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Come to the Stable (1949) -- COME TO THE STABLE is a heartwarming family film concerning the exploits of two French nuns who come to America, setting up operations in a local stable, in order to raise money for a children's hospital.
Pajama Party (1964) -- Sent to Earth to prepare an Invasion, a Martian scout lands amidst a swim party and tries to convince everyone that he really is who he says.
Mary Poppins (1964) -- Clip: Mary Poppins arrives
Pajama Party (1964) -- Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets...
The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) -- Tells how King Henry VIII came to marry five more times after his divorce from his first wife.

Overview

Date of Birth:

28 October 1902, Lewisham, London, England, UK more

Date of Death:

26 December 1986, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was born into an unconventional a family at the... more

Trivia:

Sharp-tongued Hollywood commentator, who was denied top billing for... more

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Down 28% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(26 articles)

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Alternate Names:

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US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 155:15 AMTCM The Petty Girl  more

Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Die Laughing (1980) Sophie 1980 - 4.3 (138)
- 2. Where's Poppa? (1979) (TV) Momma Hocheiser 1979 - -
- 3. Murder by Death (1976) Jessica Marbles 1976 - 7.3 (9,608)
- 4. Arnold (1973) Hester 1973 - 4.7 (164)
- 5. Terror in the Wax Museum (1973) Julia Hawthorn 1973 - 2.9 (185)
- 6. "Here's Lucy" (1968)   Mumsie Westcott (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 6.7 (173)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Mannix" (1967)   Edna Barrington / Portia Penhaven (2 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 7.3 (319)
2 TV episodes:
- 8. "Night Gallery" (1970)   Lydia Bowen (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.0 (628)
AKAs:
  • Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Nanny and the Professor" (1970)   Aunt Henrietta (3 episodes, 1971) 1971 - 6.7 (125)
- 10. Willard (1971) Henrietta Stiles 1971 - 6.0 (906)
- 11. "The Bill Cosby Show" (1969)   Mrs. Wochuk (2 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - 6.2 (151)
2 TV episodes:
- 12. "It Takes a Thief" (1968)   Miss Mollie Taylor (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 7.9 (259)
1 TV episode:
- 13. In Name Only (1969) (TV) Gertrude Caruso 1969 - 3.6 (7)
- 14. "Then Came Bronson" (1969)   Hattie Calter (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.2 (108)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Disneyland" (1954)   Mrs. Formby (2 episodes, 1969) 1969 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 16. Me, Natalie (1969) Miss Dennison 1969 - 7.2 (304)
- 17. Rascal (1969) Mrs. Satterfield 1969 - 6.7 (98)
- 18. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) Emily Stowecroft 1968 - 6.3 (1,572)
- 19. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) Madame Neherina 1967 - 4.6 (442)
- 20. "The John Forsythe Show" (1965)   Margaret Culver / 3 characters not shown (18 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - -
18 TV episodes: 13 episodes not shown.
- 21. That Darn Cat! (1965) Mrs. MacDougall 1965 - 6.3 (1,870)
- 22. "Slattery's People" (1964)   Louella Woodward (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.9 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964)   Dr. Agnes Dabree (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.2 (580)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Mrs. Miriam Crain (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.6 (107)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   Aggie McGregor (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.6 (319)
1 TV episode:
- 26. Pajama Party (1964)   Aunt Wendy 1964 - 3.2 (407)
AKAs:
  • The Maid and the Martian
- 27. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Bessie Mopes / Mrs. Ormsby (2 episodes, 1963-1964) 1964 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 28. Mary Poppins (1964) Katie Nanna 1964 - 7.7 (31,677)
- 29. Honeymoon Hotel (1964) Chambermaid 1964 - 5.7 (55)
- 30. "The Eleventh Hour" (1962)   Mrs. Dalrymple (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.3 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 31. The Flood (1962) (TV) (voice) Noah's Wife 1962 - -
