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Actor · 1898 to 1990

Irene Dunne

Best rated (acting): The Awful Truth (7.2)

Acting films
38
Acting avg
6.69
Peak run
1935’39
Oscar noms
5
CompareBacon number
Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Irene Dunne, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1935 to 1939, 6.935678194019501960197019801990200020102020The Awful Truth 7.2Cimarron 5.5Career avg 6.69

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Irene Dunne's career barcodecoolhot
193141 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.67 vs career 6.69 (−0.02)
  1. LPenny Serenade1941 · 6.6−0.1
  2. WA Guy Named Joe1944 · 6.70.0
  3. LAnna and the King of Siam1946 · 6.2−0.5
  4. WLife with Father1947 · 6.70.0
  5. WI Remember Mama1948 · 7.2+0.5
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Irene by the numbers

Average
6.69
13 rated films
Vote weighted
6.70
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.47
rating spread
Career
22y
1931 to 1952
Total votes
1.65K
across every film
Best
7.2
The Awful Truth
Worst
5.5
Cimarron
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Disneyland Handcrafted posterDisneyland HandcraftedSelf (archive footage)7.230
2017Becoming Cary GrantSelf (archive footage)6.645
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? posterBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)·9
1952It Grows on Trees posterIt Grows on TreesPolly Baxter·7
1950Never a Dull Moment posterNever a Dull MomentKay Kingsley·13
1950The Mudlark posterThe MudlarkQueen Victoria·11
1948I Remember Mama posterI Remember MamaMama7.268
1947Life with Father posterLife with FatherVinnie Day6.773
1946Anna and the King of Siam posterAnna and the King of SiamAnna Owens6.242
1945Over 21Paula 'Polly' Wharton·6
1944Together Again posterTogether AgainAnne Crandall·12
1944The White Cliffs of Dover posterThe White Cliffs of DoverSusan Dunn·23
1944A Guy Named Joe posterA Guy Named JoeDorinda Durston6.755
1942Lady in a JamJane Palmer·13
1941Unfinished Business posterUnfinished BusinessNancy Andrews·4
1941Penny Serenade posterPenny SerenadeJulie Gardiner6.6126
1940My Favorite Wife posterMy Favorite WifeEllen Wagstaff Arden7.0177
1939When Tomorrow Comes posterWhen Tomorrow ComesHelen·17
1939Love Affair posterLove AffairTerry McKay7.0132
1938Joy of Living posterJoy of LivingMargaret 'Maggie' Garret·8
Better together?

Irene Dunne's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: John Cromwell and Irene Dunne movies · Gregory La Cava and Irene Dunne movies · John M. Stahl and Irene Dunne movies · Ralph Bellamy and Irene Dunne movies

Takes

On Irene Dunne

5 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1949
    Irene Dunne
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1940
    Irene Dunne
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1938
    Irene Dunne
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1937
    Irene Dunne
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1931
    Irene Dunne
    Nominated

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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