Elisabeth Risdon

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.

Known For

Mrs. Lloyd

Random Harvest

Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Mannequin

Mrs. Kenet

High Wall

Ma

High Sierra

Mrs. Connell

Dead End

Cora Payne

Make Way for Tomorrow

Mrs. Whitehead

Life with Father

Jessie Todd

Mama Loves Papa

'Ma' Conley

They Made Me a Killer

Georgia Keating

Higher and Higher

Sarah Lincoln

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Mrs. Sherman

The Roaring Twenties

Gene Dysen

Bodyguard

Mrs. Raskolnikov

Crime and Punishment

Mrs. Norris

The Unseen

Mrs. Claiborne

Reap the Wild Wind

Jessica Royce

Bunco Squad

Dean Grace Gunnison

Weird Woman

Martha Spengler

Five Came Back

Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

They Won't Forget

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Mrs. Polverdine

The Canterville Ghost

Aunt Clarissa

The Howards of Virginia

Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

Mr. Dynamite

Cactus Kate Taylor

Roll on Texas Moon

Dr. R.W. Roberts

The Secret Fury

Widow Douglass

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Catherine Walsh

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Aunt Susan

Sierra

Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire

Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

Jail House Blues

Maria Marten

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

The Cup Final Mystery

Bride

Bridegrooms Beware!

Dora

Inquisitive Ike

Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susan

Nellie Harbourne

Her Luck in London

Nancy Earle

Beautiful Jim

Flare-Flare

The Idol of Paris

Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Saturday's Children

Aunt Hattie Drake

Footlight Fever

Malvina Adams

Let's Make Music

Grand Duchess Sofia

The King Steps Out

Kate Carney

Hills of Oklahoma

Kate Heath

Girls on Probation

Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

Margaret Trimble

Bannerline

Ma Williams

Lover Come Back

Aunt Della

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

A Song for Miss Julie

Mrs. Westwood

Are Husbands Necessary?

Mrs. Harkins

Mountain Justice

Aunt Sally Phelps

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Mrs. Morrell

I Live on Danger

Mme. Herbillion

The Woman I Love

Della Lindsay

The Girl from Mexico

Aunt Catherine

Guard That Girl

Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Phoebe Ainslee

The Great Man Votes

Mrs. Fletcher

The Affairs of Annabel

Mrs. Jordan

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Margaret Burke

The Forgotten Woman

Norah O'Keefe

Full Confession

Mrs. Landreth

Craig's Wife

Aunt Mary

Theodora Goes Wild

Isabelle de Valmorin

Scaramouche

Ethelreda Knox

Slightly Tempted

Jessie Carter

The Man Who Dared

Mrs. Scott

Sorority House

Martha Farnum

Crossroads - U.S.A.

Aunt Caroline

My Bill

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Minerva Sunday

The Man Who Returned to Life

Mme. de Montrevel

The Fighting Guardsman

Jury Member

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Miss Elizabeth Martin

Tall in the Saddle

Mary Nolan

Every Girl Should Be Married

Helen Corkery

In the Meantime, Darling

Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

Mrs. Hills

Mourning Becomes Electra

Minerva

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

Never a Dull Moment

Leona Palmor

Grissly's Millions

Rosiland

Love in a Wood

Mrs. Carruthers

The Bride Goes Wild

rs. Carruthers

The Bride Goes Wild

Mrs. Bailey

Journey for Margaret

Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll

At the Stroke of Twelve

Marrtha Peasley

Nice Girl?

Mrs. Talford

Blonde Fever

Dolly Paxton

Down Dakota Way

Granny Adams

In Old Amarillo

Grace

Don't Gamble with Love

Mme. Rousseau

My True Story

Mrs. Cunningham

Disputed Passage

Mrs. Pringle

Lost Angel

Avesa Pomeroy

The Mother of Dartmoor

Sarah Frome

Honeymoon Deferred

Mrs. Carter

The Milkman

Emily Baggett

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

Madame Jennetier

Paris Calling

Betty's Mother

The Egg and I

Mrs. Hockland

Sealed Verdict

Zephyrine

The Suicide Club

Mrs. Emily Whittaker

Lady of Secrets

Mrs. Cummings

The Lady Is Willing

Fortune Teller

The Final Hour

Diner on Train (uncredited)

It's a Big Country

Mad About Music

'Ma' Williams

Lover Come Back

Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden

The Princess of Happy Chance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Female

Birthday

1887-04-26

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Elizabeth Risden