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Scaramouche

as Isabelle de Valmorin

1952
Bannerline

as Margaret Trimble

1951
In Old Amarillo

as Granny Adams

1951
Bunco Squad

as Jessica Royce

1950
The Secret Fury

as Dr. R.W. Roberts

1950
Sierra

as Aunt Susan

1950
The Milkman

as Mrs. Carter

1950
Hills of Oklahoma

as Kate Carney

1950
Every Girl Should Be Married

as Mary Nolan

1948
Bodyguard

as Gene Dysen

1948
The Bride Goes Wild

as Mrs. Carruthers

1948
High Wall

as Mrs. Kenet

1947
Life with Father

as Mrs. Whitehead

1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as Emily Baggett

1947
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

1946
The Unseen

as Mrs. Norris

1945
A Song for Miss Julie

as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

1945
Grissly's Millions

as Leona Palmor

1945
Tall in the Saddle

as Miss Elizabeth Martin

1944
The Canterville Ghost

as Mrs. Polverdine

1944
Weird Woman

as Dean Grace Gunnison

1944
Higher and Higher

as Georgia Keating

1943
Never a Dull Moment

as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

1943
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

as Aunt Della Lindsay

1943
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

as Aunt Della Lindsay

1942
Jail House Blues

as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

1942
Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon

Birthday

1887-04-26

Place of Birth

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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