Rooke, Irene (c. 1878–1958)
Rooke, Irene (c. 1878–1958)
English actress. Born c. 1878 in Bridgeport, Dorset, England; died June 14, 1958, in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England; dau. of George Rooke (journalist); m. Francis Greppo; m. Milton Rosmer.
Made London stage debut as Ophelia to Gordon Craig's Hamlet (1897); subsequently appeared as Mary Gale in For Auld Lang Syne, Fanny in Quality Street, Nan in The Tragedy of Nan, Mrs. Dowey in The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, Mrs. Cromwell in Oliver Cromwell, and Mrs. Alving in Ghosts, among others; often worked with Annie Horniman's company; films include Pillars of Society, The Loves of Mary Queen of Scots (as Catherine de Medici), and The Woman in White.
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