- 32. "Follow the Sun" (1961)   Lilli St. John (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 6.8 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 33. "The Dick Powell Show" (1961)   Naomi Griswald (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.3 (40)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Hanna Winters (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 35. "Adventures in Paradise" (1959)   Miss Creshaw (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.7 (79)
1 TV episode:
- 36. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958)   Mother Goose (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.2 (31)
AKAs:
  • Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
  • The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
  • The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
1 TV episode:
- 37. Bell Book and Candle (1958)   Aunt Queenie Holroyd 1958 - 6.8 (3,164)
AKAs:
  • Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
- 38. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Miss Plimsoll 1957 - 8.3 (15,805)
- 39. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Lucky Strike Theater
  • Montgomery's Summer Stock
  • The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
1 TV episode:
- 40. "I Love Lucy" (1951)   Mrs. Edna Grundy (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 9.0 (3,045)
AKAs:
  • Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
  • The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
  • The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 41. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955)   Ida Perkins (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.5 (24)
AKAs:
  • Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   (2 episodes, 1954-1956) 1956 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 43. "Shower of Stars" (1954)   Mrs. Zooker (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.7 (15)
AKAs:
  • Chrysler Shower of Stars
1 TV episode:
- 44. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Red Queen (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 45. Alice in Wonderland (1955) (TV) Red Queen 1955 - 3.8 (8)
- 46. "The Best of Broadway" (1954)   Mrs. Orcutt (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 47. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Rosie Bowker (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 48. The Glass Slipper (1955) Widow Sonder 1955 - 6.1 (365)
- 49. 3 Ring Circus (1954)   The Bearded Lady 1954 - 5.7 (225)
AKAs:
  • Jerrico, the Wonder Clown
- 50. Hell's Half Acre (1954) Lida O'Reilly 1954 - 6.3 (48)
- 51. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   Betsey Monk, the Widow (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 52. "Studio One" (1948)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 53. The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) Thelma 1953 - 6.1 (44)
- 54. Androcles and the Lion (1952)   Megaera 1952 - 6.3 (196)
AKAs:
  • Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 55. Les miserables (1952) Madame Magloire 1952 - 6.6 (256)
- 56. Dreamboat (1952) Dr. Mathilda Coffey 1952 - 6.9 (171)
- 57. Frenchie (1950) Countess 1950 - 5.5 (31)
- 58. The Petty Girl (1950)   Dr. Crutcher 1950 - 6.4 (69)
AKAs:
  • Girl of the Year (UK)
- 59. Mystery Street (1950)   Mrs. Smerrling 1950 - 7.0 (616)
AKAs:
  • Murder at Harvard
- 60. Buccaneer's Girl (1950) Mme. Brizar 1950 - 6.1 (69)
- 61. The Inspector General (1949) Maria 1949 - 6.9 (1,191)
- 62. Come to the Stable (1949) Amelia Potts 1949 - 7.4 (288)
- 63. The Secret Garden (1949) Martha 1949 - 7.4 (782)
- 64. The Big Clock (1948) Louise Patterson 1948 - 7.8 (2,047)
- 65. The Bishop's Wife (1947) Matilda 1947 - 7.5 (4,408)
- 66. Northwest Outpost (1947)   Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana 1947 - 5.5 (34)
AKAs:
  • End of the Rainbow (UK)
- 67. The Razor's Edge (1946)   Miss Keith 1946 - 7.5 (1,564)
AKAs:
  • W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
- 68. The Spiral Staircase (1945) Mrs. Oates 1945 - 7.7 (2,884)
- 69. Passport to Destiny (1944) Ella Muggins 1944 - 6.0 (39)
- 70. Lassie Come Home (1943) Mrs. Carraclough 1943 - 7.2 (1,580)
- 71. Thumbs Up (1943) Emma Finch 1943 - -
- 72. Forever and a Day (1943)   Mamie (hotel maid) 1943 - 7.4 (242)
AKAs:
  • The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
- 73. Tales of Manhattan (1942) Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith 1942 - 7.4 (580)
- 74. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)   Bristol Isabel 1942 - 7.1 (421)
AKAs:
  • The Story of Benjamin Blake
- 75. Ladies in Retirement (1941) Emily Creed 1941 - 7.1 (260)
- 76. Vessel of Wrath (1938)   Martha Jones 1938 - 7.1 (89)
