Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Acting
Born Apr 26, 1887
From London, England, UK
Died Dec 20, 1958

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

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

The Roaring Twenties

Mrs. Sherman
Make Way for Tomorrow
7.5

Make Way for Tomorrow

Cora Payne
The Howards of Virginia
6.6

The Howards of Virginia

Aunt Clarissa
Scaramouche
7.0

Scaramouche

Isabelle de Valmorin
Tall in the Saddle
6.6

Tall in the Saddle

Miss Elizabeth Martin
Dead End
7.0

Dead End

Mrs. Connell
Random Harvest
7.3

Random Harvest

Mrs. Lloyd
High Sierra
7.1

High Sierra

Ma
Paris Calling
5.4

Paris Calling

Madame Jennetier
Mannequin
5.9

Mannequin

Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Filmography — Acting

The Roaring Twenties
7.5
1939

The Roaring Twenties

Mrs. Sherman
Make Way for Tomorrow
7.5
1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

Cora Payne
The Howards of Virginia
6.6
1940

The Howards of Virginia

Aunt Clarissa
Scaramouche
7.0
1952

Scaramouche

Isabelle de Valmorin
Tall in the Saddle
6.6
1944

Tall in the Saddle

Miss Elizabeth Martin
Dead End
7.0
1937

Dead End

Mrs. Connell
Random Harvest
7.3
1942

Random Harvest

Mrs. Lloyd
High Sierra
7.1
1941

High Sierra

Ma
Paris Calling
5.4
1941

Paris Calling

Madame Jennetier
Mannequin
5.9
1938

Mannequin

Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Reap the Wild Wind
6.4
1942

Reap the Wild Wind

Mrs. Claiborne
The Egg and I
7.0
1947

The Egg and I

Betty's Mother
Life with Father
6.7
1947

Life with Father

Mrs. Whitehead
The Unseen
4.6
1945

The Unseen

Mrs. Norris
The Secret Fury
5.4
1950

The Secret Fury

Dr. R.W. Roberts
The Canterville Ghost
6.8
1944

The Canterville Ghost

Mrs. Polverdine
Sierra
5.3
1950

Sierra

Aunt Susan
Every Girl Should Be Married
5.9
1948

Every Girl Should Be Married

Mary Nolan
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.8
1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Sarah Lincoln
High Wall
6.2
1947

High Wall

Mrs. Kenet
Craig's Wife
6.3
1936

Craig's Wife

Mrs. Landreth
It's a Big Country
5.3
1951

It's a Big Country

Diner on Train (uncredited)
Lost Angel
7.9
1943

Lost Angel

Mrs. Pringle
Five Came Back
6.2
1939

Five Came Back

Martha Spengler
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.6
1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Widow Douglass
My Bill
6.2
1938

My Bill

Aunt Caroline
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
5.2
1942

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Aunt Della Lindsay
Crime and Punishment
6.2
1935

Crime and Punishment

Mrs. Raskolnikov
Lover Come Back
6.2
1946

Lover Come Back

Ma Williams
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
3.0
1942

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

Aunt Della Lindsay
Disputed Passage
5.5
1939

Disputed Passage

Mrs. Cunningham
Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
1936

Theodora Goes Wild

Aunt Mary
The Bride Goes Wild
6.2
1948

The Bride Goes Wild

rs. Carruthers
Nice Girl?
5.3
1941

Nice Girl?

Marrtha Peasley
The Girl from Mexico
4.2
1939

The Girl from Mexico

Della Lindsay
Mourning Becomes Electra
6.0
1947

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mrs. Hills
Mexican Spitfire
4.6
1940

Mexican Spitfire

Aunt Della Lindsay
Don't Gamble with Love
1936

Don't Gamble with Love

Grace
Bunco Squad
5.9
1950

Bunco Squad

Jessica Royce
Full Confession
4.7
1939

Full Confession

Norah O'Keefe
The Lady Is Willing
6.4
1942

The Lady Is Willing

Mrs. Cummings
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
6.7
1943

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Grissly's Millions
6.0
1945

Grissly's Millions

Leona Palmor
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
6.6
1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

Emily Baggett
Blonde Fever
3.9
1944

Blonde Fever

Mrs. Talford
Bodyguard
6.0
1948

Bodyguard

Gene Dysen
Higher and Higher
6.0
1943

Higher and Higher

Georgia Keating
They Made Me a Killer
5.4
1946

They Made Me a Killer

'Ma' Conley
They Won't Forget
5.8
1937

They Won't Forget

Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
At the Stroke of Twelve
5.0
1941

