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Elisabeth Risdon(1888-1958)

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Elisabeth Risdon
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Elisabeth Risdon was born on 26 April 1888 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), High Sierra (1941) and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940). She was married to Brandon Evans and George Loane Tucker. She died on 20 December 1958 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornApril 26, 1888
DiedDecember 20, 1958(70)
BornApril 26, 1888
DiedDecember 20, 1958(70)
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Known for

Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
8.1
  • Cora Payne
  • 1937
Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino in High Sierra (1941)
High Sierra
7.5
  • Ma(as Elizabeth Risdon)
  • 1941
Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.2
  • Sarah Lincoln
  • 1940
Leon Errol, Minna Gombell, Elisabeth Risdon, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Lupe Velez in Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942)
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
5.6
  • Aunt Della Lindsay
  • 1942

Credits

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Actress

  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Aunt Abby
    • Mrs. Crumpler
    • Mrs. Kelton
    • 1952–1957
  • This is the Answer
    TV Series
    • Clara Bainberry
    • 1957
  • The O. Henry Playhouse (1957)
    The O. Henry Playhouse
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Ma
    • 1957
  • Ethel Barrymore Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • John Bromfield and Maxie Rosenbloom in Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
    Damon Runyon Theater
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Emily Weeble
    • 1955
  • Treasury Men in Action (1950)
    Treasury Men in Action
    7.2
    TV Series
    • (as Elizabeth Risden)
    • 1955
  • The Whistler (1954)
    The Whistler
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Jaeger (as Elizabeth Risdon)
    • 1954
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ella
    • 1953
  • Crossroads - U.S.A.
    Short
    • Martha Farnum
    • 1952
  • Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
    Scaramouche
    7.5
    • Isabelle de Valmorin
    • 1952
  • It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)
    It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
    6.0
    • Diner on Train (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Keefe Brasselle and Sally Forrest in Bannerline (1951)
    Bannerline
    5.6
    • Mrs. Margaret Trimble
    • 1951
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1950–1951
  • Roy Rogers and Trigger in In Old Amarillo (1951)
    In Old Amarillo
    6.3
    • Granny Adams
    • 1951
  • Helen Walker in My True Story (1951)
    My True Story
    6.5
    • Mme. Rousseau
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • Bob Crosby and Jean Rogers in Let's Make Music (1940)
    Let's Make Music
    5.8
    • Soundtrack
    • performer: "Fight on for Newton High" ("Fight on for Newton High")
    • 1940

Videos4

The Roaring Twenties
Trailer 3:29
The Roaring Twenties
High Sierra
Trailer 2:39
High Sierra
High Sierra
Trailer 2:39
High Sierra
Tall in the Saddle
Trailer 1:48
Tall in the Saddle
Scaramouche
Trailer 3:32
Scaramouche

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Elizabeth Risden
  • Height
    • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
  • Born
    • April 26, 1888
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 20, 1958
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Spouses
      Brandon EvansJune 12, 1926 - April 3, 1958 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 8 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    This woman's composure and customary dignity are distinctly ruffled when she is literally spanked on her bottom by a grizzly 'George 'Gabby' Hayes' in the John Wayne 1944 mystery-western, Tall in the Saddle (1944).

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