Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 26, 1887
Died
Dec 20, 1958
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
113 titles
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
Filmography
Scaramouche
Isabelle de Valmorin
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Martha Farnum
It's a Big Country
Diner on Train (uncredited)
Bannerline
Margaret Trimble
In Old Amarillo
Granny Adams
My True Story
Mme. Rousseau
The Milkman
Mrs. Carter
Bunco Squad
Jessica Royce
Hills of Oklahoma
Kate Carney
Sierra
Aunt Susan
The Secret Fury
Dr. R.W. Roberts
Down Dakota Way
Dolly Paxton
Every Girl Should Be Married
Mary Nolan
Sealed Verdict
Mrs. Hockland
Bodyguard
Gene Dysen
The Bride Goes Wild
Mrs. Carruthers
High Wall
Mrs. Kenet
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mrs. Hills
Life with Father
Mrs. Whitehead
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Emily Baggett
The Egg and I
Betty's Mother
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
Roll on Texas Moon
Cactus Kate Taylor
Lover Come Back
Ma Williams
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Catherine Walsh
They Made Me a Killer
'Ma' Conley
Mama Loves Papa
Jessie Todd
The Unseen
Mrs. Norris
The Fighting Guardsman
Mme. de Montrevel
A Song for Miss Julie
Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
Grissly's Millions
Leona Palmor
Blonde Fever
Mrs. Talford
Tall in the Saddle
Miss Elizabeth Martin
In the Meantime, Darling
Helen Corkery
The Canterville Ghost
Mrs. Polverdine
Weird Woman
Dean Grace Gunnison
Higher and Higher
Georgia Keating
Lost Angel
Mrs. Pringle
Never a Dull Moment
Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Aunt Della Lindsay
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Random Harvest
Mrs. Lloyd
Journey for Margaret
Mrs. Bailey
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Aunt Della Lindsay
I Live on Danger
Mrs. Morrell
Are Husbands Necessary?
Mrs. Westwood
Reap the Wild Wind
Mrs. Claiborne
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Aunt Della Lindsay
The Lady Is Willing
Mrs. Cummings