Full Name | Irene Ryan |
Net Worth | $1 million |
Date Of Birth | October 17, 1902 |
Died | April 26, 1973, Santa Monica, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
Height | 1.57 m |
Occupation | Actress |
Profession | Actor |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Harold E. Knox, Tim Ryan |
Parents | James Merrit Noblitt, Katherine McSharry |
Siblings | Anna Thompson |
Nicknames | Irene Ryan, Ryan, Irene |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0752576 |
Awards | TV Land Favorite "Fish Out of Water" Award |
Nominations | Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Series |
Movies | The Woman on the Beach, The Diary of a Chambermaid, Blackbeard the Pirate, Heading for Heaven, Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven, Spring Reunion, The WAC from Walla Walla, Ricochet Romance, O, My Darling Clementine, That Night with You, Melody Parade, Little Iodine, The Sultan's Daughter, Rockabilly Baby, ... |
TV Shows | The Beverly Hillbillies |
Star Sign | Libra |
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1 | In a live interview, Max Baer Jr., who played Jethro on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), stated that Irene "smoked like a chimney", which made other cast members fear for her health. |
2 | Best known for her role as Buddy Ebsen's mother-in-law, 'Daisy Moses', on the popular sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). |
3 | Played Buddy Ebsen's mother In-Law on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), in real-life, Ryan was six years Ebsen's senior. |
4 | Best friend of Buddy Ebsen. |
5 | She played the same character (Daisy Moses) on three different series: Mister Ed (1958), The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) and Petticoat Junction (1963). |
6 | Often appeared as a celebrity panelist on Allen Ludden's Password All-Stars (1961) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
7 | A native of San Francisco, California, she was born on October 17, the same date of the 1989 San Francisco "World Series" Earthquake. |
8 | Irene owned and frequently stayed at a summer cottage on Clark Lake in Jackson County, Michigan. |
9 | Toured with Bob Hope's USO troupe during World War II. |
10 | Commonly thought to have been born in El Paso, Texas, Irene was actually born in San Francisco, California. This is proven by personal records closer to the family, and census records. Though she may never have known it, Irene was a 3rd cousin once removed to another actress, Mary Castle, (born Mary Ann Noblett). Both had common ancestral roots in the Noblet - Noblitt - Noblett family of Appalachian Georgia and North Carolina, reaching back to Quaker immigrants from Ireland to Pennsylvania, and from Ireland to a centuries-long line of French lords named Noblet and Noblette. |
11 | After the cancellation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), she was offered a starring role in a proposed TV series in which she would have played a character similar to that of Granny. Despite her interest in the idea of doing a new series, she decided to put the project on hold so that she could fulfill her dream of performing on Broadway. Ultimately, the proposed TV series never came into fruition, since her death in 1973 ended any chances of it being produced. |
12 | Had no surviving relatives; with an estate worth over $1 million, she decided to start the Irene Ryan Foundation for theatre aspirants. |
13 | (1948-1950) Radio: Co-starred on NBC Radio's The Bob Hope Show. |
14 | Her gravestone has the name Granny on it. |
15 | Since 1972, college thespians have competed annually for the prestigious Irene Ryan Scholarships (started by the Irene Ryan Foundation) at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. |
16 | Interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, California, USA. |
17 | When she didn't have her Granny make-up on, she often went unrecognized on the streets. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Love, American Style | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Ida Beckman (segment "Love and the Old Swingers") / Mother (segment "Love and the Lost Dog") |
The Beverly Hillbillies | 1962-1971 | TV Series | Daisy Moses |
Petticoat Junction | 1968 | TV Series | Granny Daisy Moses |
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | 1966 | | Granny (uncredited) |
Mister Ed | 1965 | TV Series | Granny Clampett |
Wagon Train | 1962 | TV Series | Martha Gresham |
Ichabod and Me | 1962 | TV Series | Ellie McCabe |
General Electric Theater | 1962 | TV Series | Mrs. Bryant |
My Three Sons | 1962 | TV Series | Rusty Wallace |
Bringing Up Buddy | 1961 | TV Series | Cynthia Boyle |
Desire in the Dust | 1960 | | Nora Finney |
Tom, Dick and Harry | 1960 | TV Movie | Customer No. 1 |
Alcoa Theatre | 1959 | TV Series | Martha Henderson |
The Real McCoys | 1959 | TV Series | Miss Muehlbach |
The Restless Gun | 1958 | TV Series | Mrs. Thelma Taylor |
Rockabilly Baby | 1957 | | Eunice Johnson |
Spring Reunion | 1957 | | Miss Stapleton |
Matinee Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Ray Moore |
Front Row Center | 1956 | TV Series | Florence |
Where's Raymond? | 1955 | TV Series | |
The Whistler | 1955 | TV Series | Caroline |
Make Room for Daddy | 1955 | TV Series | |
Ricochet Romance | 1954 | | Miss Clay |
Blackbeard, the Pirate | 1952 | | Alvina, a Lady in Waiting |
The WAC from Walla Walla | 1952 | | WAC Sgt. Kearns |
Bonzo Goes to College | 1952 | | Nancy |
Meet Me After the Show | 1951 | | Tillie, Delilah's Maid |
Half Angel | 1951 | | Nurse Kay |
The Skipper Surprised His Wife | 1950 | | Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited) |
There's a Girl in My Heart | 1949 | | Mrs. Mullin |
Mighty Joe Young | 1949 | | Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited) |
An Old-Fashioned Girl | 1949 | | Mrs. Shaw |
My Dear Secretary | 1948 | | Mary |
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | 1948 | | Opal Cheever |
Arch of Triumph | 1948 | | Irate Wife (uncredited) |
Heading for Heaven | 1947 | | Molly the Maid |
The Woman on the Beach | 1947 | | Mrs. Wernecke |
Little Iodine | 1946 | | Mrs. Tremble |
The Diary of a Chambermaid | 1946 | | Louise |
That Night with You | 1945 | | Prudence |
The Beautiful Cheat | 1945 | | Miss Beatrice Kent |
That's the Spirit | 1945 | | Bilson |
San Diego I Love You | 1944 | | Sheila Jones |
Hot Rhythm | 1944 | | Polly Kane (as Irene) |
O, My Darling Clementine | 1943 | | Irene (Princess Sheba) |
The Sultan's Daughter | 1943 | | Irene |
Melody Parade | 1943 | | Gloria Brewster |
Sarong Girl | 1943 | | Irene Raynor |
Indian Signs | 1943 | Short | Mrs.Kennedy |
Hold Your Temper | 1943 | Short | Edgar's Wife |
Reveille with Beverly | 1943 | | Elsie (uncredited) |
Unfinished Business | 1941 | | Bit Part (uncredited) |
Melody for Three | 1941 | | Mrs. Veronica Higby (uncredited) |
Tattle Television | 1940 | Short | |
Heir Today | 1937 | Short | Irene |
Will You Stop! | 1937 | Short | Irene / Cleopatra |
Hamlet and Eggs | 1937 | Short | Irene (as Tim and Irene) |
His Pest Girl | 1937 | Short | Irene (as Irene Noblette) |
The Big Courtship | 1937 | Short | Irene Ryan (as Irene Noblette) |
Modern Home | 1936 | Short | Irene |
The Wacky Family | 1936 | Short | Irene |
Peaceful Relations | 1936 | Short | Irene (as Irene Noblette) |
It Happened All Right | 1936 | Short | Irene |
Just Plain Folks | 1936 | Short | Irene Carr (as Irene Noblette) |
One Big Happy Family | 1935 | Short | Irene (as Irene Noblette) |
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