Edith Evanson
Birthday
1896/04/26
Day of death
1980/11/29 (84 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also know as
Edith Carlson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film...Read more
Acting
(1964) Marnie
as Rita
(1948) Rope
as Mrs. Wilson
(1953) Shane
as Mrs. Shipstead
(1942) Woman of the Year
as Alma
(2001) Rope Unleashed
as Self (archive footage)
(1950) The Damned Don't Cry
as Mrs. Castleman
(1948) I Remember Mama
as Aunt Sigrid
(1945) The Jade Mask
as Louise Harper
(1947) Singapore
as Mrs. Barnes
(1957) Drango
as Mrs. Blackford
(1955) The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Josie (uncredited)
(1949) Madame Bovary
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
(1951) The Redhead and The Cowboy
as Mrs. Barrett
(1954) About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Fine
(1961) The Clown and the Kid
as Mother Superior
(1951) Elephant Stampede
as Miss Banks
(1953) The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Mrs. Martin
(1954) Désirée
as Queen Hedwig
(1957) The Young Stranger
as Lottie (uncredited)
(1959) Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Innkeeper
(1942) Girl Trouble
as June's Maid
(1943) The Moon Is Down
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
(1950) Caged
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
(1941) Life with Henry
as Anna (uncredited)
(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Hannah
(1951) Rawhide
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
(1946) The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Olga - Carla's Maid
(1963) Twice-Told Tales
as Lisabetta, the landlady
(1953) The Big Heat
as Selma Parker
(1947) Forever Amber
as Sarah
(1951) Ace in the Hole
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
(1942) Orchestra Wives
as Hilda
(1941) Citizen Kane
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
(1944) The Soul of a Monster
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1955) The Silver Star
as Belle Dowdy
(1941) Blossoms in the Dust
as Hilda
(1956) The Leather Saint
as Stella
(1951) The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
(1947) The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Rose's Assistant
(1946) The Strange Woman
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
(1950) The Magnificent Yankee
as Annie Gough
(1947) Fun on a Weekend
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)
(1948) You Gotta Stay Happy
as Mrs. Racknell
(1942) Reunion in France
as Genevieve
(1960) Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Aunt Olive
(1946) Mysterious Intruder
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
(1950) Perfect Strangers
as Mary Travers
(1950) Union Station
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
(1968) The Split
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
(1966) Penelope
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
(1957) The Quiet Gun
as Mrs. Merrick
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lady with suitcase