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Witness for the Prosecution -- Though advised by his doctor not to accept more criminal cases, the ill-tempered barrister, Sir Wilfred Robarts (Richardson)decides to defend an American accused of murdering an English woman.
Night Gallery: Season 2: Episode 15 -- Stars who had their own series, including Cameron Mitchell, Elsa Lanchester, and Pernell Roberts guest star in three separate segments involving a green thumb, an eerie funeral and a haunted juke box on "Rod Serling's Night Gallery".
Mary Poppins -- clip
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake -- Trailer for this film inspired by the book
Witness for the Prosecution -- Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton star in this exceptional courtroom drama about a young man on trial for a wealthy widow’s murder after he suspiciously profits from her will.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
28 October 1902, Lewisham, London, England, UK See more »
Date of Death:
26 December 1986, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »
Mini Biography:
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was born into an unconventional a family at the... See more »
Trivia:
As a child she studied dance under Isadora Duncan and later taught dancing... See more »
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Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
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US TV Schedule:
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Vacation (1983) (uncredited) .... Grandma
    ... aka "National Lampoon's Vacation" - UK, USA (complete title)
    ... aka "American Vacation" - Europe (English title) (video title)
  2. Die Laughing (1980) .... Sophie

  3. Where's Poppa? (1979) (TV) .... Momma Hocheiser
  4. Murder by Death (1976) .... Jessica Marbles
  5. Arnold (1973) .... Hester Dwellyn -Arnold's dotty sister
    ... aka "Family Plot" - USA (alternative title)
  6. Terror in the Wax Museum (1973) .... Julia Hawthorn
  7. "Here's Lucy" .... Mumsie Westcott (1 episode, 1973)
        - Lucy Goes to Prison (1973) TV episode .... Mumsie Westcott
  8. "Mannix" .... Edna Barrington / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - A Matter of Principle (1973) TV episode .... Portia Penhaven
        - Death Is the Fifth Gear (1972) TV episode .... Edna Barrington
  9. "Night Gallery" .... Lydia Bowen (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" - USA (alternative title)
        - Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (1972) TV episode .... Lydia Bowen
  10. "Nanny and the Professor" .... Aunt Henrietta (3 episodes, 1971)
        - Aunt Henrietta and the Poltergeist (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
        - Aunt Henrietta and the Jinx (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
        - Aunt Henrietta's Premonition (1971) TV episode .... Aunt Henrietta
  11. Willard (1971) .... Henrietta Stiles
  12. "The Bill Cosby Show" .... Mrs. Wochuk (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - The Power of a Tree (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Wochuk
        - The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Wochuk

  13. "It Takes a Thief" .... Miss Mollie Taylor (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Old Who Came in from the Spy (1969) TV episode .... Miss Mollie Taylor
  14. In Name Only (1969) (TV) .... Gertrude Caruso
  15. "Then Came Bronson" .... Hattie Calter (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Circle of Time (1969) TV episode .... Hattie Calter
  16. "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" .... Mrs. Formby (2 episodes, 1969)
    ... aka "Disneyland" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" - USA (new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" - USA (new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" - USA (new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" - USA (new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" - USA (new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" - USA (new title)
        - My Dog, the Thief: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Formby
        - My Dog, the Thief: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Formby
  17. Me, Natalie (1969) .... Miss Dennison
  18. Rascal (1969) .... Mrs. Satterfield
  19. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) .... Emily Stowecroft
  20. "Off to See the Wizard" .... Widow Sonder (1 episode, 1968)
        - Cinderella's Glass Slipper: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Widow Sonder
  21. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) .... Madame Neherina
  22. "The John Forsythe Show" .... Margaret Culver / ... (29 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Get Me to the Execution on Time (1966) TV episode .... Miss Margaret Culver
        - From Russia with Chaos (1966) TV episode .... Miss Margaret Culver
        - Doctor Soo (1966) TV episode .... Miss Margaret Culver
        - If I Were a Prince (1966) TV episode .... Miss Margaret Culver
        - It Takes a Heap of Sergeants (1966) TV episode .... Miss Margaret Culver
          (24 more)
  23. That Darn Cat! (1965) .... Mrs. MacDougall
  24. "Slattery's People" .... Louella Woodward (1 episode, 1965)
        - Question: What's a Swan Song for a Sparrow? (1965) TV episode .... Louella Woodward
  25. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Dr. Agnes Dabree (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka "0011 Napoleon Solo" - Japan (English title)
        - The Brain-Killer Affair (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Agnes Dabree
  26. "Ben Casey" .... Mrs. Miriam Crain (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door (1965) TV episode .... Mrs. Miriam Crain
  27. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Aggie McGregor (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Hitchcock Hour" - Japan (English title)
        - The McGregor Affair (1964) TV episode .... Aggie McGregor
  28. Pajama Party (1964) .... Aunt Wendy
  29. "Burke's Law" .... Bessie Mopes / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" - USA (third season title)
        - Who Killed Cassandra Cass? (1964) TV episode .... Bessie Mopes
        - Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Ormsby
  30. Mary Poppins (1964) .... Katie Nanna
  31. Honeymoon Hotel (1964) .... Chambermaid
  32. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mrs. Dalrymple (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Full Moon Every Night (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Dalrymple
  33. The Flood (1962) (TV) (voice) .... Noah's Wife
  34. "Follow the Sun" .... Lilli St. John (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Ghost in Her Gazebo (1962) TV episode .... Lilli St. John
  35. "The Dick Powell Theatre" .... Naomi Griswald (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Show" - USA (original title)
        - The Fifth Caller (1961) TV episode .... Naomi Griswald
  36. "G.E. True Theater" .... Hanna Winters (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "General Electric Theater" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" - USA (informal short title)
        - Cat in the Cradle (1961) TV episode .... Hanna Winters
  37. "Adventures in Paradise" .... Miss Creshaw (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Intruders (1960) TV episode .... Miss Creshaw

