Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 26, 1896
Died
Nov 29, 1980
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Credits
61 titles
Edith Evanson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) in an uncredited role. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr. With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, and Lassie. Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
Known For
Filmography
Rope Unleashed
Self (archive footage)
The Split
Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Penelope
Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Marnie
Rita
Twice-Told Tales
Lisabetta, the landlady
The Clown and the Kid
Mother Superior
Anatomy of an Accident
Carrie Tibbles
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Aunt Olive
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Innkeeper
The Quiet Gun
Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger
Lottie (uncredited)
Drango
Mrs. Blackford
State Trooper
Emily Brandywine
The Leather Saint
Stella
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lady with suitcase
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Josie (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Elizabeth Quill
The Silver Star
Belle Dowdy
Désirée
Queen Hedwig
The Wonderful World of Disney
Aunt Olive
Studio 57
About Mrs. Leslie
Mrs. Fine
The Big Heat
Selma Parker
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Mrs. Meers
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Mrs. Martin
Shane
Mrs. Shipstead
Elephant Stampede
Miss Banks
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mrs. Crockett
Ace in the Hole
Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Rawhide
Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Mrs. Barrett
The Company She Keeps
Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
Annie Gough
Union Station
Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Caged
Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Mrs. Castleman
Perfect Strangers
Mary Travers
Madame Bovary
Mother Superior (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
Mrs. Racknell
I Remember Mama
Aunt Sigrid
Rope
Mrs. Wilson
Forever Amber
Sarah
Singapore
Mrs. Barnes
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend
Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers
Mrs. Fielding
Mysterious Intruder
Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Olga - Carla's Maid
The Jade Mask
Louise Harper