About

Known credits:
113
Birthday:
1887-04-26
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
Website:
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Elisabeth Risdon

Overview

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

Acting
1952 Scaramouche Actor Isabelle de Valmorin 60
Fair
1952 Crossroads - U.S.A. Actor Martha Farnum N/A
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1951 It's a Big Country Actor Diner on Train (uncredited) 58
Average
1951 Bannerline Actor Margaret Trimble 59
Average
1951 In Old Amarillo Actor Granny Adams 59
Average
1951 My True Story Actor Mme. Rousseau 59
Average
1950 The Milkman Actor Mrs. Carter 59
Average
1950 Bunco Squad Actor Jessica Royce 59
Average
1950 Hills of Oklahoma Actor Kate Carney N/A
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1950 Sierra Actor Aunt Susan 58
Average
1950 The Secret Fury Actor Dr. R.W. Roberts 58
Average
1949 Down Dakota Way Actor Dolly Paxton 59
Average
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married Actor Mary Nolan 59
Average
1948 Sealed Verdict Actor Mrs. Hockland 59
Average
1948 Bodyguard Actor Gene Dysen 59
Average
1948 The Bride Goes Wild Actor Mrs. Carruthers 58
Average
1948 The Bride Goes Wild Actor rs. Carruthers 58
Average
1947 High Wall Actor Mrs. Kenet 59
Average
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra Actor Mrs. Hills 59
Average
1947 Life with Father Actor Mrs. Whitehead 59
Average
1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge Actor Emily Baggett 59
Average
1947 The Egg and I Actor Betty's Mother 59
Average
1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Actor Mrs. Amanda Pritchard 59
Average
1946 Roll on Texas Moon Actor Cactus Kate Taylor 59
Average
1946 Lover Come Back Actor 'Ma' Williams 58
Average
1946 Lover Come Back Actor Ma Williams 58
Average
1946 The Walls Came Tumbling Down Actor Catherine Walsh 59
Average
1946 They Made Me a Killer Actor 'Ma' Conley 59
Average
1945 Mama Loves Papa Actor Jessie Todd N/A
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1945 The Unseen Actor Mrs. Norris 58
Average
1945 The Fighting Guardsman Actor Mme. de Montrevel N/A
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1945 A Song for Miss Julie Actor Mrs. Ambrose Charteris 58
Average
1945 Grissly's Millions Actor Leona Palmor 59
Average
1944 Blonde Fever Actor Mrs. Talford 58
Average
1944 Tall in the Saddle Actor Miss Elizabeth Martin 59
Average
1944 In the Meantime, Darling Actor Helen Corkery 58
Average
1944 The Canterville Ghost Actor Mrs. Polverdine 59
Average
1944 Weird Woman Actor Dean Grace Gunnison 59
Average
1943 Higher and Higher Actor Georgia Keating 59
Average
1943 Lost Angel Actor Mrs. Pringle 59
Average
1943 Never a Dull Moment Actor Mrs. Schuyler Manning III 59
Average
1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event Actor Aunt Della Lindsay 59
Average
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Actor 59
Average
1942 Journey for Margaret Actor Mrs. Bailey 59
Average
1942 Random Harvest Actor Mrs. Lloyd 61
Fair
1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant Actor Aunt Della Lindsay 58
Average
1942 Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost Actor Aunt Della Lindsay 58
Average
1942 I Live on Danger Actor Mrs. Morrell 58
Average
1942 Are Husbands Necessary? Actor Mrs. Westwood N/A
N/A
1942 Reap the Wild Wind Actor Mrs. Claiborne 59
Average
1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea Actor Aunt Della Lindsay 58
Average
1942 The Lady Is Willing Actor Mrs. Cummings 58
Average
1942 The Man Who Returned to Life Actor 59
Average
1942 Jail House Blues Actor Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann N/A
N/A
