Elisabeth Risdon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1887
- Died
- December 20, 1958
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Scaramouche 1952
as Isabelle de Valmorin
- Crossroads - U.S.A.
Crossroads - U.S.A. 1952
as Martha Farnum
It's a Big Country 1951
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Bannerline 1951
as Margaret Trimble
In Old Amarillo 1951
as Granny Adams
My True Story 1951
as Mme. Rousseau
The Milkman 1950
as Mrs. Carter
Bunco Squad 1950
as Jessica Royce
Hills of Oklahoma 1950
as Kate Carney
Sierra 1950
as Aunt Susan
The Secret Fury 1950
as Dr. R.W. Roberts
Down Dakota Way 1949
as Dolly Paxton
Every Girl Should Be Married 1948
as Mary Nolan
Sealed Verdict 1948
as Mrs. Hockland
Bodyguard 1948
as Gene Dysen
The Bride Goes Wild 1948
as rs. Carruthers, as Mrs. Carruthers
High Wall 1947
as Mrs. Kenet
Mourning Becomes Electra 1947
as Mrs. Hills
Life with Father 1947
as Mrs. Whitehead
The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947
as Emily Baggett
The Egg and I 1947
as Betty's Mother
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim 1947
as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
Roll on Texas Moon 1946
as Cactus Kate Taylor
Lover Come Back 1946
as Ma Williams, as 'Ma' Williams
The Walls Came Tumbling Down 1946
as Catherine Walsh
They Made Me a Killer 1946
as 'Ma' Conley
Mama Loves Papa 1945
as Jessie Todd
The Unseen 1945
as Mrs. Norris
The Fighting Guardsman 1945
as Mme. de Montrevel
A Song for Miss Julie 1945
as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
Grissly's Millions 1945
as Leona Palmor
Blonde Fever 1944
as Mrs. Talford
Tall in the Saddle 1944
as Miss Elizabeth Martin
In the Meantime, Darling 1944
as Helen Corkery
The Canterville Ghost 1944
as Mrs. Polverdine
Weird Woman 1944
as Dean Grace Gunnison
Higher and Higher 1943
as Georgia Keating
Lost Angel 1943
as Mrs. Pringle
Never a Dull Moment 1943
as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event 1943
as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943
Actor
Journey for Margaret 1942
as Mrs. Bailey
Random Harvest 1942
as Mrs. Lloyd
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant 1942
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost 1942
as Aunt Della Lindsay
I Live on Danger 1942
as Mrs. Morrell
Are Husbands Necessary? 1942
as Mrs. Westwood
Reap the Wild Wind 1942
as Mrs. Claiborne
Mexican Spitfire at Sea 1942
as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Lady Is Willing 1942
as Mrs. Cummings
The Man Who Returned to Life 1942
as Minerva Sunday
Jail House Blues 1942
as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
Paris Calling 1941
as Madame Jennetier
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby 1941
as Aunt Della
At the Stroke of Twelve 1941
as Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll
Footlight Fever 1941
as Aunt Hattie Drake
Mr. Dynamite 1941
as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")
Nice Girl? 1941
as Marrtha Peasley
High Sierra 1941
as Ma
Let's Make Music 1941
as Malvina Adams
Mexican Spitfire Out West 1940
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Slightly Tempted 1940
as Ethelreda Knox
The Howards of Virginia 1940
as Aunt Clarissa
Saturday's Children 1940
as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! 1940
as Minerva
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Sarah Lincoln
Honeymoon Deferred 1940
as Sarah Frome
Mexican Spitfire 1940
as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1940
as Jury Member
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Mrs. Sherman
Disputed Passage 1939
as Mrs. Cunningham
Full Confession 1939
as Norah O'Keefe
The Forgotten Woman 1939
as Margaret Burke
Five Came Back 1939
as Martha Spengler
The Man Who Dared 1939
as Jessie Carter
The Girl from Mexico 1939
as Della Lindsay
Sorority House 1939
as Mrs. Scott
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939
as Widow Douglass
The Great Man Votes 1939
as Phoebe Ainslee
Tom Sawyer, Detective 1938
as Aunt Sally Phelps
Girls on Probation 1938
as Kate Heath
The Affairs of Annabel 1938
as Mrs. Fletcher
Cowboy from Brooklyn 1938
as Mrs. Jordan
My Bill 1938
as Aunt Caroline
Mad About Music 1938
Actor
Mannequin 1938
as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Dead End 1937
as Mrs. Connell
They Won't Forget 1937
as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
as Cora Payne
Mountain Justice 1937
as Mrs. Harkins
The Woman I Love 1937
as Mme. Herbillion
Theodora Goes Wild 1936
as Aunt Mary
Craig's Wife 1936
as Mrs. Landreth
The Final Hour 1936
as Fortune Teller
The King Steps Out 1936
as Grand Duchess Sofia
Don't Gamble with Love 1936
as Grace
Lady of Secrets 1936
as Mrs. Emily Whittaker
Crime and Punishment 1935
as Mrs. Raskolnikov
Guard That Girl 1935
as Aunt Catherine
The Mother of Dartmoor 1916
as Avesa Pomeroy
- The Princess of Happy Chance
The Princess of Happy Chance 1916
as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden
Florence Nightingale 1915
as Florence Nightingale
- Love in a Wood
Love in a Wood 1915
as Rosiland
The Suicide Club 1914
as Zephyrine
- The Idol of Paris
The Idol of Paris 1914
as Flare-Flare
- Inquisitive Ike
Inquisitive Ike 1914
as Dora
- Beautiful Jim
Beautiful Jim 1914
as Nancy Earle
- Black-Eyed Susan
Black-Eyed Susan 1914
as Black-Eyed Susan
- Her Luck in London
Her Luck in London 1914
as Nellie Harbourne
- The Cup Final Mystery
The Cup Final Mystery 1914
Actor
- Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn 1913
as Maria Marten
- Bridegrooms Beware!
Bridegrooms Beware! 1913
as Bride
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn 1913
as Maria Marten
Credits from TMDB.