Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Known for: Acting

Born: April 25, 1887 in London, England, UK - Died: December 19, 1958

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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Random Harvest

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Random Harvest

Mrs. Lloyd

1942 Romance
Mannequin

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Mannequin

Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

1938 Drama
High Wall

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High Wall

Mrs. Kenet

1947 Crime
High Sierra

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High Sierra

Ma

1941 Crime
Dead End

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Dead End

Mrs. Connell

1937 Crime
Make Way for Tomorrow

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Make Way for Tomorrow

Cora Payne

1937 Drama
Life with Father

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Life with Father

Mrs. Whitehead

1947 Comedy
Mama Loves Papa

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Mama Loves Papa

Jessie Todd

1945 Comedy
They Made Me a Killer

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They Made Me a Killer

'Ma' Conley

1946 Crime
Higher and Higher

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Higher and Higher

Georgia Keating

1943 Comedy
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

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Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Sarah Lincoln

1940 Drama
The Roaring Twenties

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The Roaring Twenties

Mrs. Sherman

1939 Crime
Bodyguard

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Bodyguard

Gene Dysen

1948 Thriller
Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment

Mrs. Raskolnikov

1935 Crime
The Unseen

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The Unseen

Mrs. Norris

1945 Mystery
Reap the Wild Wind

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Reap the Wild Wind

Mrs. Claiborne

1942 Adventure
Bunco Squad

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Bunco Squad

Jessica Royce

1950 Crime
Weird Woman

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Weird Woman

Dean Grace Gunnison

1944 Horror
Five Came Back

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Five Came Back

Martha Spengler

1939 Adventure
They Won't Forget

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They Won't Forget

Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

1937 Drama
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943 Comedy
The Canterville Ghost

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The Canterville Ghost

Mrs. Polverdine

1944 Comedy
The Howards of Virginia

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The Howards of Virginia

Aunt Clarissa

1940 Drama
Mr. Dynamite

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Mr. Dynamite

Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

1941 Crime