Acting
Elisabeth Risdon
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.
Filmography
Scaramouche
Film · 1952
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Film · 1952
Bannerline
Film · 1951
In Old Amarillo
Film · 1951
My True Story
Film · 1951
It's a Big Country
Film · 1951
Bunco Squad
Film · 1950
The Secret Fury
Film · 1950
Sierra
Film · 1950
Hills of Oklahoma
Film · 1950
The Milkman
Film · 1950
Down Dakota Way
Film · 1949
Bodyguard
Film · 1948
Every Girl Should Be Married
Film · 1948
The Bride Goes Wild
Film · 1948
The Bride Goes Wild
Film · 1948
Sealed Verdict
Film · 1948
High Wall
Film · 1947
Life with Father
Film · 1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Film · 1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Film · 1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Film · 1947
The Egg and I
Film · 1947
They Made Me a Killer
Film · 1946
Roll on Texas Moon
Film · 1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Film · 1946
Lover Come Back
Film · 1946
Lover Come Back
Film · 1946
Mama Loves Papa
Film · 1945
The Unseen
Film · 1945
A Song for Miss Julie
Film · 1945
The Fighting Guardsman
Film · 1945
Grissly's Millions
Film · 1945
Weird Woman
Film · 1944
The Canterville Ghost
Film · 1944
Tall in the Saddle
Film · 1944
In the Meantime, Darling
Film · 1944
Blonde Fever
Film · 1944
Higher and Higher
Film · 1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Film · 1943
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Film · 1943
Never a Dull Moment
Film · 1943
Lost Angel
Film · 1943
Random Harvest
Film · 1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Film · 1942
Jail House Blues
Film · 1942
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Film · 1942
Are Husbands Necessary?
Film · 1942
I Live on Danger
Film · 1942
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Film · 1942
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Film · 1942
The Man Who Returned to Life
Film · 1942
Journey for Margaret
Film · 1942
The Lady Is Willing
Film · 1942
High Sierra
Film · 1941
Mr. Dynamite
Film · 1941
Footlight Fever
Film · 1941
Let's Make Music
Film · 1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Film · 1941
At the Stroke of Twelve
Film · 1941
Nice Girl?
Film · 1941
Paris Calling
Film · 1941
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Film · 1940
The Howards of Virginia
Film · 1940
Mexican Spitfire
Film · 1940
Saturday's Children
Film · 1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Film · 1940
Slightly Tempted
Film · 1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Film · 1940
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Film · 1940
Honeymoon Deferred
Film · 1940
The Roaring Twenties
Film · 1939
Five Came Back
Film · 1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Film · 1939
The Girl from Mexico
Film · 1939
The Great Man Votes
Film · 1939
The Forgotten Woman
Film · 1939
Full Confession
Film · 1939
The Man Who Dared
Film · 1939
Sorority House
Film · 1939
Disputed Passage
Film · 1939
Mannequin
Film · 1938
Girls on Probation
Film · 1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Film · 1938
The Affairs of Annabel
Film · 1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Film · 1938
My Bill
Film · 1938
Mad About Music
Film · 1938
Dead End
Film · 1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Film · 1937
They Won't Forget
Film · 1937
Mountain Justice
Film · 1937
The Woman I Love
Film · 1937
The King Steps Out
Film · 1936
Craig's Wife
Film · 1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Film · 1936
Don't Gamble with Love
Film · 1936
Lady of Secrets
Film · 1936
The Final Hour
Film · 1936
Crime and Punishment
Film · 1935
Guard That Girl
Film · 1935
The Mother of Dartmoor
Film · 1916
The Princess of Happy Chance
Film · 1916
Florence Nightingale
Film · 1915
Love in a Wood
Film · 1915
The Cup Final Mystery
Film · 1914
Her Luck in London
Film · 1914
Black-Eyed Susan
Film · 1914
Beautiful Jim
Film · 1914
Inquisitive Ike
Film · 1914
The Idol of Paris
Film · 1914
The Suicide Club
Film · 1914
Bridegrooms Beware!
Film · 1913
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
Film · 1913
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
Film · 1913