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
Bride
Bridegrooms Beware!
The Cup Final Mystery
Maria Marten
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
Nellie Harbourne
Her Luck in London
Black-Eyed Susan
Black-Eyed Susan
Nancy Earle
Beautiful Jim
Dora
Inquisitive Ike
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
rs. Carruthers
The Bride Goes Wild
Mrs. 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