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Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 26, 1887
Died Dec 20, 1958 (71)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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Crossroads - U.S.A.

Crossroads - U.S.A.

1952

as Martha Farnum

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952

as Isabelle de Valmorin

My True Story

My True Story

1951

as Mme. Rousseau

Bannerline

Bannerline

1951

as Margaret Trimble

In Old Amarillo

In Old Amarillo

1951

as Granny Adams

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951

as Diner on Train (uncredited)

Hills of Oklahoma

Hills of Oklahoma

1950

as Kate Carney

Bunco Squad

Bunco Squad

1950

as Jessica Royce

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury

1950

as Dr. R.W. Roberts

The Milkman

The Milkman

1950

as Mrs. Carter

Sierra

Sierra

1950

as Aunt Susan

Down Dakota Way

Down Dakota Way

1949

as Dolly Paxton

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

1948

as Gene Dysen

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

as Mary Nolan

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

as rs. Carruthers

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

as Mrs. Carruthers

Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict

1948

as Mrs. Hockland

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

as Mrs. Whitehead

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

as Emily Baggett

High Wall

High Wall

1947

as Mrs. Kenet

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

as Mrs. Hills

The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947

as Betty's Mother

Roll on Texas Moon

Roll on Texas Moon

1946

as Cactus Kate Taylor

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1946

as Ma Williams

They Made Me a Killer

They Made Me a Killer

1946

as 'Ma' Conley

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946

as Catherine Walsh

The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman

1946

as Mme. de Montrevel

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

1945

as Jessie Todd

Grissly's Millions

Grissly's Millions

1945

as Leona Palmor

A Song for Miss Julie

A Song for Miss Julie

1945

as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

The Unseen

The Unseen

1945

as Mrs. Norris

Weird Woman

Weird Woman

1944

as Dean Grace Gunnison

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

1944

as Miss Elizabeth Martin

Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever

1944

as Mrs. Talford

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1944

as Mrs. Polverdine

In the Meantime, Darling

In the Meantime, Darling

1944

as Helen Corkery

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

1943

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1943

as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

Higher and Higher

Higher and Higher

1943

as Georgia Keating

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943

as Mrs. Pringle

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942

as Mrs. Morrell

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

1942

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Jail House Blues

Jail House Blues

1942

as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

1942

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Are Husbands Necessary?

Are Husbands Necessary?

1942

as Mrs. Westwood

Journey for Margaret

Journey for Margaret

1942

as Mrs. Bailey

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as Mrs. Claiborne

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

1942

as Mrs. Cummings

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

1942

as Mrs. Lloyd

At the Stroke of Twelve

At the Stroke of Twelve

1941

as Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll

Footlight Fever

Footlight Fever

1941

as Aunt Hattie Drake

Let's Make Music

Let's Make Music

1941

as Malvina Adams

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941

as Aunt Della

Mr. Dynamite

Mr. Dynamite

1941

as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

Paris Calling

Paris Calling

1941

as Madame Jennetier

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941

as Marrtha Peasley

High Sierra

High Sierra

1941

as Ma

Honeymoon Deferred

Honeymoon Deferred

1940

as Sarah Frome

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Slightly Tempted

Slightly Tempted

1940

as Ethelreda Knox

Mexican Spitfire

Mexican Spitfire

1940

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

1940

as Minerva

Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

1940

as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940

as Aunt Clarissa

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

as Jury Member

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Sarah Lincoln

The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared

1939

as Jessie Carter

Full Confession

Full Confession

1939

as Norah O'Keefe

The Forgotten Woman

The Forgotten Woman

1939

as Margaret Burke

The Girl from Mexico

The Girl from Mexico

1939

as Della Lindsay

The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes

1939

as Phoebe Ainslee

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Mrs. Sherman

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

as Widow Douglass

Sorority House

Sorority House

1939

as Mrs. Scott

Disputed Passage

Disputed Passage

1939

as Mrs. Cunningham

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939

as Martha Spengler

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

as Aunt Sally Phelps

Girls on Probation

Girls on Probation

1938

as Kate Heath

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

1938

as Mrs. Fletcher

Mannequin

Mannequin

1938

as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

My Bill

My Bill

1938

as Aunt Caroline

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

as Mrs. Jordan

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

1937

as Mme. Herbillion

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

as Cora Payne

Mountain Justice

Mountain Justice

1937

as Mrs. Harkins

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937

as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Dead End

Dead End

1937

as Mrs. Connell

The King Steps Out

The King Steps Out

1936

as Grand Duchess Sofia

Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

as Aunt Mary

The Final Hour

The Final Hour

1936

as Fortune Teller

Don't Gamble with Love

Don't Gamble with Love

1936

as Grace

Lady of Secrets

Lady of Secrets

1936

as Mrs. Emily Whittaker

Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1936

as Mrs. Landreth

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1935

as Mrs. Raskolnikov

Guard That Girl

Guard That Girl

1935

as Aunt Catherine

The Mother of Dartmoor

The Mother of Dartmoor

1916

as Avesa Pomeroy

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

1915

as Florence Nightingale

Love in a Wood

Love in a Wood

1915

as Rosiland

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