Acting
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Laughton's success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles. Her role as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), brought her recognition, and came to be one of the roles most closely associated with her throughout her life. Lanchester played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable (1949) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the last of twelve films in which she appeared with Laughton. Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester resumed her career with appearances in such Disney films as Mary Poppins (1964), That Darn Cat! (1965) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). The horror film, Willard, (1971) was highly successful and one of her last roles was in Murder By Death (1976). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elsa Lanchester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Film · 2028
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Film · 2018
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Film · 2014
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Film · 2007
The American Nightmare
Film · 2000
Universal Horror
Film · 1998
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
Film · 1993
Commercial Entertainment Product
Film · 1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Film · 1991
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Film · 1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Film · 1983
Die Laughing
Film · 1980
Murder by Death
Film · 1976
Arnold
Film · 1973
Terror in the Wax Museum
Film · 1973
Willard
Film · 1971
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Nanny and the Professor
Series · 1970
My Dog, the Thief
Film · 1969
Rascal
Film · 1969
Me, Natalie
Film · 1969
In Name Only
Film · 1969
The Bill Cosby Show
Series · 1969
Then Came Bronson
Series · 1969
Blackbeard's Ghost
Film · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Easy Come, Easy Go
Film · 1967
Mondo Hollywood
Film · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
That Darn Cat!
Film · 1965
The John Forsythe Show
Series · 1965
Mary Poppins
Film · 1964
Pajama Party
Film · 1964
Honeymoon Hotel
Film · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Noah and the Flood
Film · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
Follow the Sun
Series · 1961
Adventures in Paradise
Series · 1959
Startime
Series · 1959
Bell, Book and Candle
Film · 1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Series · 1958
Witness for the Prosecution
Film · 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series · 1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
The Glass Slipper
Film · 1955
Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1955
Heidi
Film · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Hell's Half Acre
Film · 1954
3 Ring Circus
Film · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Androcles and the Lion
Film · 1952
Dreamboat
Film · 1952
Les Miserables
Film · 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Series · 1952
Omnibus
Series · 1952
I Love Lucy
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Buccaneer's Girl
Film · 1950
Mystery Street
Film · 1950
The Petty Girl
Film · 1950
Frenchie
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
The Inspector General
Film · 1949
The Secret Garden
Film · 1949
Come to the Stable
Film · 1949
The Ed Wynn Show
Series · 1949
The Big Clock
Film · 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Bishop's Wife
Film · 1947
Northwest Outpost
Film · 1947
The Spiral Staircase
Film · 1946
The Razor's Edge
Film · 1946
Passport to Destiny
Film · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Lassie Come Home
Film · 1943
Thumbs Up
Film · 1943
Forever and a Day
Film · 1943
Tales of Manhattan
Film · 1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Film · 1942
Ladies in Retirement
Film · 1941
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Film · 1940
Vessel of Wrath
Film · 1938
Rembrandt
Film · 1936
Bride of Frankenstein
Film · 1935
Naughty Marietta
Film · 1935
The Ghost Goes West
Film · 1935
David Copperfield
Film · 1935
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Film · 1933
The Love Habit
Film · 1931
Potiphar's Wife
Film · 1931
The Stronger Sex
Film · 1931
The Officers' Mess
Film · 1931
Ashes
Film · 1930
Comets
Film · 1930
Mr. Smith Wakes Up
Film · 1929
Blue Bottles
Film · 1928
The Constant Nymph
Film · 1928
Daydreams
Film · 1928
The Tonic
Film · 1928
One of the Best
Film · 1927
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
Film · 1924