Irene Dailey

Infobox Actor
name = Irene Dailey


caption =
birthdate = Birth date|1920|9|12|mf=y
birthplace = New York City, U.S.
deathdate = Death date and age|2008|09|24|1920|9|12|mf=y
deathplace = Santa Rosa, California
occupation = actor
yearsactive =
emmyawards = awd |award=Daytime Emmy |name=Lead Actress in a Drama Series |year=1979 |title=Another World |role=Liz Matthews
awards = awd |award=Sarah Siddons Award |year=1971

Irene Dailey (September 12, 1920 – September 24, 2008) was an American actress, perhaps best known for her work on Broadway and on daytime television.

Dailey was born in New York City, the daughter of Helen Theresa (née Ryan) and Daniel James Dailey. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Irene-Dailey.html Irene Dailey Biography (1920-) ] ] Her brother was the late actor, Dan Dailey.

Dailey received the 1966 Drama Desk Award for her work in "Rooms", and played "Nettie Cleary" in the original Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning drama, "The Subject Was Roses" (1964). In 1971 she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. In 1969, she joined the cast of the long-running ABC serial "The Edge of Night" as Pamela Stewart. In 1974, she later joined the cast of "Another World" where she was the 4th actress to play the role of family matriarch Liz Matthews until 1986, again from 1987 to 1993, finally leaving the series in 1994. Her work on "Another World" was recognized with a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in 1979. Her film credits include "No Way to Treat a Lady" (1968), "Five Easy Pieces" (1970), "The Grissom Gang" (1971), and "The Amityville Horror" (1979).

Dailey taught acting classes at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York and later opened her own school, the School of the Actors Company.

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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/theater/07dailey.html Obituary]