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Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

139

Movies

113

TV

0

Born
April 26, 1887 – December 20, 1958
From
London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Works

113 films

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

19527.0

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

19446.6

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

19397.5

High Sierra

High Sierra

19417.1

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

19377.5

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

19396.7

Dead End

Dead End

19377.1

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

19486.7

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

19427.3

The Egg and I

The Egg and I

19477.1

Life with Father

Life with Father

19476.7

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

19416.4

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

19426.4

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

19356.2

Mama Loves Papa

Mama Loves Papa

194510.0

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury

19505.5

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

1915

Grissly's Millions

Grissly's Millions

19456.5

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

19478.8

Bodyguard

Bodyguard

19486.1

Bannerline

Bannerline

19516.8

High Wall

High Wall

19476.4

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

19515.9

Paris Calling

Paris Calling

19416.0

Beautiful Jim

Beautiful Jim

1914

Crossroads - U.S.A.

Crossroads - U.S.A.

1952

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

19485.9

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

19466.2

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

19406.8

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

19446.9

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

19426.5

Sierra

Sierra

19505.4

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

19436.7

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

19476.1

Jail House Blues

Jail House Blues

19429.0

The Forgotten Woman

The Forgotten Woman

19397.0

Don't Gamble with Love

Don't Gamble with Love

193610.0

The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

1914

Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

19366.5

Inquisitive Ike

Inquisitive Ike

1914

My True Story

My True Story

19516.6

At the Stroke of Twelve

At the Stroke of Twelve

19416.0

The Princess of Happy Chance

The Princess of Happy Chance

1916

Weird Woman

Weird Woman

19446.0

The Unseen

The Unseen

19454.7

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

19406.9

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

19396.3

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

19476.7

Higher and Higher

Higher and Higher

19436.3

Guard That Girl

Guard That Girl

19356.5

Mountain Justice

Mountain Justice

19376.3

Bridegrooms Beware!

Bridegrooms Beware!

1913

My Bill

My Bill

19386.6

The Man Who Returned to Life

The Man Who Returned to Life

19427.3

Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

19366.6

Journey for Margaret

Journey for Margaret

19426.7

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

19406.5

Sorority House

Sorority House

19397.3

Down Dakota Way

Down Dakota Way

19498.3

Mannequin

Mannequin

19386.0

The Milkman

The Milkman

19507.0

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

19385.4

The King Steps Out

The King Steps Out

19366.0

Bunco Squad

Bunco Squad

19506.1

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

19436.0

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

19377.0

Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn

Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn

19135.0

The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes

19396.4

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

19405.3

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

19426.1

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

19425.4

The Mother of Dartmoor

The Mother of Dartmoor

1916

The Girl from Mexico

The Girl from Mexico

19395.1

Let's Make Music

Let's Make Music

19416.0

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

19438.0

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

1913

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

19387.0

The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman

19458.5

Honeymoon Deferred

Honeymoon Deferred

19408.0

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

19414.6

Girls on Probation

Girls on Probation

19386.2

They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

19375.9

In Old Amarillo

In Old Amarillo

19518.0

Her Luck in London

Her Luck in London

1914

Love in a Wood

Love in a Wood

1915

Footlight Fever

Footlight Fever

19417.0

Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict

19487.0

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

19424.7

They Made Me a Killer

They Made Me a Killer

19465.7

A Song for Miss Julie

A Song for Miss Julie

19455.5

Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever

19444.4

Are Husbands Necessary?

Are Husbands Necessary?

19427.0

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

19467.1

Mad About Music

Mad About Music

19387.0

In the Meantime, Darling

In the Meantime, Darling

19446.8

The Man Who Dared

The Man Who Dared

19397.0

Full Confession

Full Confession

19395.6

The Final Hour

The Final Hour

19367.5

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

19405.0

Hills of Oklahoma

Hills of Oklahoma

19507.0

Roll on Texas Moon

Roll on Texas Moon

19466.3

Mr. Dynamite

Mr. Dynamite

19419.0

Mexican Spitfire

Mexican Spitfire

19405.0

Disputed Passage

Disputed Passage

19397.0

Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

19406.9

Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susan

1914

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

19437.0

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

19424.8

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective

19385.6

Slightly Tempted

Slightly Tempted

19408.0

Lady of Secrets

Lady of Secrets

19366.7

The Idol of Paris

The Idol of Paris

1914

The Cup Final Mystery

The Cup Final Mystery

1914