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- Birth nameDaisy Cartwright Risdon
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Elisabeth Risdon was born on April 26, 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 December 20, 1958 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpousesBrandon Evans(June 12, 1926 - April 3, 1958) (his death)George Loane Tucker(September 11, 1915 - June 20, 1921) (his death)
- 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).
- After her death in 1958, her body was donated to medical science.
- Starred in English silent films between 1913 and 1917. From 1918, worked in the United States, becoming a member of the Theatre Guild. In Hollywood from 1935, usually seen as cranky or narrow-minded aunt or mother.
- Star actress of UK silents who became a Hollywood character player in the sound era, typically portraying stern, autocratic elders.
- Raised her stepson after the death of her first husband--his first wife had died in 1908, which left his son an orphan.
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