Irene Richmond was a Welsh stage, film and television actress, born on 15 November 1911 in Gresford, near Wrexham, North Wales. She trained at the Oxford School of Drama under Michael Martin-Harvey, but did not begin a stage career until she was into her forties, going on to perform in repertory at Oxford, Chichester and Bromley, and later at the Liverpool Playhouse, the Hampstead Theatre and the Royal Court.
On screen, she is best known for playing Doreen's Mother in the 1960 film 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning', alongside television work including 'The Brain' (1962) and 'The Likely Lads' (1964). Legacy content on this page also referenced an appearance in the long-running ITV soap 'Crossroads', but this specific credit could not be independently confirmed from the sources checked, so it is noted here as unconfirmed rather than stated as fact. Irene Richmond died on 24 May 2009 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
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Welsh-born actress from Gresford, Wrexham, best known for playing Doreen's Mother in the 1960 film 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'
Irene Richmond
Stage, Film and Television Actress
Born in Gresford, near Wrexham, North Wales.
Irene Richmond came to acting relatively late in life, not appearing on stage until she was into her forties, after training under Michael Martin-Harvey at the Oxford School of Drama. Her repertory career took her from Oxford, Chichester and Bromley to the Liverpool Playhouse, the Hampstead Theatre and the Royal Court, and she went on to build a body of film and television work best remembered today for her role in 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning', one of the defining British social-realist films of 1960.
Career Highlights
Trained at the Oxford School of Drama under Michael Martin-Harvey
Did not begin a stage career until her forties, then performed in repertory at Oxford, Chichester and Bromley
Played Doreen's Mother in the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Television work included The Brain (1962) and The Likely Lads (1964)
Later performed at the Liverpool Playhouse, the Hampstead Theatre and the Royal Court
ℹ️ Irene was born on the 15th of November, 1911, in Gresford, Wrexham, Wales.