  38. "Shirley Temple Theatre" .... Mother Goose (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Shirley Temple's Storybook" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Shirley Temple Storybook Collection" - USA (DVD box title)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Show" - USA (second season title)
        - Mother Goose (1958) TV episode .... Mother Goose
  39. Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Aunt Queenie Holroyd
    ... aka "Bell, Book and Candle" - USA (poster title)
  40. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) .... Miss Plimsoll
  41. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Miracle at Lensham (1956) TV episode
  42. "I Love Lucy" .... Mrs. Edna Grundy (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Lucy in Connecticut" - USA (rerun title)
    ... aka "The Sunday Lucy Show" - USA (rerun title)
    ... aka "The Top Ten Lucy Show" - USA (rerun title)
        - Off to Florida (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Edna Grundy
  43. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Ida Perkins (1 episode, 1956)
        - Stranger in the Night (1956) TV episode .... Ida Perkins
  44. "Lux Video Theatre" (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" - USA (summer title)
        - Miss Mabel (1956) TV episode
        - Ladies in Retirement (1954) TV episode
  45. "Shower of Stars" .... Mrs. Zooker (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Flattering World (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Zooker
  46. Alice in Wonderland (1955) (TV) .... Red Queen
  47. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Red Queen (1 episode, 1955)
        - Alice in Wonderland (1955) TV episode .... Red Queen
  48. "The Best of Broadway" .... Mrs. Orcutt (1 episode, 1955)
        - Stage Door (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Orcutt
  49. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Rosie Bowker (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" - USA (short title)
        - Hanrahan (1955) TV episode .... Rosie Bowker
  50. The Glass Slipper (1955) .... Widow Sonder
  51. 3 Ring Circus (1954) .... The Bearded Lady
  52. Hell's Half Acre (1954) .... Lida O'Reilly
  53. "Schlitz Playhouse" .... Betsey Monk, the Widow (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Herald Playhouse" - USA (syndication title)
    ... aka "The Playhouse" - USA (syndication title)
        - The Baker of Barnbury (1953) TV episode .... Betsey Monk, the Widow
  54. "Studio One in Hollywood" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Studio One" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
        - Music and Mrs. Pratt (1953) TV episode
  55. The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) .... Thelma
  56. Androcles and the Lion (1952) .... Megaera
    ... aka "Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
  57. Les miserables (1952) .... Madame Magloire
  58. Dreamboat (1952) .... Dr. Mathilda Coffey
  59. Frenchie (1950) .... Countess
  60. The Petty Girl (1950) .... Dr. Crutcher
  61. Mystery Street (1950) .... Mrs. Smerrling
  62. Buccaneer's Girl (1950) .... Mme. Brizar

