Elisabeth Risdon
Biography
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.
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Movies (50)
Scaramouche
as Isabelle de Valmorin
1952
Crossroads - U.S.A.
as Martha Farnum
1952
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
1951
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
1950
Down Dakota Way
as Dolly Paxton
1949
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
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
1947
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
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
1945
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
1944
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
1943
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