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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In Old Amarillo | Granny Adams | 1951-05-15 |
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Bannerline | Margaret Trimble | 1951-10-12 |
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My True Story | Mme. Rousseau | 1951-03-08 |
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It's a Big Country | Diner on Train (uncredited) | 1951-11-20 |
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Sierra | Aunt Susan | 1950-05-26 |
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The Milkman | Mrs. Carter | 1950-10-17 |
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The Secret Fury | Dr. R.W. Roberts | 1950-02-21 |
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Bunco Squad | Jessica Royce | 1950-09-01 |
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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 | rs. Carruthers | 1948-03-03 |
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The Bride Goes Wild | Mrs. Carruthers | 1948-03-03 |
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Every Girl Should Be Married | Mary Nolan | 1948-12-25 |
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Bodyguard | Gene Dysen | 1948-09-04 |
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Sealed Verdict | Mrs. Hockland | 1948-11-05 |
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High Wall | Mrs. Kenet | 1947-12-17 |
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Mrs. Amanda Pritchard | 1947-01-04 |
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Mourning Becomes Electra | Mrs. Hills | 1947-11-19 |
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Emily Baggett | 1947-08-04 |
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The Egg and I | Betty's Mother | 1947-05-01 |
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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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They Made Me a Killer | 'Ma' Conley | 1946-05-03 |
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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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Roll on Texas Moon | Cactus Kate Taylor | 1946-09-12 |
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Mama Loves Papa | Jessie Todd | 1945-08-08 |
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Grissly's Millions | Leona Palmor | 1945-01-16 |
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A Song for Miss Julie | Mrs. Ambrose Charteris | 1945-02-19 |
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The Unseen | Mrs. Norris | 1945-05-12 |
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The Fighting Guardsman | Mme. de Montrevel | 1945-04-24 |
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In the Meantime, Darling | Helen Corkery | 1944-09-22 |
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Tall in the Saddle | Miss Elizabeth Martin | 1944-09-29 |
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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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Weird Woman | Dean Grace Gunnison | 1944-03-01 |
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Lost Angel | Mrs. Pringle | 1943-12-23 |
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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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Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1943-07-14 |
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Are Husbands Necessary? | Mrs. Westwood | 1942-06-15 |
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Reap the Wild Wind | Mrs. Claiborne | 1942-03-26 |
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I Live on Danger | Mrs. Morrell | 1942-06-16 |
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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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Random Harvest | Mrs. Lloyd | 1942-12-17 |
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Jail House Blues | Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann | 1942-02-01 |
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The Lady Is Willing | Mrs. Cummings | 1942-02-12 |
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The Man Who Returned to Life | Minerva Sunday | 1942-02-05 |
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Mexican Spitfire at Sea | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1942-03-13 |
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Journey for Margaret | Mrs. Bailey | 1942-12-17 |
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Nice Girl? | Marrtha Peasley | 1941-02-21 |
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Mr. Dynamite | Limping Woman (aka "Achilles") | 1941-03-01 |
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Paris Calling | Madame Jennetier | 1941-12-04 |
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Footlight Fever | Aunt Hattie Drake | 1941-03-21 |
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Let's Make Music | Malvina Adams | 1941-01-17 |
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The Mexican Spitfire's Baby | Aunt Della | 1941-11-28 |
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At the Stroke of Twelve | Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll | 1941-11-15 |
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High Sierra | Ma | 1941-01-23 |
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Sarah Lincoln | 1940-02-22 |
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Slightly Tempted | Ethelreda Knox | 1940-10-18 |
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Jury Member | 1940-01-11 |
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The Howards of Virginia | Aunt Clarissa | 1940-09-19 |
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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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Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! | Minerva | 1940-03-15 |
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Mexican Spitfire Out West | Aunt Della Lindsay | 1940-10-29 |
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Disputed Passage | Mrs. Cunningham | 1939-10-25 |
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The Girl from Mexico | Della Lindsay | 1939-06-01 |
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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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Five Came Back | Martha Spengler | 1939-06-23 |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Widow Douglass | 1939-02-10 |
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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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The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Sherman | 1939-10-28 |
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Mannequin | Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon) | 1938-01-21 |
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Mad About Music | 1938-02-27 | |
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Tom Sawyer, Detective | Aunt Sally Phelps | 1938-12-24 |
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My Bill | Aunt Caroline | 1938-07-08 |
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Girls on Probation | Kate Heath | 1938-10-22 |
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The Affairs of Annabel | Mrs. Fletcher | 1938-09-09 |
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Cowboy from Brooklyn | Mrs. Jordan | 1938-07-09 |
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They Won't Forget | Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon) | 1937-07-14 |
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Make Way for Tomorrow | Cora Payne | 1937-05-09 |
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Dead End | Mrs. Connell | 1937-08-27 |
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The Woman I Love | Mme. Herbillion | 1937-04-15 |
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Mountain Justice | Mrs. Harkins | 1937-04-24 |
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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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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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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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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 Princess of Happy Chance | Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden | 1916-09-01 |
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The Mother of Dartmoor | Avesa Pomeroy | 1916-10-01 |
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Love in a Wood | Rosiland | 1915-01-10 |
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Florence Nightingale | Florence Nightingale | 1915-03-05 |
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The Suicide Club | Zephyrine | 1914-07-01 |
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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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The Idol of Paris | Flare-Flare | 1914-01-01 |
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Black-Eyed Susan | Black-Eyed Susan | 1914-01-01 |
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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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Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn | Maria Marten | 1913-01-01 |
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Bridegrooms Beware! | Bride | 1913-11-03 |
