Elisabeth Risdon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Credits
- 1952 · Scaramouche as Isabelle de Valmorin
- 1952 · Crossroads - U.S.A. as Martha Farnum
- 1951 · It's a Big Country as Diner on Train (uncredited)
- 1951 · Bannerline as Margaret Trimble
- 1951 · In Old Amarillo as Granny Adams
- 1951 · My True Story as Mme. Rousseau
- 1950 · The Milkman as Mrs. Carter
- 1950 · Bunco Squad as Jessica Royce
- 1950 · Hills of Oklahoma as Kate Carney
- 1950 · Sierra as Aunt Susan
- 1950 · The Secret Fury as Dr. R.W. Roberts
- 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
- 1948 · The Bride Goes Wild as Mrs. 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
- 1946 · The Fighting Guardsman as Mme. de Montrevel
- 1945 · Mama Loves Papa as Jessie Todd
- 1945 · The Unseen as Mrs. Norris
- 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 · The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as
- 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
- 1942 · The Man Who Returned to Life as
- 1942 · Jail House Blues as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
- 1941 · Paris Calling as Madame Jennetier
- 1941 · The Mexican Spitfire's Baby as Aunt Della
- 1941 · At the Stroke of Twelve as Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll
- 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
- 1941 · 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 · Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! as Minerva
- 1940 · Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Sarah Lincoln
- 1940 · Honeymoon Deferred as Sarah Frome
- 1940 · Mexican Spitfire as Aunt Della Lindsay
- 1940 · The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Jury Member
- 1939 · The Roaring Twenties as Mrs. Sherman
- 1939 · Disputed Passage as Mrs. Cunningham
- 1939 · Full Confession as Norah O'Keefe
- 1939 · The Forgotten Woman as Margaret Burke
- 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 · Mad About Music as
- 1938 · Mannequin as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
- 1937 · Dead End as Mrs. Connell
- 1937 · They Won't Forget as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
- 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 Final Hour as Fortune Teller
- 1936 · The King Steps Out as Grand Duchess Sofia
- 1936 · Don't Gamble with Love as Grace
- 1936 · Lady of Secrets as Mrs. Emily Whittaker
- 1935 · Crime and Punishment as Mrs. Raskolnikov
- 1935 · Guard That Girl as Aunt Catherine
- 1916 · The Mother of Dartmoor as Avesa Pomeroy
- 1915 · Florence Nightingale as Florence Nightingale
- 1915 · Love in a Wood as Rosiland
- 1914 · The Suicide Club as
- 1914 · The Cup Final Mystery as
- 1914 · The Idol of Paris as Flare-Flare
- 1914 · Inquisitive Ike as Dora
- 1914 · Black-Eyed Susan as Black-Eyed Susan
- 1914 · Beautiful Jim as Nancy Earle
- 1914 · Her Luck in London as Nellie Harbourne
- 1913 · Bridegrooms Beware! as Bride
- 1913 · Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn as Maria Marten