1941 Paris Calling Actor Madame Jennetier 58
Average
1941 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby Actor Aunt Della 58
Average
1941 At the Stroke of Twelve Actor Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll 59
Average
1941 Footlight Fever Actor Aunt Hattie Drake 59
Average
1941 Mr. Dynamite Actor Limping Woman (aka "Achilles") N/A
N/A
1941 Nice Girl? Actor Marrtha Peasley 58
Average
1941 High Sierra Actor Ma 63
Fair
1941 Let's Make Music Actor Malvina Adams 58
Average
1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West Actor Aunt Della Lindsay 58
Average
1940 Slightly Tempted Actor Ethelreda Knox N/A
N/A
1940 The Howards of Virginia Actor Aunt Clarissa 58
Average
1940 Saturday's Children Actor Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon) 58
Average
1940 Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! Actor Minerva 59
Average
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Actor Sarah Lincoln 59
Average
1940 Honeymoon Deferred Actor Sarah Frome 59
Average
1940 Mexican Spitfire Actor Aunt Della Lindsay 58
Average
1940 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Actor Jury Member 58
Average
1939 The Roaring Twenties Actor Mrs. Sherman 64
Fair
1939 Disputed Passage Actor Mrs. Cunningham 59
Average
1939 Full Confession Actor Norah O'Keefe 58
Average
1939 The Forgotten Woman Actor Margaret Burke N/A
N/A
1939 Five Came Back Actor Martha Spengler 59
Average
1939 The Man Who Dared Actor Jessie Carter 58
Average
1939 The Girl from Mexico Actor Della Lindsay 58
Average
1939 Sorority House Actor Mrs. Scott 59
Average
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Actor Widow Douglass 59
Average
1939 The Great Man Votes Actor Phoebe Ainslee 59
Average
1938 Tom Sawyer, Detective Actor Aunt Sally Phelps 58
Average
1938 Girls on Probation Actor Kate Heath 59
Average
1938 The Affairs of Annabel Actor Mrs. Fletcher 58
Average
1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn Actor Mrs. Jordan 59
Average
1938 My Bill Actor Aunt Caroline 59
Average
1938 Mad About Music Actor 59
Average
1938 Mannequin Actor Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon) 59
Average
1937 Dead End Actor Mrs. Connell 61
Fair
1937 They Won't Forget Actor Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon) 58
Average
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Actor Cora Payne 63
Fair
1937 Mountain Justice Actor Mrs. Harkins 58
Average
1937 The Woman I Love Actor Mme. Herbillion N/A
N/A
1936 Theodora Goes Wild Actor Aunt Mary 59
Average
1936 Craig's Wife Actor Mrs. Landreth 59
Average
1936 The Final Hour Actor Fortune Teller 59
Average
1936 The King Steps Out Actor Grand Duchess Sofia 59
Average
1936 Don't Gamble with Love Actor Grace N/A
N/A
1936 Lady of Secrets Actor Mrs. Emily Whittaker 59
Average
1935 Crime and Punishment Actor Mrs. Raskolnikov 59
Average
1935 Guard That Girl Actor Aunt Catherine 58
Average
1916 The Mother of Dartmoor Actor Avesa Pomeroy N/A
N/A
1915 Florence Nightingale Actor Florence Nightingale N/A
N/A
1915 Love in a Wood Actor Rosiland N/A
N/A
1914 The Suicide Club Actor N/A
N/A
1914 Her Luck in London Actor Nellie Harbourne N/A
N/A
1914 Black-Eyed Susan Actor Black-Eyed Susan N/A
N/A
1914 Beautiful Jim Actor Nancy Earle N/A
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1914 The Cup Final Mystery Actor N/A
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1914 Inquisitive Ike Actor Dora N/A
N/A
1914 The Idol of Paris Actor Flare-Flare N/A
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1913 Bridegrooms Beware! Actor Bride N/A
N/A
1913 Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn Actor Maria Marten N/A
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