Irene Tedrow Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Irene Tedrow (August 3, 1907 – March 10, 1995) was an American character actress in stage, film, television and radio. Tedrow is also the mother of actress Enid Kent. Born in Denver, Colorado, Tedrow was a founding member of the Old Globe Theater and was cast as an ingénue in the beginning of her career. As she grew older, she found more work in films as the meddling old woman. However, she did have an intermittently recurring role as Mrs. Elkins on the Dennis the Menace television sitcom in the 1950s where her character was a kind woman. Being a character actor she was never given... MORE

Irene Tedrow (August 3, 1907 – March 10, 1995) was an American character actress in stage, film, television and radio. Tedrow is also the mother of actress Enid Kent. Born in Denver, Colorado, Tedrow was a founding member of the Old Globe Theater and was cast as an ingénue in the beginning of her career. As she grew older, she found more work in films as the meddling old woman. However, she did have an intermittently recurring role as Mrs. Elkins on the Dennis the Menace television sitcom in the 1950s where her character was a kind woman. Being a character actor she was never given substantial roles, despite having appeared in many shows, includingThe Twilight Zone The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Diff'rent Strokes and Facts of Life. During the late 1940s, she was the voice of Dorothy Regent in the radio series Chandu the Magician. Theater offered a better outlet and Tedrow appeared on Broadway even through her eighties, in such productions as Our Town and Pygmalion. In 1955 she appeared on the Jack Benny Show as a contestant with Jack Benny on a mock You Bet Your Life segment with Groucho Marx. On March 10, 1995, Tedrow died of a stroke in Hollywood. Her grave is located at Westwood LESS