  63. The Inspector General (1949) .... Maria
  64. Come to the Stable (1949) .... Amelia Potts
  65. The Secret Garden (1949) .... Martha
  66. The Big Clock (1948) .... Louise Patterson
  67. The Bishop's Wife (1947) .... Matilda
  68. Northwest Outpost (1947) .... Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
  69. The Razor's Edge (1946) .... Miss Keith
    ... aka "W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge" - USA (complete title)
  70. The Spiral Staircase (1945) .... Mrs. Oates
  71. Passport to Destiny (1944) .... Ella Muggins
  72. Lassie Come Home (1943) .... Mrs. Carraclough
  73. Thumbs Up (1943) .... Emma Finch
  74. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Mamie (hotel maid)
    ... aka "The Changing World" - , USA (alternative title)
  75. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
  76. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) .... Bristol Isabel
    ... aka "Son of Fury" - USA (short title)
  77. Ladies in Retirement (1941) .... Emily Creed

  78. The Beachcomber (1938) .... Martha Jones
    ... aka "Vessel of Wrath" - UK (original title)
  79. Rembrandt (1936) .... Hendrickje Stoffels
  80. The Ghost Goes West (1935) .... Miss Shepperton
  81. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) .... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Bride
    ... aka "The Bride of Frankenstein" - USA (poster title)
  82. Naughty Marietta (1935) .... Madame d'Annard
  83. The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) .... Clickett
    ... aka "David Copperfield" - USA (short title)
  84. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) (uncredited) .... Maid
  85. The Private Life of Henry VIII. (1933) .... Anne of Cleves
  86. The Love Habit (1931) .... Mathilde
  87. The Stronger Sex (1931) .... Thompson
  88. Potiphar's Wife (1931) .... Therese
  89. The Officer's Mess (1931) .... Cora Melville
  90. Ashes (1930) .... Girl

  91. Mr. Smith Wakes Up (1929)
  92. Daydreams (1928) .... Elsa/Heroine in Dream Sequence
  93. Blue Bottles (1928) .... Elsa
  94. The Tonic (1928) .... Elsa
  95. The Constant Nymph (1928) .... Lady
  96. One of the Best (1927) .... Kitty
  97. The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1925) .... Beatrice de Carolle
Soundtrack:
  1. Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) (performer: "Yoga Is As Yoga Does")
  2. "Startime" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (uncredited))

  3. "The Ed Wynn Show" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.23 (1950) TV episode (performer: "The Maharani of Squat")

  4. The Razor's Edge (1946) ("Loch Lomond" (uncredited))
    ... aka "W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge" - USA (complete title)
Self:
  1. Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993) .... Herself

  2. "Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka "The Hollywood Greats" - UK (original title)
        - Charles Laughton (1978) TV episode .... Herself
  3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" - USA (rerun title)
        - Episode dated 31 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 28 June 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.258 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
  5. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 11 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself

  6. "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 15 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  7. "The Ed Sullivan Show" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1967)
    ... aka "Toast of the Town" - USA (original title)
        - Episode #21.18 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Audience Bow
        - Episode #5.3 (1951) TV episode .... Herself
  8. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 3 November 1965 (1965) TV episode
  9. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 20 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
  10. Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) .... Herself - Actress
  11. "Startime" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Herself

  12. "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "The Jack Paar Show" - USA (new title)
        - Episode dated 4 December 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  13. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode #3.25 (1959) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" - USA (sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.4 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
  15. "The George Gobel Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #2.11 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
  16. "The Ed Wynn Show" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.23 (1950) TV episode .... Herself - Actress

  17. Comets (1930) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)
  2. "Silenci?"
        - Episode #5.6 (2005) TV episode .... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Monster's Mate
  3. Bride of Chucky (1998) (uncredited) .... Clips from 'Bride of Frankenstein'
  4. EBN: 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"
        - The Bride of Tupperman (1986) TV episode .... Monster's Mate
  8. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... The Bride ('Bride of Frankenstein')
  9. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) .... Herself
  10. "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"
        - Blackbeard's Ghost: Part 2 (1982) TV episode .... Emily Stowecroft
        - Blackbeard's Ghost: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Emily Stowecroft
        - That Darn Cat! (1980) TV episode .... Kipp MacDougall
        - Rascal: Part 2 (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Satterfield
        - Rascal: Part 1 (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Satterfield

Additional Details

Other Works:
Appeared on the Gisele MacKenzie Variety Show. Guests were Elsa Lanchester and Doug McClure ("Gentle on My Mind"). See more »
Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo See more »
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Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance See more »
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