Elisabeth Risdon
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
as Isabelle de Valmorin
Scaramouche
as Isabelle de Valmorin
Crossroads - U.S.A.
as Martha Farnum
Crossroads - U.S.A.
as Martha Farnum
It's a Big Country
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
It's a Big Country
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Bannerline
as Margaret Trimble
Bannerline
as Margaret Trimble
In Old Amarillo
as Granny Adams
In Old Amarillo
as Granny Adams
My True Story
as Mme. Rousseau
My True Story
as Mme. Rousseau
The Milkman
as Mrs. Carter
The Milkman
as Mrs. Carter
Hills of Oklahoma
as Kate Carney
Hills of Oklahoma
as Kate Carney
Sierra
as Aunt Susan
Sierra
as Aunt Susan
The Secret Fury
as Dr. R.W. Roberts
The Secret Fury
as Dr. R.W. Roberts
Down Dakota Way
as Dolly Paxton
Down Dakota Way
as Dolly Paxton
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Mary Nolan
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Mary Nolan
Sealed Verdict
as Mrs. Hockland
Sealed Verdict
as Mrs. Hockland
The Bride Goes Wild
as Mrs. Carruthers
The Bride Goes Wild
as Mrs. Carruthers
The Bride Goes Wild
as Mrs. Carruthers
The Bride Goes Wild
as Mrs. Carruthers
High Wall
as Mrs. Kenet
High Wall
as Mrs. Kenet
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Mrs. Hills
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Mrs. Hills
Life with Father
as Mrs. Whitehead
Life with Father
as Mrs. Whitehead
The Egg and I
as Betty's Mother
The Egg and I
as Betty's Mother
Roll on Texas Moon
as Cactus Kate Taylor
Roll on Texas Moon
as Cactus Kate Taylor
Lover Come Back
as 'Ma' Williams
Lover Come Back
as 'Ma' Williams
Lover Come Back
as 'Ma' Williams
Lover Come Back
as 'Ma' Williams
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Catherine Walsh
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Catherine Walsh
They Made Me a Killer
as 'Ma' Conley
They Made Me a Killer
as 'Ma' Conley
The Unseen
as Mrs. Norris
The Unseen
as Mrs. Norris
Grissly's Millions
as Leona Palmor
Grissly's Millions
as Leona Palmor
Blonde Fever
as Mrs. Talford
Blonde Fever
as Mrs. Talford
Tall in the Saddle
as Miss Elizabeth Martin
Tall in the Saddle
as Miss Elizabeth Martin
In the Meantime, Darling
as Helen Corkery
In the Meantime, Darling
as Helen Corkery
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Polverdine
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Polverdine
Higher and Higher
as Georgia Keating
Higher and Higher
as Georgia Keating
Lost Angel
as Mrs. Pringle
Lost Angel
as Mrs. Pringle
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Journey for Margaret
as Mrs. Bailey
Journey for Margaret
as Mrs. Bailey
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
as Aunt Della Lindsay
I Live on Danger
as Mrs. Morrell
I Live on Danger
as Mrs. Morrell
Reap the Wild Wind
as Mrs. Claiborne
Reap the Wild Wind
as Mrs. Claiborne
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Lady Is Willing
as Mrs. Cummings
The Lady Is Willing
as Mrs. Cummings
Paris Calling
as Madame Jennetier
Paris Calling
as Madame Jennetier
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Aunt Della
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Aunt Della
High Sierra
as Ma
High Sierra
as Ma
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Howards of Virginia
as Aunt Clarissa
The Howards of Virginia
as Aunt Clarissa
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Sarah Lincoln
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Sarah Lincoln
Mexican Spitfire
as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire
as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Jury Member
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Jury Member
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Sherman
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Sherman
Five Came Back
as Martha Spengler
Five Came Back
as Martha Spengler
The Girl from Mexico
as Della Lindsay
The Girl from Mexico
as Della Lindsay
Sorority House
as Mrs. Scott
Sorority House
as Mrs. Scott
My Bill
as Aunt Caroline
My Bill
as Aunt Caroline
They Won't Forget
as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
They Won't Forget
as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Cora Payne
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Cora Payne
The Woman I Love
as Mme. Herbillion
The Woman I Love
as Mme. Herbillion
Theodora Goes Wild
as Aunt Mary
Theodora Goes Wild
as Aunt Mary