company will postpone their previously announced production of Thornton Wilder's The Alcestiad- A play in three acts with a satyr play: The Drunken Sisters. Originally scheduled to run this June, it will be presented next June 2021 (exact dates TBA).
The Magis Theatre Company will postpone their previously announced production of Thornton Wilder's The Alcestiad- A play in three acts with a satyr play: The Drunken Sisters. Originally scheduled to run this June, it will be presented next June 2021 (exact dates TBA).
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: LOST IN YONKERS by Neil Simon
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Neil Simon. Today's play, Lost in Yonkers!
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Neil Simon. Today's play, Lost in Yonkers!
PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. Today's play, Long Day's Journey into Night!
During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. Today's play, Long Day's Journey into Night!
Magis Theatre Company To Present Thornton Wilder's THE ALCESTIAD This Summer
The Magis Theatre Company will present Thornton Wilder's rarely performed play, The Alcestiad- A play in three acts with a satyr play: The Drunken Sisters, directed by George Drance. Scheduled to begin its limited run on June 20 through June 28, 2020, at Roosevelt Island's Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park.
The Magis Theatre Company will present Thornton Wilder's rarely performed play, The Alcestiad- A play in three acts with a satyr play: The Drunken Sisters, directed by George Drance. Scheduled to begin its limited run on June 20 through June 28, 2020, at Roosevelt Island's Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park.
Magis Theatre Company to Present Thornton Wilder's THE ALCESTIAD This Summer
The Magis Theatre Company will present Thornton Wilder's rarely performed play, The Alcestiad- A play in three acts with a satyr play: The Drunken Sisters, directed by George Drance. Scheduled to begin its limited run on June 20 through June 28, 2020, at Roosevelt Island's Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park.
The Magis Theatre Company will present Thornton Wilder's rarely performed play, The Alcestiad- A play in three acts with a satyr play: The Drunken Sisters, directed by George Drance. Scheduled to begin its limited run on June 20 through June 28, 2020, at Roosevelt Island's Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park.
Renaissance Theaterworks' Presents HAPPY DAYS, By Samuel Beckett
Renaissance Theaterworks will continue its 27th season of a?oeTransformationa?? with Samuel Beckett's 1961's modern masterpiece, HAPPY DAYS. Through Winnie and her relationship with husband Willie, the play explores a world that appears to consist of pointless or misunderstood communication, that seems to lack purpose and direction, and yet, reminds us that in the midst of despair, we survive, find inner strength, and continue to look for hope and salvation.
Renaissance Theaterworks will continue its 27th season of a?oeTransformationa?? with Samuel Beckett's 1961's modern masterpiece, HAPPY DAYS. Through Winnie and her relationship with husband Willie, the play explores a world that appears to consist of pointless or misunderstood communication, that seems to lack purpose and direction, and yet, reminds us that in the midst of despair, we survive, find inner strength, and continue to look for hope and salvation.
T. Fellowship Announces New Geraldine Stutz T. Fellow Rachel Sussman
T. Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announces the next T. Fellow is Rachel Sussman, the seventh fellow in the one year program designed to educate and empower new creative producers. The fellow will receive a stipend of $10,000 with a $20,000 budget for the development of a new theatrical production, and will have access to courses in Columbia's MFA Theatre Management & Producing Program.
T. Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announces the next T. Fellow is Rachel Sussman, the seventh fellow in the one year program designed to educate and empower new creative producers. The fellow will receive a stipend of $10,000 with a $20,000 budget for the development of a new theatrical production, and will have access to courses in Columbia's MFA Theatre Management & Producing Program.
Huntington Announces Casting For MAN IN THE RING
The colorful and complex true story of six-time world champion prizefighter Emile Griffith is told in Man in the Ring, a new play written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer, directed by Michael Greif, and presented by the Huntington Theatre Company from Nov. 16 to Dec. 22, 2018 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. Imbued with the warmth of Griffith's character and the joyful music of his childhood home, Man in the Ring chronicles Griffith's sweeping life story, from his humble beginnings in the Virgin Islands to his passionate love affairs and the tragedy that changed his life.
The colorful and complex true story of six-time world champion prizefighter Emile Griffith is told in Man in the Ring, a new play written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer, directed by Michael Greif, and presented by the Huntington Theatre Company from Nov. 16 to Dec. 22, 2018 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts. Imbued with the warmth of Griffith's character and the joyful music of his childhood home, Man in the Ring chronicles Griffith's sweeping life story, from his humble beginnings in the Virgin Islands to his passionate love affairs and the tragedy that changed his life.
Legendary Playwright Neil Simon Dies at 91
BroadwayWorld is sad to report that legendary playwright Neil Simon has died at 91.
BroadwayWorld is sad to report that legendary playwright Neil Simon has died at 91.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Irene Worth been in?
Irene Worth has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.
How many West End shows has Irene Worth been in?
Irene Worth has not appeared in the West End
What awards has Irene Worth been nominated for?
Irene Worth has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. These include the Outstanding Body of Work at The Lortels, Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Lost In Yonkers," Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," Sustained Achievement at the Obie Awards, Actress of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "The Bay At Nice," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Golden Age," Performance at the Obie Awards for "The Chalk Garden," Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Cherry Orchard," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Cherry Orchard," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Sweet Bird of Youth," Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards for "A Song at Twilight," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Tiny Alice," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Toys in the Attic."
What awards has Irene Worth won?
Irene Worth has won several awards throughout her career. These include the Outstanding Body of Work at The Lortels, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," Sustained Achievement at the Obie Awards, Performance at the Obie Awards for "The Chalk Garden," Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Cherry Orchard," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Sweet Bird of Youth," Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards for "A Song at Twilight," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Tiny Alice."
How many shows has Irene Worth written?
Irene Worth has written 2 shows including Irene Worth's Portrait of Edith Wharton (Playwright), The Gypsy and the Yellow Canary (Playwright).
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