At the Stroke of Twelve

Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll
Sealed Verdict
5.5
1948

Sealed Verdict

Mrs. Hockland
The King Steps Out
5.9
1936

The King Steps Out

Grand Duchess Sofia
My True Story
6.0
1951

My True Story

Mme. Rousseau
Mexican Spitfire Out West
4.6
1940

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Aunt Della Lindsay
Mountain Justice
5.5
1937

Mountain Justice

Mrs. Harkins
Bannerline
6.0
1951

Bannerline

Margaret Trimble
The Milkman
8.0
1950

The Milkman

Mrs. Carter
The Woman I Love
1937

The Woman I Love

Mme. Herbillion
The Man Who Returned to Life
6.0
1942

The Man Who Returned to Life

Minerva Sunday
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
4.0
1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Jury Member
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
4.1
1941

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

Aunt Della
Sorority House
6.8
1939

Sorority House

Mrs. Scott
Cowboy from Brooklyn
4.5
1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Mrs. Jordan
Roll on Texas Moon
6.0
1946

Roll on Texas Moon

Cactus Kate Taylor
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
5.9
1946

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Catherine Walsh
The Great Man Votes
6.1
1939

The Great Man Votes

Phoebe Ainslee
Weird Woman
6.0
1944

Weird Woman

Dean Grace Gunnison
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
6.0
1940

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

Minerva
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
4.4
1942

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

Aunt Della Lindsay
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
8.5
1947

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
Mr. Dynamite
1941

Mr. Dynamite

Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")
Saturday's Children
6.6
1940

Saturday's Children

Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942

Are Husbands Necessary?

Mrs. Westwood
Mad About Music
6.9
1938

Mad About Music
The Final Hour
6.0
1936

The Final Hour

Fortune Teller
Journey for Margaret
6.5
1942

Journey for Margaret

Mrs. Bailey
Lady of Secrets
6.0
1936

Lady of Secrets

Mrs. Emily Whittaker
Down Dakota Way
7.5
1949

Down Dakota Way

Dolly Paxton
Florence Nightingale
1915

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale
Hills of Oklahoma
1950

Hills of Oklahoma

Kate Carney
I Live on Danger
5.7
1942

I Live on Danger

Mrs. Morrell
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
5.7
1943

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

Aunt Della Lindsay
A Song for Miss Julie
1.0
1945

A Song for Miss Julie

Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
Honeymoon Deferred
6.0
1940

Honeymoon Deferred

Sarah Frome
In the Meantime, Darling
5.7
1944

In the Meantime, Darling

Helen Corkery
Tom Sawyer, Detective
5.2
1938

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Aunt Sally Phelps
Footlight Fever
6.0
1941

Footlight Fever

Aunt Hattie Drake
Slightly Tempted
1940

Slightly Tempted

Ethelreda Knox
In Old Amarillo
7.0
1951

In Old Amarillo

Granny Adams
The Man Who Dared
5.0
1939

The Man Who Dared

Jessie Carter
Girls on Probation
5.9
1938

Girls on Probation

Kate Heath
1915

Love in a Wood

Rosiland
Let's Make Music
5.6
1941

Let's Make Music

Malvina Adams
The Affairs of Annabel
4.0
1938

The Affairs of Annabel

Mrs. Fletcher
The Fighting Guardsman
7.0
1945

The Fighting Guardsman

Mme. de Montrevel
1952

Crossroads - U.S.A.

Martha Farnum
Jail House Blues
1942

Jail House Blues

Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
Never a Dull Moment
6.0
1943

Never a Dull Moment

Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
1913

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

Maria Marten
The Forgotten Woman
1939

The Forgotten Woman

Margaret Burke
Mama Loves Papa
1945

Mama Loves Papa

Jessie Todd
The Suicide Club
1914

The Suicide Club

Zephyrine
5.0
1913

Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn

Maria Marten
1914

The Cup Final Mystery
Guard That Girl
4.0
1935

Guard That Girl

Aunt Catherine
1913

Bridegrooms Beware!

Bride
1914

Her Luck in London

Nellie Harbourne
1916

The Princess of Happy Chance

Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden
The Mother of Dartmoor
1916

The Mother of Dartmoor

Avesa Pomeroy
1914

The Idol of Paris

Flare-Flare
1914

Beautiful Jim

Nancy Earle
1914

Inquisitive Ike

Dora
1914

Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susan