
Elisabeth Risdon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1887
- Died
- December 20, 1958 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
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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Scaramouche
Movie · as Isabelle de Valmorin
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Movie · as Martha Farnum

Bannerline
Movie · as Margaret Trimble

In Old Amarillo
Movie · as Granny Adams

My True Story
Movie · as Mme. Rousseau

It's a Big Country
Movie · as Diner on Train (uncredited)

Bunco Squad
Movie · as Jessica Royce

The Secret Fury
Movie · as Dr. R.W. Roberts

Sierra
Movie · as Aunt Susan

Hills of Oklahoma
Movie · as Kate Carney

The Milkman
Movie · as Mrs. Carter

Down Dakota Way
Movie · as Dolly Paxton

Bodyguard
Movie · as Gene Dysen

Every Girl Should Be Married
Movie · as Mary Nolan

The Bride Goes Wild
Movie · as rs. Carruthers, Mrs. Carruthers

Sealed Verdict
Movie · as Mrs. Hockland

High Wall
Movie · as Mrs. Kenet

Life with Father
Movie · as Mrs. Whitehead

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Movie · as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie · as Mrs. Hills

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie · as Emily Baggett

The Egg and I
Movie · as Betty's Mother

They Made Me a Killer
Movie · as 'Ma' Conley

Roll on Texas Moon
Movie · as Cactus Kate Taylor

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Movie · as Catherine Walsh

Lover Come Back
Movie · as Ma Williams, 'Ma' Williams

Mama Loves Papa
Movie · as Jessie Todd

The Unseen
Movie · as Mrs. Norris

A Song for Miss Julie
Movie · as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

The Fighting Guardsman
Movie · as Mme. de Montrevel

Grissly's Millions
Movie · as Leona Palmor

Weird Woman
Movie · as Dean Grace Gunnison

The Canterville Ghost
Movie · as Mrs. Polverdine

Tall in the Saddle
Movie · as Miss Elizabeth Martin

In the Meantime, Darling
Movie · as Helen Corkery

Blonde Fever
Movie · as Mrs. Talford

Higher and Higher
Movie · as Georgia Keating

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Movie · as Aunt Della Lindsay

Never a Dull Moment
Movie · as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

Lost Angel
Movie · as Mrs. Pringle

Random Harvest
Movie · as Mrs. Lloyd

Reap the Wild Wind
Movie · as Mrs. Claiborne

Jail House Blues
Movie · as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Movie · as Aunt Della Lindsay

Are Husbands Necessary?
Movie · as Mrs. Westwood

I Live on Danger
Movie · as Mrs. Morrell

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Movie · as Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Movie · as Aunt Della Lindsay

The Man Who Returned to Life
Movie · as Minerva Sunday

Journey for Margaret
Movie · as Mrs. Bailey

The Lady Is Willing
Movie · as Mrs. Cummings

High Sierra
Movie · as Ma

Mr. Dynamite
Movie · as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

Footlight Fever
Movie · as Aunt Hattie Drake

Let's Make Music
Movie · as Malvina Adams

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Movie · as Aunt Della

At the Stroke of Twelve
Movie · as Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll

Nice Girl?
Movie · as Marrtha Peasley

Paris Calling
Movie · as Madame Jennetier

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie · as Sarah Lincoln

The Howards of Virginia
Movie · as Aunt Clarissa

Mexican Spitfire
Movie · as Aunt Della Lindsay

Saturday's Children
Movie · as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Mexican Spitfire Out West
Movie · as Aunt Della Lindsay

Slightly Tempted
Movie · as Ethelreda Knox

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie · as Jury Member

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Movie · as Minerva

Honeymoon Deferred
Movie · as Sarah Frome

The Roaring Twenties
Movie · as Mrs. Sherman

Five Came Back
Movie · as Martha Spengler

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie · as Widow Douglass

The Girl from Mexico
Movie · as Della Lindsay

The Great Man Votes
Movie · as Phoebe Ainslee

The Forgotten Woman
Movie · as Margaret Burke

Full Confession
Movie · as Norah O'Keefe

The Man Who Dared
Movie · as Jessie Carter

Sorority House
Movie · as Mrs. Scott

Disputed Passage
Movie · as Mrs. Cunningham

Mannequin
Movie · as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Girls on Probation
Movie · as Kate Heath

Tom Sawyer, Detective
Movie · as Aunt Sally Phelps

The Affairs of Annabel
Movie · as Mrs. Fletcher

Cowboy from Brooklyn
Movie · as Mrs. Jordan

My Bill
Movie · as Aunt Caroline

Mad About Music
Movie

Dead End
Movie · as Mrs. Connell

Make Way for Tomorrow
Movie · as Cora Payne

They Won't Forget
Movie · as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Mountain Justice
Movie · as Mrs. Harkins

The Woman I Love
Movie · as Mme. Herbillion

The King Steps Out
Movie · as Grand Duchess Sofia

Craig's Wife
Movie · as Mrs. Landreth

Theodora Goes Wild
Movie · as Aunt Mary

Don't Gamble with Love
Movie · as Grace

Lady of Secrets
Movie · as Mrs. Emily Whittaker

The Final Hour
Movie · as Fortune Teller

Crime and Punishment
Movie · as Mrs. Raskolnikov

Guard That Girl
Movie · as Aunt Catherine

The Mother of Dartmoor
Movie · as Avesa Pomeroy
The Princess of Happy Chance
Movie · as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden

Florence Nightingale
Movie · as Florence Nightingale
Love in a Wood
Movie · as Rosiland
The Cup Final Mystery
Movie
Her Luck in London
Movie · as Nellie Harbourne
Black-Eyed Susan
Movie · as Black-Eyed Susan
Beautiful Jim
Movie · as Nancy Earle
Inquisitive Ike
Movie · as Dora
The Idol of Paris
Movie · as Flare-Flare

The Suicide Club
Movie · as Zephyrine
Bridegrooms Beware!
Movie · as Bride

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
Movie · as Maria Marten
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
Movie · as Maria Marten



