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Elisabeth Risdon
London, England, UK
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 film…
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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.
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1952
Scaramouche
Movie Isabelle de Valmorin
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1952
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Movie Martha Farnum
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1951
It's a Big Country
Movie Diner on Train (uncredited)
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1951
Bannerline
Movie Margaret Trimble
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1951
In Old Amarillo
Movie Granny Adams
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1951
My True Story
Movie Mme. Rousseau
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1950
The Milkman
Movie Mrs. Carter
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1950
Bunco Squad
Movie Jessica Royce
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1950
Hills of Oklahoma
Movie Kate Carney
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1950
Sierra
Movie Aunt Susan
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1950
The Secret Fury
Movie Dr. R.W. Roberts
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1949
Down Dakota Way
Movie Dolly Paxton
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1948
Every Girl Should Be Married
Movie Mary Nolan
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1948
Sealed Verdict
Movie Mrs. Hockland
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1948
Bodyguard
Movie Gene Dysen
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1948
The Bride Goes Wild
Movie rs. Carruthers
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1947
High Wall
Movie Mrs. Kenet
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1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie Mrs. Hills
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1947
Life with Father
Movie Mrs. Whitehead
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1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Movie Emily Baggett
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1947
The Egg and I
Movie Betty's Mother
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1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Movie Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
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1946
Roll on Texas Moon
Movie Cactus Kate Taylor
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1946
Lover Come Back
Movie Ma Williams
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1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Movie Catherine Walsh
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1946
They Made Me a Killer
Movie 'Ma' Conley
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1945
Mama Loves Papa
Movie Jessie Todd
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1945
The Unseen
Movie Mrs. Norris
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1945
The Fighting Guardsman
Movie Mme. de Montrevel
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1945
A Song for Miss Julie
Movie Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
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1945
Grissly's Millions
Movie Leona Palmor
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1944
Blonde Fever
Movie Mrs. Talford
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1944
Tall in the Saddle
Movie Miss Elizabeth Martin
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1944
In the Meantime, Darling
Movie Helen Corkery
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1944
The Canterville Ghost
Movie Mrs. Polverdine
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1944
Weird Woman
Movie Dean Grace Gunnison
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1943
Higher and Higher
Movie Georgia Keating
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1943
Lost Angel
Movie Mrs. Pringle
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1943
Never a Dull Moment
Movie Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
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1943
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Movie Aunt Della Lindsay
