Elisabeth Risdon

Known For: Acting
Born: April 26, 1887
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Died: December 20, 1958

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 Tuc…

Filmography

Scaramouche

1952 · Isabelle de Valmorin

Crossroads - U.S.A.

Crossroads - U.S.A.

1952 · Martha Farnum

It's a Big Country

1951 · Diner on Train (uncredited)

Bannerline

1951 · Margaret Trimble

In Old Amarillo

1951 · Granny Adams

My True Story

1951 · Mme. Rousseau

The Milkman

1950 · Mrs. Carter

Bunco Squad

1950 · Jessica Royce

Hills of Oklahoma

1950 · Kate Carney

Sierra

1950 · Aunt Susan

The Secret Fury

1950 · Dr. R.W. Roberts

Down Dakota Way

1949 · Dolly Paxton

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948 · Mary Nolan

Sealed Verdict

1948 · Mrs. Hockland

Bodyguard

1948 · Gene Dysen

The Bride Goes Wild

1948 · Mrs. Carruthers

High Wall

1947 · Mrs. Kenet

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947 · Mrs. Hills

Life with Father

1947 · Mrs. Whitehead

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947 · Emily Baggett

The Egg and I

1947 · Betty's Mother

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947 · Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

Roll on Texas Moon

1946 · Cactus Kate Taylor

Lover Come Back

1946 · Ma Williams, 'Ma' Williams

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946 · Catherine Walsh

They Made Me a Killer

1946 · 'Ma' Conley

Mama Loves Papa

1945 · Jessie Todd

The Unseen

1945 · Mrs. Norris

The Fighting Guardsman

1945 · Mme. de Montrevel

A Song for Miss Julie

1945 · Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

Grissly's Millions

1945 · Leona Palmor

Blonde Fever

1944 · Mrs. Talford

Tall in the Saddle

1944 · Miss Elizabeth Martin

In the Meantime, Darling

1944 · Helen Corkery

The Canterville Ghost

1944 · Mrs. Polverdine

Weird Woman

1944 · Dean Grace Gunnison

Higher and Higher

1943 · Georgia Keating

Lost Angel

1943 · Mrs. Pringle

Never a Dull Moment

1943 · Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

1943 · Aunt Della Lindsay

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

Random Harvest

1942 · Mrs. Lloyd

Journey for Margaret

1942 · Mrs. Bailey

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

1942 · Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

1942 · Aunt Della Lindsay

I Live on Danger

1942 · Mrs. Morrell

Are Husbands Necessary?

1942 · Mrs. Westwood

Reap the Wild Wind

1942 · Mrs. Claiborne

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

1942 · Aunt Della Lindsay

The Lady Is Willing

1942 · Mrs. Cummings

The Man Who Returned to Life

1942 · Minerva Sunday

Jail House Blues

1942 · Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

Paris Calling

1941 · Madame Jennetier

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941 · Aunt Della

At the Stroke of Twelve

1941 · Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll

Footlight Fever

1941 · Aunt Hattie Drake

Mr. Dynamite

1941 · Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

Nice Girl?

1941 · Marrtha Peasley

High Sierra

1941 · Ma

Let's Make Music

1941 · Malvina Adams

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940 · Aunt Della Lindsay

Slightly Tempted

1940 · Ethelreda Knox

The Howards of Virginia

1940 · Aunt Clarissa

Saturday's Children

1940 · Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

1940 · Minerva

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 · Sarah Lincoln

Honeymoon Deferred

1940 · Sarah Frome

Mexican Spitfire

1940 · Aunt Della Lindsay

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940 · Jury Member

The Roaring Twenties

1939 · Mrs. Sherman

Disputed Passage

1939 · Mrs. Cunningham

Full Confession

1939 · Norah O'Keefe

The Forgotten Woman

1939 · Margaret Burke

Five Came Back

1939 · Martha Spengler

The Man Who Dared

1939 · Jessie Carter

The Girl from Mexico

1939 · Della Lindsay

Sorority House

1939 · Mrs. Scott

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 · Widow Douglass

The Great Man Votes

1939 · Phoebe Ainslee

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938 · Aunt Sally Phelps

Girls on Probation

1938 · Kate Heath

The Affairs of Annabel

1938 · Mrs. Fletcher

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938 · Mrs. Jordan

My Bill

1938 · Aunt Caroline

Mad About Music

1938

Mannequin

1938 · Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Dead End

1937 · Mrs. Connell

They Won't Forget

1937 · Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 · Cora Payne

Mountain Justice

1937 · Mrs. Harkins

The Woman I Love

1937 · Mme. Herbillion

Theodora Goes Wild

1936 · Aunt Mary

Craig's Wife

1936 · Mrs. Landreth

The Final Hour

1936 · Fortune Teller

The King Steps Out

1936 · Grand Duchess Sofia

Don't Gamble with Love

1936 · Grace

Lady of Secrets

1936 · Mrs. Emily Whittaker

Crime and Punishment

1935 · Mrs. Raskolnikov

Guard That Girl

1935 · Aunt Catherine

The Mother of Dartmoor

1916 · Avesa Pomeroy

The Princess of Happy Chance

The Princess of Happy Chance

1916 · Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden

Florence Nightingale

1915 · Florence Nightingale

Love in a Wood

1915 · Rosiland

The Suicide Club

1914 · Zephyrine

The Cup Final Mystery

The Cup Final Mystery

1914

Inquisitive Ike

Inquisitive Ike

1914 · Dora

Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susan

1914 · Black-Eyed Susan

Her Luck in London

Her Luck in London

1914 · Nellie Harbourne

Beautiful Jim

1914 · Nancy Earle

The Idol of Paris

The Idol of Paris

1914 · Flare-Flare

Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn

Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn

1913 · Maria Marten

Bridegrooms Beware!

Bridegrooms Beware!

1913 · Bride

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

1913 · Maria Marten

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