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Elisabeth Risdon
Actor · Crew· London, England, UK
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
63 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Scaramouche | Isabelle de Valmorin | Film |
| 1952 | Crossroads - U.S.A. | Martha Farnum | Film |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country | Diner on Train (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Milkman | Mrs. Carter | Film |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury | Dr. R.W. Roberts | Film |
| 1950 | Bunco Squad | Jessica Royce | Film |
| 1950 | Sierra | Aunt Susan | Film |
| 1950 | Hills of Oklahoma | Kate Carney | Film |
| 1949 | Down Dakota Way | Dolly Paxton | Film |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married | Mary Nolan | Film |
| 1948 | Bodyguard | Gene Dysen | Film |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild | Mrs. Carruthers | Film |
| 1947 | The Egg and I | Betty's Mother | Film |
| 1947 | High Wall | Mrs. Kenet | Film |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Mrs. Hills | Film |
| 1947 | Life with Father | Mrs. Whitehead | Film |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Mrs. Amanda Pritchard | Film |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Catherine Walsh | Film |
| 1946 | Roll on Texas Moon | Cactus Kate Taylor | Film |
| 1946 | They Made Me a Killer | 'Ma' Conley | Film |
| 1945 | The Unseen | Mrs. Norris | Film |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Helen Corkery | Film |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle | Miss Elizabeth Martin | Film |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Polverdine | Film |
| 1944 | Weird Woman | Dean Grace Gunnison | Film |
| 1944 | Blonde Fever | Mrs. Talford | Film |
| 1943 | Higher and Higher | Georgia Keating | Film |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Film | |
| 1943 | Lost Angel | Mrs. Pringle | Film |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing | Mrs. Cummings | Film |
| 1942 | Journey for Margaret | Mrs. Bailey | Film |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Mrs. Claiborne | Film |
| 1942 | Jail House Blues | Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann | Film |
| 1942 | Random Harvest | Mrs. Lloyd | Film |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Aunt Della Lindsay | Film |
| 1941 | Nice Girl? | Marrtha Peasley | Film |
| 1941 | Mr. Dynamite | Limping Woman (aka "Achilles") | Film |
| 1941 | High Sierra | Ma | Film |
| 1941 | Paris Calling | Madame Jennetier | Film |
| 1941 | Footlight Fever | Aunt Hattie Drake | Film |
| 1941 | Let's Make Music | Malvina Adams | Film |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Aunt Clarissa | Film |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Sarah Lincoln | Film |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children | Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon) | Film |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire | Aunt Della Lindsay | Film |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Widow Douglass | Film |
| 1939 | Five Came Back | Martha Spengler | Film |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Sherman | Film |
| 1939 | Disputed Passage | Mrs. Cunningham | Film |
| 1939 | The Girl from Mexico | Della Lindsay | Film |
| 1938 | Mannequin | Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon) | Film |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Mrs. Jordan | Film |
| 1938 | Mad About Music | Film | |
| 1938 | The Affairs of Annabel | Mrs. Fletcher | Film |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Kate Heath | Film |
| 1937 | Mountain Justice | Mrs. Harkins | Film |
| 1937 | Dead End | Mrs. Connell | Film |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow | Cora Payne | Film |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget | Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon) | Film |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Aunt Mary | Film |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Mrs. Landreth | Film |
| 1936 | The King Steps Out | Grand Duchess Sofia | Film |
| 1935 | Crime and Punishment | Mrs. Raskolnikov | Film |
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