Edith Evanson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1896
- Died
- November 29, 1980
- Birthplace
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) in an uncredited role. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr. With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, and Lassie. Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
Filmography
Rope Unleashed 2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Split 1968
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Penelope 1966
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Marnie 1964
as Rita
Twice-Told Tales 1963
as Lisabetta, the landlady
- The Clown and the Kid
The Clown and the Kid 1961
as Mother Superior
Anatomy of an Accident 1961
as Carrie Tibbles
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus 1960
as Aunt Olive
Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959
as Innkeeper
The Quiet Gun 1957
as Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger 1957
as Lottie (uncredited)
Drango 1957
as Mrs. Blackford
The Leather Saint 1956
as Stella
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing 1955
as Josie (uncredited)
The Silver Star 1955
as Belle Dowdy
Désirée 1954
as Queen Hedwig
About Mrs. Leslie 1954
as Mrs. Fine
The Big Heat 1953
as Selma Parker
The Stranger Wore a Gun 1953
as Mrs. Martin
Shane 1953
as Mrs. Shipstead
Elephant Stampede 1951
as Miss Banks
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole 1951
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Rawhide 1951
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy 1951
as Mrs. Barrett
The Company She Keeps 1951
as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee 1950
as Annie Gough
Union Station 1950
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Caged 1950
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry 1950
as Mrs. Castleman
Perfect Strangers 1950
as Mary Travers
Madame Bovary 1949
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy 1948
as Mrs. Racknell
I Remember Mama 1948
as Aunt Sigrid
Rope 1948
as Mrs. Wilson
Forever Amber 1947
as Sarah, Actor
Singapore 1947
as Mrs. Barnes
The Corpse Came C.O.D. 1947
as Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend 1947
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Strange Woman 1946
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers 1946
as Mrs. Fielding
Mysterious Intruder 1946
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf 1946
as Olga - Carla's Maid
The Jade Mask 1945
as Louise Harper
The Soul of a Monster 1944
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier 1943
Actor
The Moon Is Down 1943
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
Reunion in France 1942
as Genevieve
Girl Trouble 1942
as June's Maid
Orchestra Wives 1942
as Hilda
Woman of the Year 1942
as Alma
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Hilda
Citizen Kane 1941
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Life with Henry 1941
as Anna (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1940
as Hannah
Credits from TMDB.