Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Acting

Birthday

1887/04/26

Day of death

1958/12/20 (71 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also know as

Elizabeth Risden, Elizabeth Risdon , Elizabeth Evans

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...Read more

Acting
Random Harvest
7.3

(1942) Random Harvest

as Mrs. Lloyd

Mannequin
6.0

(1938) Mannequin

as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

High Wall
6.1

(1947) High Wall

as Mrs. Kenet

High Sierra
7.0

(1941) High Sierra

as Ma

Dead End
7.0

(1937) Dead End

as Mrs. Connell

Make Way for Tomorrow
7.5

(1937) Make Way for Tomorrow

as Cora Payne

Life with Father
6.5

(1947) Life with Father

as Mrs. Whitehead

Mama Loves Papa
0.0

(1945) Mama Loves Papa

as Jessie Todd

They Made Me a Killer
5.6

(1946) They Made Me a Killer

as 'Ma' Conley

Higher and Higher
6.1

(1943) Higher and Higher

as Georgia Keating

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.0

(1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Sarah Lincoln

The Roaring Twenties
7.5

(1939) The Roaring Twenties

as Mrs. Sherman

Bodyguard
6.0

(1948) Bodyguard

as Gene Dysen

Crime and Punishment
6.5

(1935) Crime and Punishment

as Mrs. Raskolnikov

The Unseen
4.5

(1945) The Unseen

as Mrs. Norris

Reap the Wild Wind
6.4

(1942) Reap the Wild Wind

as Mrs. Claiborne

Bunco Squad
5.9

(1950) Bunco Squad

as Jessica Royce

Weird Woman
6.0

(1944) Weird Woman

as Dean Grace Gunnison

Five Came Back
6.3

(1939) Five Came Back

as Martha Spengler

They Won't Forget
5.7

(1937) They Won't Forget

as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
6.4

(1943) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

as ---

The Canterville Ghost
6.6

(1944) The Canterville Ghost

as Mrs. Polverdine

The Howards of Virginia
6.4

(1940) The Howards of Virginia

as Aunt Clarissa

Mr. Dynamite
0.0

(1941) Mr. Dynamite

as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

Roll on Texas Moon
6.0

(1946) Roll on Texas Moon

as Cactus Kate Taylor

The Secret Fury
5.4

(1950) The Secret Fury

as Dr. R.W. Roberts

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.4

(1939) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Widow Douglass

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
5.9

(1946) The Walls Came Tumbling Down

as Catherine Walsh

Sierra
5.3

(1950) Sierra

as Aunt Susan

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
8.5

(1947) The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

Mexican Spitfire
4.6

(1940) Mexican Spitfire

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Jail House Blues
0.0

(1942) Jail House Blues

as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
0.0

(1913) Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

as Maria Marten

0.0

(1914) The Cup Final Mystery

as ---

0.0

(1913) Bridegrooms Beware!

as Bride

0.0

(1914) Inquisitive Ike

as Dora

0.0

(1914) Black-Eyed Susan

as Black-Eyed Susan

0.0

(1914) Her Luck in London

as Nellie Harbourne

0.0

(1914) Beautiful Jim

as Nancy Earle

0.0

(1914) The Idol of Paris

as Flare-Flare

Saturday's Children
6.4

(1940) Saturday's Children

as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Footlight Fever
6.0

(1941) Footlight Fever

as Aunt Hattie Drake

Let's Make Music
5.6

(1941) Let's Make Music

as Malvina Adams

The King Steps Out
5.9

(1936) The King Steps Out

as Grand Duchess Sofia

Hills of Oklahoma
0.0

(1950) Hills of Oklahoma

as Kate Carney

Girls on Probation
5.9

(1938) Girls on Probation

as Kate Heath

Mexican Spitfire at Sea
3.0

(1942) Mexican Spitfire at Sea

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Bannerline
6.0

(1951) Bannerline

as Margaret Trimble

Lover Come Back
6.2

(1946) Lover Come Back

as Ma Williams

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
4.3

(1941) The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

as Aunt Della

A Song for Miss Julie
1.0

(1945) A Song for Miss Julie

as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

Are Husbands Necessary?
0.0

(1942) Are Husbands Necessary?

