Born Irene Brouillet in Republic, WA. Entered Hollywood film as a gown designer in the late 1930s and rolled up almost 150 film credits. She worked full-time through the 1960s, and then cut back to occasional projects. Notable film credits include MEXICAN SPITFIRE, THE PRIMROSE PATH and KITTY FOYLE (all 1940), TOM DICK AND HARRY (1941), THE BIG STREET and CAT PEOPLE (both 1942), HITLER'S CHILDREN, THIS LAND IS MINE and BOMBARDIER (all 1943), NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART (1944), BACK TO BATAAN (1945), CRACK-UP (1946), RIFFRAFF (1947), IF YOU KNEW SUSIE (1948), ROUGHSHOD (1949), THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL and THE MODEL AND THE MARRIAGE BROKER (both 1951), WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE (1952), THE PRESIDENT'S LADY (1953), THE SIEGE AT RED RIVER (1954), A MAN CALLED PETER (1955), THE KING AND FOUR QUEENS (1956), THE THREE FACES OF EVE (1957), THE BIG FISHERMAN (1959), CLEOPATRA (1963, women's costumes), CIRCUS WORLD and THE PLEASURE SEEKERS (both 1964), THE SAND PEBBLES (1966), THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE and THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE (both 1968), WHATEVER HAPPENED TO AUNT ALICE? (1969), GREAT SCOUT AND CATHOUSE THURSDAY (1976), CARAVANS (1978) and the made-for-TV movie "Haywire" (1980). Her last film was BODY HEAT (1981).

Nominated for Costume Design (Black & White) 1951: THE MODEL AND THE MARRIAGE BROKER (w. Charles LeMaire)  Nominated for Costume Design (Black & White) 1953: THE PRESIDENT'S LADY (w. Charles LeMaire)  Nominated for Costume Design (Color) 1959: THE BIG FISHERMAN  Costume Design (Color) 1963: CLEOPATRA (w. Irene Sharaff & Vittorio Nino Novarese)  Nominated for Costume Design 1978: CARAVANS (as Renie Conley) 5 nominations, 1 Award