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Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Birthday: 1887-04-26 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1952
Scaramouche

as    Isabelle de Valmorin

1951
In Old Amarillo

as    Granny Adams

1951
Bannerline

as    Margaret Trimble

1950
Sierra

as    Aunt Susan

1950
The Secret Fury

as    Dr. R.W. Roberts

1950
Bunco Squad

as    Jessica Royce

1950
Hills of Oklahoma

as    Kate Carney

1950
The Milkman

as    Mrs. Carter

1948
Bodyguard

as    Gene Dysen

1948
Every Girl Should Be Married

as    Mary Nolan

1948
The Bride Goes Wild

as    Mrs. Carruthers

1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as    Emily Baggett

1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

as    Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

1947
High Wall

as    Mrs. Kenet

1947
Life with Father

as    Mrs. Whitehead

1946
Roll on Texas Moon

as    Cactus Kate Taylor

1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down

as    Catherine Walsh

1946
Lover Come Back

as    Ma Williams

1946
The Fighting Guardsman

as    Mme. de Montrevel

1945
Grissly's Millions

as    Leona Palmor

1945
A Song for Miss Julie

as    Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

1945
The Unseen

as    Mrs. Norris

1944
Weird Woman

as    Dean Grace Gunnison

1944
Tall in the Saddle

as    Miss Elizabeth Martin

1944
The Canterville Ghost

as    Mrs. Polverdine

1943
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

as    Aunt Della Lindsay

1943
Higher and Higher

as    Georgia Keating

1943
Never a Dull Moment

as    Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

1942
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

as    Aunt Della Lindsay

1942
Jail House Blues

as    Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann