1887-04-26 London, England, UK
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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Crossroads - U.S.A. | Martha Farnum | 1952-02-02 |
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Scaramouche | Isabelle de Valmorin | 1952-05-08 |
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It's a Big Country | Diner on Train (uncredited) | 1951-11-20 |
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Bannerline | Margaret Trimble | 1951-10-12 |
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In Old Amarillo | Granny Adams | 1951-05-15 |
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My True Story | Mme. Rousseau | 1951-03-08 |
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The Milkman | Mrs. Carter | 1950-10-17 |
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Bunco Squad | Jessica Royce | 1950-09-01 |
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Sierra | Aunt Susan | 1950-05-26 |
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The Secret Fury | Dr. R.W. Roberts | 1950-02-21 |
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Hills of Oklahoma | Kate Carney | 1950-06-01 |
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Down Dakota Way | Dolly Paxton | 1949-09-09 |
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The Bride Goes Wild | Mrs. Carruthers | 1948-03-03 |
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Sealed Verdict | Mrs. Hockland | 1948-11-05 |
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The Bride Goes Wild | rs. Carruthers | 1948-03-03 |
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Bodyguard | Gene Dysen | 1948-09-04 |
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Every Girl Should Be Married | Mary Nolan | 1948-12-25 |
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Mrs. Amanda Pritchard | 1947-01-04 |
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High Wall | Mrs. Kenet | 1947-12-17 |
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Mourning Becomes Electra | Mrs. Hills | 1947-11-19 |
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The Egg and I | Betty's Mother | 1947-05-01 |
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Emily Baggett | 1947-08-04 |
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Life with Father | Mrs. Whitehead | 1947-09-13 |
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Lover Come Back | Ma Williams | 1946-06-21 |
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Catherine Walsh | 1946-06-07 |
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They Made Me a Killer | 'Ma' Conley | 1946-05-03 |
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Roll on Texas Moon | Cactus Kate Taylor | 1946-09-12 |
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Lover Come Back | 'Ma' Williams | 1946-06-21 |
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The Fighting Guardsman | Mme. de Montrevel | 1945-04-24 |
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The Unseen | Mrs. Norris | 1945-05-12 |
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Mama Loves Papa | Jessie Todd | 1945-08-08 |
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A Song for Miss Julie | Mrs. Ambrose Charteris | 1945-02-19 |
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Grissly's Millions | Leona Palmor | 1945-01-16 |
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In the Meantime, Darling | Helen Corkery | 1944-09-22 |
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Blonde Fever | Mrs. Talford | 1944-12-05 |
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The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Polverdine | 1944-07-20 |
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Tall in the Saddle | Miss Elizabeth Martin | 1944-09-29 |
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Weird Woman | Dean Grace Gunnison | 1944-03-01 |
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Lost Angel | Mrs. Pringle | 1943-12-23 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1943-07-14 |
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | 1943-02-19 | |
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Never a Dull Moment | Mrs. Schuyler Manning III | 1943-11-19 |
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Higher and Higher | Georgia Keating | 1943-12-31 |
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Journey for Margaret | Mrs. Bailey | 1942-12-17 |
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Are Husbands Necessary? | Mrs. Westwood | 1942-06-15 |
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Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1942-09-17 |
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Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1942-06-26 |
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I Live on Danger | Mrs. Morrell | 1942-06-16 |
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Jail House Blues | Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann | 1942-02-01 |
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Mexican Spitfire at Sea | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1942-03-13 |
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The Man Who Returned to Life | Minerva Sunday | 1942-02-05 |
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Reap the Wild Wind | Mrs. Claiborne | 1942-03-26 |
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The Lady Is Willing | Mrs. Cummings | 1942-02-12 |
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Random Harvest | Mrs. Lloyd | 1942-12-17 |
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Nice Girl? | Marrtha Peasley | 1941-02-21 |
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At the Stroke of Twelve | Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll | 1941-11-15 |
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The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Aunt Della | 1941-11-28 |
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Mr. Dynamite | Limping Woman (aka "Achilles") | 1941-03-01 |
