Edith Evanson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1896
- Died
- November 29, 1980 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) in an uncredited role. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr. With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, and Lassie. Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
Known For
Filmography
Rope Unleashed
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Emergency!
TV · as Emma Lenover · 1 ep
The Split
Movie · as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Penelope
Movie · as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Marnie
Movie · as Rita
Twice-Told Tales
Movie · as Lisabetta, the landlady
The Clown and the Kid
Movie · as Mother Superior
Anatomy of an Accident
Movie · as Carrie Tibbles
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Movie · as Aunt Olive
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Movie · as Innkeeper
Drango
Movie · as Mrs. Blackford
The Young Stranger
Movie · as Lottie (uncredited)
The Quiet Gun
Movie · as Mrs. Merrick
Wagon Train
TV · as Granny Henry · 1 ep
The Leather Saint
Movie · as Stella
State Trooper
TV · as Emily Brandywine · 1 ep
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Movie · as Josie (uncredited)
The Silver Star
Movie · as Belle Dowdy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Lady with suitcase · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as Elizabeth Quill · 1 ep
About Mrs. Leslie
Movie · as Mrs. Fine
Désirée
Movie · as Queen Hedwig
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Aunt Olive · 2 eps
Studio 57
TV · 1 ep
Shane
Movie · as Mrs. Shipstead
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Movie · as Mrs. Martin
The Big Heat
Movie · as Selma Parker
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · as Mrs. Meers · 1 ep
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Movie · as Mrs. Barrett
Elephant Stampede
Movie · as Miss Banks
Rawhide
Movie · as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
Movie · as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie · as Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
Movie · as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Movie · as Mrs. Castleman
Caged
Movie · as Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
Movie · as Annie Gough
Perfect Strangers
Movie · as Mary Travers
Union Station
Movie · as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Madame Bovary
Movie · as Mother Superior (uncredited)
Rope
Movie · as Mrs. Wilson
I Remember Mama
Movie · as Aunt Sigrid
You Gotta Stay Happy
Movie · as Mrs. Racknell
Singapore
Movie · as Mrs. Barnes
Forever Amber
Movie · as Sarah
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Movie · as Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend
Movie · as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Movie · as Olga - Carla's Maid
The Strange Woman
Movie · as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder
Movie · as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers
Movie · as Mrs. Fielding
The Jade Mask
Movie · as Louise Harper
The Soul of a Monster
Movie · as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
Movie · as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
Movie
Woman of the Year
Movie · as Alma
Girl Trouble
Movie · as June's Maid
Orchestra Wives
Movie · as Hilda
Reunion in France
Movie · as Genevieve
Life with Henry
Movie · as Anna (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
Movie · as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
Movie · as Hilda
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie · as Hannah