Elisabeth Risdon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 April 1887 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 20 December 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.
Known for
Acting 113
- 1952Scaramouche as Isabelle de Valmorin
- 1952Crossroads - U.S.A. as Martha Farnum
- 1951It's a Big Country as Diner on Train (uncredited)
- 1951Bannerline as Margaret Trimble
- 1951In Old Amarillo as Granny Adams
- 1951My True Story as Mme. Rousseau
- 1950The Milkman as Mrs. Carter
- 1950Bunco Squad as Jessica Royce
- 1950Hills of Oklahoma as Kate Carney
- 1950Sierra as Aunt Susan
- 1950The Secret Fury as Dr. R.W. Roberts
- 1949Down Dakota Way as Dolly Paxton
- 1948Every Girl Should Be Married as Mary Nolan
- 1948Sealed Verdict as Mrs. Hockland
- 1948Bodyguard as Gene Dysen
- 1948The Bride Goes Wild as rs. Carruthers
- 1947High Wall as Mrs. Kenet
- 1947Mourning Becomes Electra as Mrs. Hills
- 1947Life with Father as Mrs. Whitehead
- 1947The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Emily Baggett
- 1947The Egg and I as Betty's Mother
- 1947The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
- 1946Roll on Texas Moon as Cactus Kate Taylor
- 1946Lover Come Back as 'Ma' Williams
- 1946The Walls Came Tumbling Down as Catherine Walsh
- 1946They Made Me a Killer as 'Ma' Conley
- 1945Mama Loves Papa as Jessie Todd
- 1945The Unseen as Mrs. Norris
- 1945The Fighting Guardsman as Mme. de Montrevel
- 1945A Song for Miss Julie as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
- 1945Grissly's Millions as Leona Palmor
- 1944Blonde Fever as Mrs. Talford
- 1944Tall in the Saddle as Miss Elizabeth Martin
- 1944In the Meantime, Darling as Helen Corkery
- 1944The Canterville Ghost as Mrs. Polverdine
- 1944Weird Woman as Dean Grace Gunnison
- 1943Higher and Higher as Georgia Keating
- 1943Lost Angel as Mrs. Pringle
- 1943Never a Dull Moment as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
- 1943Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event as Aunt Della Lindsay
- 1943The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
- 1942Random Harvest as Mrs. Lloyd
- 1942Journey for Margaret as Mrs. Bailey
- 1942Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as Aunt Della Lindsay
- 1942Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost as Aunt Della Lindsay
- 1942I Live on Danger as Mrs. Morrell
- 1942Are Husbands Necessary? as Mrs. Westwood
- 1942Reap the Wild Wind as Mrs. Claiborne
- 1942Mexican Spitfire at Sea as Aunt Della Lindsay
- 1942The Lady Is Willing as Mrs. Cummings
- 1942The Man Who Returned to Life as Minerva Sunday
- 1942Jail House Blues as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
- 1941Paris Calling as Madame Jennetier
- 1941The Mexican Spitfire's Baby as Aunt Della
- 1941At the Stroke of Twelve as Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll
- 1941Footlight Fever as Aunt Hattie Drake
- 1941Mr. Dynamite as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")
- 1941Nice Girl? as Marrtha Peasley
- 1941High Sierra as Ma
- 1941Let's Make Music as Malvina Adams
- 1940Mexican Spitfire Out West as Aunt Della Lindsay
- 1940Slightly Tempted as Ethelreda Knox
- 1940The Howards of Virginia as Aunt Clarissa
- 1940Saturday's Children as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
- 1940Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! as Minerva
- 1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Sarah Lincoln
- 1940Honeymoon Deferred as Sarah Frome
- 1940Mexican Spitfire as Aunt Della Lindsay
- 1940The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Jury Member
- 1939The Roaring Twenties as Mrs. Sherman
- 1939Disputed Passage as Mrs. Cunningham
- 1939Full Confession as Norah O'Keefe
- 1939The Forgotten Woman as Margaret Burke
- 1939Five Came Back as Martha Spengler
- 1939The Man Who Dared as Jessie Carter
- 1939The Girl from Mexico as Della Lindsay
- 1939Sorority House as Mrs. Scott
- 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Widow Douglass
- 1939The Great Man Votes as Phoebe Ainslee
- 1938Tom Sawyer, Detective as Aunt Sally Phelps
- 1938Girls on Probation as Kate Heath
- 1938The Affairs of Annabel as Mrs. Fletcher
- 1938Cowboy from Brooklyn as Mrs. Jordan
- 1938My Bill as Aunt Caroline
- 1938Mad About Music
- 1938Mannequin as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
- 1937Dead End as Mrs. Connell
- 1937They Won't Forget as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
- 1937Make Way for Tomorrow as Cora Payne
- 1937Mountain Justice as Mrs. Harkins
- 1937The Woman I Love as Mme. Herbillion
- 1936Theodora Goes Wild as Aunt Mary
- 1936Craig's Wife as Mrs. Landreth
- 1936The Final Hour as Fortune Teller
- 1936The King Steps Out as Grand Duchess Sofia
- 1936Don't Gamble with Love as Grace
- 1936Lady of Secrets as Mrs. Emily Whittaker
- 1935Crime and Punishment as Mrs. Raskolnikov
- 1935Guard That Girl as Aunt Catherine
- 1916The Mother of Dartmoor as Avesa Pomeroy
- 1916The Princess of Happy Chance as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden
- 1915Florence Nightingale as Florence Nightingale
- 1915Love in a Wood as Rosiland
- 1914The Suicide Club as Zephyrine
- 1914Inquisitive Ike as Dora
- 1914Her Luck in London as Nellie Harbourne
- 1914The Idol of Paris as Flare-Flare
- 1914The Cup Final Mystery
- 1914Black-Eyed Susan as Black-Eyed Susan
- 1914Beautiful Jim as Nancy Earle
- 1913Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn as Maria Marten
- 1913Bridegrooms Beware! as Bride
- 1913Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn as Maria Marten