as Mrs. Westwood

Mountain Justice
5.5

(1937) Mountain Justice

as Mrs. Harkins

Tom Sawyer, Detective
5.2

(1938) Tom Sawyer, Detective

as Aunt Sally Phelps

I Live on Danger
5.7

(1942) I Live on Danger

as Mrs. Morrell

The Woman I Love
0.0

(1937) The Woman I Love

as Mme. Herbillion

The Girl from Mexico
4.2

(1939) The Girl from Mexico

as Della Lindsay

Guard That Girl
4.0

(1935) Guard That Girl

as Aunt Catherine

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
4.4

(1942) Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Out West
4.6

(1940) Mexican Spitfire Out West

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
5.2

(1942) Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

as Aunt Della Lindsay

The Great Man Votes
6.1

(1939) The Great Man Votes

as Phoebe Ainslee

The Affairs of Annabel
4.0

(1938) The Affairs of Annabel

as Mrs. Fletcher

Cowboy from Brooklyn
4.0

(1938) Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Mrs. Jordan

The Forgotten Woman
0.0

(1939) The Forgotten Woman

as Margaret Burke

Full Confession
4.7

(1939) Full Confession

as Norah O'Keefe

Craig's Wife
6.3

(1936) Craig's Wife

as Mrs. Landreth

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6

(1936) Theodora Goes Wild

as Aunt Mary

Scaramouche
7.1

(1952) Scaramouche

as Isabelle de Valmorin

Slightly Tempted
0.0

(1940) Slightly Tempted

as Ethelreda Knox

5.0

(1939) The Man Who Dared

as Jessie Carter

Sorority House
6.8

(1939) Sorority House

as Mrs. Scott

0.0

(1952) Crossroads - U.S.A.

as Martha Farnum

My Bill
6.2

(1938) My Bill

as Aunt Caroline

0.0

(1915) Florence Nightingale

as Florence Nightingale

The Man Who Returned to Life
6.0

(1942) The Man Who Returned to Life

as ---

The Fighting Guardsman
0.0

(1945) The Fighting Guardsman

as Mme. de Montrevel

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
4.0

(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Jury Member

Tall in the Saddle
6.5

(1944) Tall in the Saddle

as Miss Elizabeth Martin

Every Girl Should Be Married
6.4

(1948) Every Girl Should Be Married

as Mary Nolan

In the Meantime, Darling
5.0

(1944) In the Meantime, Darling

as Helen Corkery

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
5.7

(1943) Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

as Aunt Della Lindsay

Mourning Becomes Electra
6.3

(1947) Mourning Becomes Electra

as Mrs. Hills

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
6.0

(1940) Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

as Minerva

Never a Dull Moment
6.0

(1943) Never a Dull Moment

as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

Grissly's Millions
6.0

(1945) Grissly's Millions

as Leona Palmor

0.0

(1915) Love in a Wood

as Rosiland

The Bride Goes Wild
6.0

(1948) The Bride Goes Wild

as Mrs. Carruthers

The Bride Goes Wild
6.0

(1948) The Bride Goes Wild

as rs. Carruthers

Journey for Margaret
6.6

(1942) Journey for Margaret

as Mrs. Bailey

At the Stroke of Twelve
5.0

(1941) At the Stroke of Twelve

as Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll

Nice Girl?
5.3

(1941) Nice Girl?

as Marrtha Peasley

Blonde Fever
4.4

(1944) Blonde Fever

as Mrs. Talford

Down Dakota Way
7.0

(1949) Down Dakota Way

as Dolly Paxton

In Old Amarillo
6.0

(1951) In Old Amarillo

as Granny Adams

Don't Gamble with Love
0.0

(1936) Don't Gamble with Love

as Grace

My True Story
6.0

(1951) My True Story

as Mme. Rousseau

Disputed Passage
5.5

(1939) Disputed Passage

as Mrs. Cunningham

Lost Angel
7.5

(1943) Lost Angel

as Mrs. Pringle

The Mother of Dartmoor
0.0

(1916) The Mother of Dartmoor

as Avesa Pomeroy

Honeymoon Deferred
6.0

(1940) Honeymoon Deferred

as Sarah Frome

The Milkman
8.0

(1950) The Milkman

as Mrs. Carter

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
6.6

(1947) The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as Emily Baggett

Paris Calling
5.4

(1941) Paris Calling

as Madame Jennetier

The Egg and I
7.0

(1947) The Egg and I

as Betty's Mother

Sealed Verdict
5.5

(1948) Sealed Verdict

as Mrs. Hockland

The Suicide Club
0.0

(1914) The Suicide Club

as ---

Lady of Secrets
6.0

(1936) Lady of Secrets

as Mrs. Emily Whittaker

The Lady Is Willing
6.5

(1942) The Lady Is Willing

as Mrs. Cummings

The Final Hour
6.0

(1936) The Final Hour

as Fortune Teller

It's a Big Country
5.3

(1951) It's a Big Country

as Diner on Train (uncredited)

Mad About Music
6.9

(1938) Mad About Music

as ---

Lover Come Back
6.2

(1946) Lover Come Back

as 'Ma' Williams