Billie Bird as Irene
Irene and her husband Ed don’t have much on-screen time, clocking in at less than a minute. Despite her brief appearance, she has become a fan favorite—an unexpected phenomenon.
In the movie, Irene and Ed encounter a desperate Kate, willing to exchange two first-class tickets from France to Dallas and various valuable items like a pocket translator and earrings to swap plane tickets. Air travel was considerably more flexible in 1990, allowing for ticket swaps with anyone you pleased.
