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During the Second World War, Dunne joined the Beverly Hills United Service Organization, and co-founded the Clark Gable's Hollywood Victory Committee. It organized servicemen entertainment and war-bond sales tours on behalf of willing Hollywood participants.
She is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May "Granny" Moses, mother-in-law of Buddy Ebsen's character Jed Clampett on the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). She was nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1963 and 1964 for the role.
Irene Dunne was a Hollywood star who appeared in five Academy Award-nominated films, including Theodora Goes Wild (1936) and I Remember Mama (1948). She was also a singer, a dentist's wife, and a UN delegate.
- December 20, 1898
- September 4, 1990
Irene Dunne was a five-time Oscar-nominated actress who starred in films like The Awful Truth and I Remember Mama. She did not appear in the Beverly Hillbillies TV show or movie, but she was a special US delegate to the UN in 1957.
- January 1, 1
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Irene Ryan was an actress who played Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). She also toured with Bob Hope, starred in Broadway musicals and founded a scholarship fund for theatre students.
- October 17, 1902
- April 26, 1973
Learn how Irene Dunne, a pioneering actress and philanthropist, used her Hollywood connections to support Saint John's Health Center with a gift of intellectual property. Find out how you can follow her example and make a planned gift of your own.
Irene Dunne credits. The following features lists of the film and television performances of actress and singer Irene Dunne (1898–1990), who appeared in 42 movies between 1930 and 1952, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress five times.