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Footlight Fever | Aunt Hattie Drake | 1941-03-21 |
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Paris Calling | Madame Jennetier | 1941-12-04 |
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Let's Make Music | Malvina Adams | 1941-01-17 |
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High Sierra | Ma | 1941-01-23 |
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Saturday's Children | Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon) | 1940-05-04 |
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Honeymoon Deferred | Sarah Frome | 1940-02-16 |
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Mexican Spitfire | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1940-01-12 |
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Sarah Lincoln | 1940-02-22 |
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The Howards of Virginia | Aunt Clarissa | 1940-09-19 |
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Slightly Tempted | Ethelreda Knox | 1940-10-18 |
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Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! | Minerva | 1940-03-15 |
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Jury Member | 1940-01-11 |
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Mexican Spitfire Out West | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1940-10-29 |
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Full Confession | Norah O'Keefe | 1939-09-08 |
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The Forgotten Woman | Margaret Burke | 1939-07-07 |
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The Great Man Votes | Phoebe Ainslee | 1939-01-13 |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Widow Douglass | 1939-02-10 |
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The Girl from Mexico | Della Lindsay | 1939-06-01 |
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Five Came Back | Martha Spengler | 1939-06-23 |
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Sorority House | Mrs. Scott | 1939-05-05 |
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The Man Who Dared | Jessie Carter | 1939-06-03 |
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Disputed Passage | Mrs. Cunningham | 1939-10-25 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Sherman | 1939-10-28 |
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The Affairs of Annabel | Mrs. Fletcher | 1938-09-09 |
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Mannequin | Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon) | 1938-01-21 |
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Tom Sawyer, Detective | Aunt Sally Phelps | 1938-12-24 |
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Mad About Music | 1938-02-27 | |
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My Bill | Aunt Caroline | 1938-07-08 |
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Cowboy from Brooklyn | Mrs. Jordan | 1938-07-09 |
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Girls on Probation | Kate Heath | 1938-10-22 |
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Make Way for Tomorrow | Cora Payne | 1937-05-09 |
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They Won't Forget | Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon) | 1937-07-14 |
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Mountain Justice | Mrs. Harkins | 1937-04-24 |
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The Woman I Love | Mme. Herbillion | 1937-04-15 |
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Dead End | Mrs. Connell | 1937-08-27 |
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Don't Gamble with Love | Grace | 1936-02-28 |
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The King Steps Out | Grand Duchess Sofia | 1936-05-27 |
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The Final Hour | Fortune Teller | 1936-07-07 |
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Lady of Secrets | Mrs. Emily Whittaker | 1936-02-21 |
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Craig's Wife | Mrs. Landreth | 1936-09-25 |
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Theodora Goes Wild | Aunt Mary | 1936-11-12 |
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Guard That Girl | Aunt Catherine | 1935-11-02 |
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Crime and Punishment | Mrs. Raskolnikov | 1935-11-22 |
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The Mother of Dartmoor | Avesa Pomeroy | 1916-10-01 |
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The Princess of Happy Chance | Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden | 1916-09-01 |
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Florence Nightingale | Florence Nightingale | 1915-03-05 |
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Love in a Wood | Rosiland | 1915-01-10 |
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Her Luck in London | Nellie Harbourne | 1914-01-01 |
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The Cup Final Mystery | 1914-01-01 | |
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Black-Eyed Susan | Black-Eyed Susan | 1914-01-01 |
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The Suicide Club | Zephyrine | 1914-07-01 |
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The Idol of Paris | Flare-Flare | 1914-01-01 |
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Beautiful Jim | Nancy Earle | 1914-01-01 |
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Inquisitive Ike | Dora | 1914-01-01 |
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Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn | Maria Marten | 1913-11-30 |
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Bridegrooms Beware! | Bride | 1913-11-03 |
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Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn | Maria Marten | 1913-01-01 |
