Elisabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon is known for High Sierra (1941), The Roaring Twenties (1939), Make Way for Tomorrow (1937).
Biography
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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.
Questions about Elisabeth Risdon
How many Elisabeth Risdon films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 76 films with Elisabeth Risdon, from 1935 to 1952.
What is the best rated Elisabeth Risdon film?
The best rated Elisabeth Risdon film in the catalogue is The Roaring Twenties (1939), rated 7.5.
What was the first Elisabeth Risdon film?
The first Elisabeth Risdon film in the catalogue is Crime and Punishment, from 1935.
Who has Elisabeth Risdon worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Elisabeth Risdon shares the most credits with Humphrey Bogart (3 films), Victor Young (3 films) and George Meeker (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Trivia
- Spouse
- George Loane Tucker · Brandon Evans
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
113 films — 76 in the catalogue
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7.0 Scaramouche
1952 · Isabelle de Valmorin
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Crossroads - U.S.A.
1952 · Martha Farnum
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5.9 It's a Big Country
1951 · Diner on Train (uncredited)
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6.8 Bannerline
1951 · Margaret Trimble
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8.0 In Old Amarillo
1951 · Granny Adams
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6.6 My True Story
1951 · Mme. Rousseau
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7.0 The Milkman
1950 · Mrs. Carter
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6.1 Bunco Squad
1950 · Jessica Royce
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7.0 Hills of Oklahoma
1950 · Kate Carney
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5.4 Sierra
1950 · Aunt Susan
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5.5 The Secret Fury
1950 · Dr. R.W. Roberts
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8.3 Down Dakota Way
1949 · Dolly Paxton
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5.9 Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 · Mary Nolan
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7.0 Sealed Verdict
1948 · Mrs. Hockland
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6.1 Bodyguard
1948 · Gene Dysen
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6.7 The Bride Goes Wild
1948 · rs. Carruthers
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6.4 High Wall
1947 · Mrs. Kenet
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6.1 Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Mrs. Hills
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6.7 Life with Father
1947 · Mrs. Whitehead
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6.7 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Emily Baggett
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7.1 The Egg and I
1947 · Betty's Mother
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8.8 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 · Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
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6.2 Roll on Texas Moon
1946 · Cactus Kate Taylor
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7.1 Lover Come Back
1946 · 'Ma' Williams
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6.2 The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946 · Catherine Walsh
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5.7 They Made Me a Killer
1946 · 'Ma' Conley
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10.0 Mama Loves Papa
1945 · Jessie Todd
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4.7 The Unseen
1945 · Mrs. Norris
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8.5 The Fighting Guardsman
1945 · Mme. de Montrevel
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5.5 A Song for Miss Julie
1945 · Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
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6.5 Grissly's Millions
1945 · Leona Palmor
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4.4 Blonde Fever
1944 · Mrs. Talford
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6.6 Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Miss Elizabeth Martin
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6.8 In the Meantime, Darling
1944 · Helen Corkery
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6.9 The Canterville Ghost
1944 · Mrs. Polverdine
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6.0 Weird Woman
1944 · Dean Grace Gunnison
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6.3 Higher and Higher
1943 · Georgia Keating
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8.0 Lost Angel
1943 · Mrs. Pringle
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7.0 Never a Dull Moment
1943 · Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
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6.0 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943 · Aunt Della Lindsay
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6.7 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
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7.3 Random Harvest
1942 · Mrs. Lloyd
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6.7 Journey for Margaret
1942 · Mrs. Bailey
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5.4 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942 · Aunt Della Lindsay
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4.8 Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942 · Aunt Della Lindsay
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6.1 I Live on Danger
1942 · Mrs. Morrell
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7.0 Are Husbands Necessary?
1942 · Mrs. Westwood
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6.4 Reap the Wild Wind
1942 · Mrs. Claiborne
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4.7 Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942 · Aunt Della Lindsay
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6.5 The Lady Is Willing
1942 · Mrs. Cummings
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7.3 The Man Who Returned to Life
1942 · Minerva Sunday
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9.0 Jail House Blues
1942 · Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
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6.0 Paris Calling
1941 · Madame Jennetier
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4.6 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941 · Aunt Della
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6.0 At the Stroke of Twelve
1941 · Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll
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7.0 Footlight Fever
1941 · Aunt Hattie Drake
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8.0 Mr. Dynamite
1941 · Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")
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6.4 Nice Girl?
1941 · Marrtha Peasley
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7.1 High Sierra
1941 · Ma
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6.0 Let's Make Music
1941 · Malvina Adams
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5.0 Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940 · Aunt Della Lindsay
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8.0 Slightly Tempted
1940 · Ethelreda Knox
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6.7 The Howards of Virginia
1940 · Aunt Clarissa
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6.9 Saturday's Children
1940 · Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
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6.5 Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940 · Minerva
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6.9 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Sarah Lincoln
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8.0 Honeymoon Deferred
1940 · Sarah Frome
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5.0 Mexican Spitfire
1940 · Aunt Della Lindsay
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5.3 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 · Jury Member
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7.5 The Roaring Twenties
1939 · Mrs. Sherman
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7.0 Ídolos de Barro
1939 · Mrs. Cunningham
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5.6 Full Confession
1939 · Norah O'Keefe
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7.0 The Forgotten Woman
1939 · Margaret Burke
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6.3 Five Came Back
1939 · Martha Spengler
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7.0 The Man Who Dared
1939 · Jessie Carter
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5.1 The Girl from Mexico
1939 · Della Lindsay
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7.3 Sorority House
1939 · Mrs. Scott
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6.7 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · Widow Douglass
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6.4 The Great Man Votes
1939 · Phoebe Ainslee
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5.6 Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938 · Aunt Sally Phelps
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6.2 Girls on Probation
1938 · Kate Heath
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5.4 The Affairs of Annabel
1938 · Mrs. Fletcher
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7.0 Cowboy de Asfalto
1938 · Mrs. Jordan
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6.6 Filhos Sem Lar
1938 · Aunt Caroline
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7.0 Mad About Music
1938
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6.0 Mannequin
1938 · Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
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7.0 Dead End
1937 · Mrs. Connell
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5.9 They Won't Forget
1937 · Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
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7.5 Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · Cora Payne
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6.3 Mountain Justice
1937 · Mrs. Harkins
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7.0 The Woman I Love
1937 · Mme. Herbillion
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6.6 Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Aunt Mary
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6.5 Craig's Wife
1936 · Mrs. Landreth
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7.5 The Final Hour
1936 · Fortune Teller
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6.0 The King Steps Out
1936 · Grand Duchess Sofia
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10.0 Don't Gamble with Love
1936 · Grace
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6.7 Lady of Secrets
1936 · Mrs. Emily Whittaker
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6.3 Crime and Punishment
1935 · Mrs. Raskolnikov
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6.5 Guard That Girl
1935 · Aunt Catherine
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The Mother of Dartmoor
1916 · Avesa Pomeroy
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The Princess of Happy Chance
1916 · Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden
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Florence Nightingale
1915 · Florence Nightingale
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Love in a Wood
1915 · Rosiland
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The Suicide Club
1914 · Zephyrine
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The Cup Final Mystery
1914
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Inquisitive Ike
1914 · Dora
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Black-Eyed Susan
1914 · Black-Eyed Susan
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Her Luck in London
1914 · Nellie Harbourne
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Beautiful Jim
1914 · Nancy Earle
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The Idol of Paris
1914 · Flare-Flare
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5.0
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
1913 · Maria Marten
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Bridegrooms Beware!
1913 · Bride
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Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
1913 · Maria Marten
People data: TMDb.
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