Cecily Cardew — The Importance of Being Earnest Character Profile

About Cecily Cardew

Jack's imaginative and well-bred ward living in the country. She maintains a detailed diary and has been secretly engaged to the fictional 'Ernest' since childhood, eagerly awaiting his arrival.

Character Facts

Played by

Dorothy Tutin

Appears in

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Cecily Cardew — Professional Governess — Miss Prism (Margaret Rutherford)

  Professional tutor-student dynamic within the household.

• Cecily Cardew — Romantic Fiancé — Algernon Moncrieff (Michael Denison)

  Romantic pursuit based on a fabricated identity and mutual engagement.

• Cecily Cardew — Conflict Rival — Gwendolen Fairfax (Joan Greenwood)

  Competing romantic interests clashing over mistaken identity.

• Cecily Cardew — Power Social Gatekeeper — Lady Bracknell (Edith Evans)

  Aristocratic authority figure assessing a ward's marriageability.

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• Ernest Worthing (Michael Redgrave)
• Algernon Moncrieff (Michael Denison)
• Lady Bracknell (Edith Evans)
• Gwendolen Fairfax (Joan Greenwood)
• Conductor (Uncredited) (Ivor Barnard)
• Miss Prism (Margaret Rutherford)
• Canon Chasuble (Miles Malleson)
• Seton (Richard Wattis)
• Lane (Walter Hudd)
• Merriman (Aubrey Mather)