Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey (born Beulah Irene Herwick; July 11, 1909December 20, 1998) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over fifty films and numerous television series spanning her five-decade career.

A native of Los Angeles, Hervey was trained in her youth by British stage and film actress Emma Dunn, a friend of her mother. She signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933, appearing in several films for the studioincluding ''The Stranger's Return'' (1933), opposite Lionel Barrymorebefore landing a supporting role as Valentine de Villefort in United Artists' ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1934). She signed a contract with Universal Pictures, appearing in numerous films for the studio, including the Western ''Destry Rides Again'' (1939) opposite Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich, the mystery ''The House of Fear'' (1939), and the musical ''The Boys from Syracuse'' (1940), the latter of which she appeared opposite her then-husband Allan Jones.

She appeared in films throughout the 1940s into the 1950s, including the horror film ''Night Monster'' (1942) opposite Bela Lugosi, the fantasy ''Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid'' (1948), and the film noir ''A Cry in the Night'' (1956). Beginning in the mid-1950s, Hervey transitioned to television, appearing as a guest star on ''Perry Mason'', ''Honey West'', and ''My Three Sons'', the latter of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. Hervey appeared in occasional minor film roles in her later career, such as Gene Saks's ''Cactus Flower'' (1969) and Clint Eastwood's thriller ''Play Misty for Me'' (1971).

Hervey died on December 20, 1998, of heart failure in Los Angeles. She had two children, one of whom was pop singer Jack Jones. Provided by Wikipedia