AKAs:
  • The Beachcomber (USA)
- 77. Rembrandt (1936) Hendrickje Stoffels 1936 - 7.2 (404)
- 78. The Ghost Goes West (1935) Miss Shepperton 1935 - 6.9 (405)
- 79. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)   (as ?) Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Bride 1935 - 8.0 (14,507)
AKAs:
  • The Bride of Frankenstein (USA: poster title)
- 80. Naughty Marietta (1935) Madame d'Annard 1935 - 7.0 (386)
- 81. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935)   Clickett 1935 - 7.6 (1,167)
AKAs:
  • David Copperfield (USA: short title)
- 82. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) (uncredited) Maid 1934 - 6.3 (124)
- 83. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) Anne of Cleves 1933 - 7.5 (1,004)
- 84. The Love Habit (1931) Mathilde 1931 - -
- 85. Potiphar's Wife (1931)   Therese 1931 - 6.0 (6)
AKAs:
  • Her Strange Desire
- 86. The Stronger Sex (1931) Thompson 1931 - -
- 87. The Officer's Mess (1931) Cora Melville 1931 - -
- 88. Comets (1930) 1930 - -
- 89. Ashes (1930) Girl 1930 - -
- 90. Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929) 1929 - -
- 91. Blue Bottles (1928) Elsa 1928 - 9.3 (6)
- 92. Daydreams (1928) Elsa/Heroine in Dream Sequence 1928 - 9.1 (8)
- 93. The Tonic (1928) Elsa 1928 - -
- 94. The Constant Nymph (1928) Lady 1928 - -
- 95. One of the Best (1927) Kitty 1927 - -
- 96. The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925) Beatrice de Carolle 1925 - 7.2 (6)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) (performer: "Yoga Is As Yoga Does") 1967 - 4.6 (442)
- 2. "Startime" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (29)
AKAs:
  • Ford Startime
  • Lincoln-Mercury Startime
1 TV episode:
- 3. "The Ed Wynn Show" (1949)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
1 TV episode:
- 4. The Razor's Edge (1946)   ("Loch Lomond" (uncredited)) 1946 - 7.5 (1,564)
AKAs:
  • W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993) Herself 1993 - 6.2 (11)
- 2. "The Hollywood Greats" (1977)   Herself (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 7.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Herself (2 episodes, 1972) 1972 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.9 (114)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "The Woody Woodbury Show" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Herself / Herself - Audience Bow (2 episodes, 1951-1967) 1967 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 7. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.6 (80)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.3 (95)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Startime" (1959)   Herself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (29)
AKAs:
  • Ford Startime
  • Lincoln-Mercury Startime
1 TV episode:
- 10. Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) Herself - Actress 1960 - -
- 11. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957)   Herself (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 9.0 (38)
AKAs:
  • The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
  • The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)   Herself (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 4.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • The Ford Show
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)   Herself (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.7 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "The George Gobel Show" (1954)   Herself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.4 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "The Ed Wynn Show" (1949)   Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)
- 2. "Silenci?"  
1 TV episode:
  • Episode #5.6 (2005) Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Monster's Mate
- 3. Bride of Chucky (1998) (uncredited) Clips from 'Bride of Frankenstein'
- 4. Commercial Entertainment Product (1992) (V) (uncredited) The Monster's Mate
- 5. Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) Mary Shelley/The Bride
- 6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) Herself
- 7. "Moonlighting"  
1 TV episode:
- 8. Terror in the Aisles (1984) The Bride (Bride of Frankenstein)
- 9. "Disneyland"  
5 TV episodes:

Additional Details

Other Works:

Appeared on the Gisele MacKenzie Variety Show. Guests were Elsa Lanchester and Doug McClure ("Gentle on My Mind"). more

Publicity Listings:

1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Adventure | Family more

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Based On Play more

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