Elisabeth Risdon

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High Sierra1941
The Roaring Twenties1939
Make Way for Tomorrow1937
Dead End1937

About Elisabeth Risdon

Known for: Acting
Born: April 26, 1887
Died: December 20, 1958 (age 71)
Birthplace: 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…

Also credited as

Elizabeth Risden, Elizabeth Risdon, Elizabeth Evans

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Filmography

Scaramouche1952as Isabelle de Valmorin

Crossroads - U.S.A.1952as Martha Farnum
It's a Big Country1951as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Bannerline1951as Margaret Trimble
In Old Amarillo1951as Granny Adams
My True Story1951as Mme. Rousseau
The Milkman1950as Mrs. Carter
Bunco Squad1950as Jessica Royce
Hills of Oklahoma1950as Kate Carney
Sierra1950as Aunt Susan
The Secret Fury1950as Dr. R.W. Roberts
Down Dakota Way1949as Dolly Paxton
Every Girl Should Be Married1948as Mary Nolan
Sealed Verdict1948as Mrs. Hockland
Bodyguard1948as Gene Dysen
The Bride Goes Wild1948as Mrs. Carruthers / rs. Carruthers
High Wall1947as Mrs. Kenet
Mourning Becomes Electra1947as Mrs. Hills
Life with Father1947as Mrs. Whitehead
The Romance of Rosy Ridge1947as Emily Baggett
The Egg and I1947as Betty's Mother
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim1947as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
Roll on Texas Moon1946as Cactus Kate Taylor
Lover Come Back1946as Ma Williams / 'Ma' Williams
The Walls Came Tumbling Down1946as Catherine Walsh
They Made Me a Killer1946as 'Ma' Conley
Mama Loves Papa1945as Jessie Todd
The Unseen1945as Mrs. Norris
The Fighting Guardsman1945as Mme. de Montrevel
A Song for Miss Julie1945as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
Grissly's Millions1945as Leona Palmor
Blonde Fever1944as Mrs. Talford
Tall in the Saddle1944as Miss Elizabeth Martin
In the Meantime, Darling1944as Helen Corkery
The Canterville Ghost1944as Mrs. Polverdine
Weird Woman1944as Dean Grace Gunnison
Higher and Higher1943as Georgia Keating
Lost Angel1943as Mrs. Pringle
Never a Dull Moment1943as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event1943as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943
Journey for Margaret1942as Mrs. Bailey
Random Harvest1942as Mrs. Lloyd
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant1942as Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost1942as Aunt Della Lindsay
I Live on Danger1942as Mrs. Morrell
Are Husbands Necessary?1942as Mrs. Westwood
Reap the Wild Wind1942as Mrs. Claiborne
Mexican Spitfire at Sea1942as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Lady Is Willing1942as Mrs. Cummings
The Man Who Returned to Life1942as Minerva Sunday
Jail House Blues1942as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
Paris Calling1941as Madame Jennetier
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby1941as Aunt Della
At the Stroke of Twelve1941as Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll
Footlight Fever1941as Aunt Hattie Drake
Mr. Dynamite1941as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")
Nice Girl?1941as Marrtha Peasley
High Sierra1941as Ma
Let's Make Music1941as Malvina Adams
Mexican Spitfire Out West1940as Aunt Della Lindsay
Slightly Tempted1940as Ethelreda Knox
The Howards of Virginia1940as Aunt Clarissa
Saturday's Children1940as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!1940as Minerva
Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940as Sarah Lincoln
Honeymoon Deferred1940as Sarah Frome
Mexican Spitfire1940as Aunt Della Lindsay
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940as Jury Member
The Roaring Twenties1939as Mrs. Sherman
Disputed Passage1939as Mrs. Cunningham
Full Confession1939as Norah O'Keefe
The Forgotten Woman1939as Margaret Burke
Five Came Back1939as Martha Spengler
The Man Who Dared1939as Jessie Carter
The Girl from Mexico1939as Della Lindsay
Sorority House1939as Mrs. Scott
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939as Widow Douglass
The Great Man Votes1939as Phoebe Ainslee
Tom Sawyer, Detective1938as Aunt Sally Phelps
Girls on Probation1938as Kate Heath
The Affairs of Annabel1938as Mrs. Fletcher
Cowboy from Brooklyn1938as Mrs. Jordan
My Bill1938as Aunt Caroline
Mad About Music1938
Mannequin1938as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Dead End1937as Mrs. Connell
They Won't Forget1937as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Make Way for Tomorrow1937as Cora Payne
Mountain Justice1937as Mrs. Harkins
The Woman I Love1937as Mme. Herbillion
Theodora Goes Wild1936as Aunt Mary
Craig's Wife1936as Mrs. Landreth
The Final Hour1936as Fortune Teller
The King Steps Out1936as Grand Duchess Sofia
Don't Gamble with Love1936as Grace
Lady of Secrets1936as Mrs. Emily Whittaker
Crime and Punishment1935as Mrs. Raskolnikov
Guard That Girl1935as Aunt Catherine
The Mother of Dartmoor1916as Avesa Pomeroy
The Princess of Happy Chance1916as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden
Florence Nightingale1915as Florence Nightingale
Love in a Wood1915as Rosiland
The Suicide Club1914as Zephyrine
Beautiful Jim1914as Nancy Earle
Black-Eyed Susan1914as Black-Eyed Susan
Her Luck in London1914as Nellie Harbourne
Inquisitive Ike1914as Dora
The Cup Final Mystery1914
The Idol of Paris1914as Flare-Flare
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn1913as Maria Marten
Bridegrooms Beware!1913as Bride
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn1913as Maria Marten

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