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Elisabeth Risdon
Actor
Born April 26, 1887Died December 20, 1958 (71 years)
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Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts.
Born in London, England, Risdon graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract to the Theatre Guild for many years.
In later years, she taught drama to patients at a veterans administration hospital near her Brentwood home. She was married to the prolific silent film director George Loane Tucker who left her a widow in 1921. She later married actor Brandon Evans, who died in April 1958. She was the great-aunt of actress Wendy Barrie-Wilson.
Risdon died in December 1958 in St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California from a cerebral haemorrhage. Her body was donated to medical science.
Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts.
Born in London, England, Risdon graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract to the Theatre Guild for many years.
In later years, she taught drama to patients at a veterans administration hospital near her Brentwood home. She was married to the prolific silent film director George Loane Tucker who left her a widow in 1921. She later married actor Brandon Evans, who died in April 1958. She was the great-aunt of actress Wendy Barrie-Wilson.
Risdon died in December 1958 in St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California from a cerebral haemorrhage. Her body was donated to medical science.
Known For
Filmography
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ma |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Emily Weeble |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Mrs. Jaeger |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Aunt Abby |
| 1952 | Scaramouche · as Isabelle De Valmorin |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country: An American Anthology · as Diner On Train (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Bannerline · as Margaret Trimble |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Ella |
| 1951 | In Old Amarillo · as Granny Adams |
| 1951 | My True Story · as Mme. Rousseau |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Milkman · as Mrs. Carter |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Bunco Squad · as Jessica Royce |
| 1950 | Sierra · as Aunt Susan |
| 1950 | Hills of Oklahoma · as Kate Carney |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury · as Dr. R.w. Roberts |
| 1950 | Guilty of Treason · as Mother Mindszenty |
| 1949 | Down Dakota Way · as Dolly Paxton |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married · as Mary Nolan |
| 1948 | Sealed Verdict · as Mrs. Hockland |
| 1948 | Bodyguard · as Gene Dysen |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild · as Rs. Carruthers |
| 1947 | High Wall · as Mrs. Kenet |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra · as Mrs. Hills |
| 1947 | Life with Father · as Mrs. Whitehead |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge · as Emily Baggett |
| 1947 | The Egg and I · as Betty's Mother |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard |
| 1946 | Roll on Texas Moon · as Cactus Kate Taylor |
| 1946 | Lover Come Back · as Ma Williams |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down · as Catherine Walsh |
| 1946 | They Made Me a Killer · as 'ma' Conley |
| 1945 | Mama Loves Papa · as Jessie Todd |
| 1945 | The Unseen · as Mrs. Norris |
| 1945 | The Fighting Guardsman · as Mme. De Montrevel |
| 1945 | A Song for Miss Julie · as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris |
| 1945 | Grissly's Millions · as Leona Palmor |
| 1944 | Blonde Fever · as Mrs. Talford |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle · as Miss Elizabeth Martin |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling · as Helen Corkery |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost · as Mrs. Polverdine |
| 1944 | Weird Woman · as Dean Grace Gunnison |
| 1943 | Higher and Higher · as Georgia Keating |
| 1943 | Lost Angel · as Mrs. Pringle |
| 1943 | Never a Dull Moment · as Mrs. Schuyler Manning Iii |
| 1943 | Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event · as Aunt Della Lindsay |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Mrs. Lloyd |
| 1942 | Journey for Margaret · as Mrs. Bailey |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire's Elephant · as Aunt Della Lindsay |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost · as Aunt Della Lindsay |
| 1942 | I Live on Danger · as Mrs. Morrell |
| 1942 | Are Husbands Necessary? · as Mrs. Westwood |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Mrs. Claiborne |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire at Sea · as Aunt Della Lindsay |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing · as Mrs. Cummings |
| 1941 | Paris Calling · as Madame Jennetier |
| 1941 | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby · as Aunt Della |
| 1941 | Footlight Fever · as Aunt Hattie Drake |
| 1941 | Mr. Dynamite · as Limping Woman (aka "achilles") |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? · as Marrtha Peasley |
| 1941 | High Sierra · as Ma |
| 1940 | Let's Make Music · as Malvina Adams |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West · as Aunt Della Lindsay |
| 1940 | Slightly Tempted · as Ethelreda Knox |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia · as Aunt Clarissa |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children · as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon) |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Sarah Lincoln |
| 1940 | Honeymoon Deferred · as Sarah Frome |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk · as Jury Member |
| 1939 | Mexican Spitfire · as Aunt Della Lindsay |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Mrs. Sherman |
| 1939 | Disputed Passage · as Mrs. Cunningham |
| 1939 | Full Confession · as Norah O'keefe |
| 1939 | Five Came Back · as Martha Spengler |
| 1939 | The Man Who Dared · as Jessie Carter |
| 1939 | The Girl from Mexico · as Della Lindsay |
| 1939 | Sorority House · as Mrs. Scott |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Widow Douglass |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votes · as Phoebe Ainslee |
| 1938 | Tom Sawyer, Detective · as Aunt Sally Phelps |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation · as Kate Heath |
| 1938 | The Affairs of Annabel · as Mrs. Fletcher |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn · as Mrs. Jordan |
| 1938 | My Bill · as Aunt Caroline |
| 1938 | |
| 1937 | Mannequin · as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon) |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget · as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon) |
| 1937 | |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow · as Cora Payne |
| 1937 | Mountain Justice · as Mrs. Harkins |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love · as Mme. Herbillion |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild · as Aunt Mary |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife · as Mrs. Landreth |
| 1936 | The King Steps Out · as Grand Duchess Sofia |
| 1936 | Lady of Secrets · as Mrs. Emily Whittaker |
| 1935 | Crime and Punishment · as Mrs. Raskolnikov |
| 1917 | The Mother of Dartmoor · as Avesa Pomeroy |
| 1916 | The Hypocrites · as Rachel Neve |
| 1916 | A Mother's Influence · as Avesa Pomeroy |
| 1916 | Esther · as Esther |
| 1916 | The Princess of Happy Chance · as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden |
| 1916 | Meg the Lady · as Lady Brisby |
| 1916 | The Manxman · as Kate Gregeen |
| 1915 | A Will of Her Own · as Isabel Stanton |
| 1915 | Her Nameless Child · as Phyllis |
| 1915 | Florence Nightingale · as Florence Nightingale |
| 1915 | Love in a Wood · as Rosiland |
| 1915 | Honeymoon for Three · as Molly Van Dam |
| 1915 | Midshipman Easy · as Don's Daughter |
| 1915 | London's Yellow Peril · as Ruth Graham |
| 1915 | Gilbert Gets Tiger-Itis · as Mrs. Gilbert |
| 1914 | The Loss of the Birkenhead · as Deborah |
| 1914 | It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary · as Molly Molloy |
| 1914 | The Battling British · as Black-Eyed Susan |
| 1914 | The Finger of Destiny · as Doris |
| 1914 | The Courage of a Coward · as The Wife |
| 1914 | The Bells of Rheims · as Nurse |
| 1914 | The Price of Justice · as Nancy Earle |
| 1914 | The Sound of Her Voice · as Violet Morne |
| 1914 | Inquisitive Ike · as Dora |
| 1913 | Bridegrooms Beware! · as Bride |
| 1913 | Bridegrooms Beware · as The Bride |