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Videos (see all 9)
Love from a Stranger (1947) -- Surf pounds on rocks as an Englishwoman realizes her Latin American husband is a killer.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 10 -- An English couple and her mother decide to visit Mexico.
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) -- WatchMojo.com hooks up with nice guy comedian Sugar Sammy who gets a little racy when on stage. Watch this video to learn all about this top comic.
My Fair Lady (1964) -- A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 1: Episode 23 -- As a couple prepares to go on an extended trip, the husband puts together his own plan.

Overview

Date of Death:
12 January 1981, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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The epitome of opulent, grande dame haughtiness, British character actress... more
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Alternate Names:
Isabel Elsom

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. The Pleasure Seekers (1964) .... Dona Teresa Lacayo
  2. "Dr. Kildare" .... Mrs. Silber / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - A Candle in the Window (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Silber
        - A Trip to Niagara (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Walker
  3. My Fair Lady (1964) .... Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
  4. "The Third Man" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Judas Coat (1964) TV episode
  5. "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Katy and the Imagemaker (1964) TV episode
  6. Who's Minding the Store? (1963) .... Hazel, a Dowager
  7. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Reverend Mother / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - The Dark Pool (1963) TV episode .... Sister Marie-Therese
        - Final Vow (1962) TV episode .... Reverend Mother
  8. The Plot Thickens (1963) (TV) .... Selena Ruysdael
  9. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Eunice Chalfrey / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - 'V' for Victim (1962) TV episode .... Eunice Chalfrey
        - Her Father's House (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Vanalden
  10. "Follow the Sun" .... Mrs. Runciford (1 episode, 1962)
        - Chalk One Up for Johnny (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Runciford
  11. "Straightaway" .... Mrs. Courtney (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Hoax (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Courtney
  12. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Madeline Montclair (1 episode, 1961)
        - New Orleans Trackdown (1961) TV episode .... Madeline Montclair
  13. The Second Time Around (1961) .... Mrs. Rogers
  14. The Errand Boy (1961) .... Irma Paramutual
  15. "Thriller" .... Mrs. Purdy (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Boris Karloff's Thriller"
        - The Closed Cabinet (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Purdy
  16. "The Gertrude Berg Show" .... Elizabeth Blakeley (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Mrs. G Goes to College"
        - Red, Red Rose (1961) TV episode .... Elizabeth Blakeley
  17. "Bachelor Father" .... Lady Augusta Fromondelay (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Greggs in London (1961) TV episode .... Lady Augusta Fromondelay
  18. "The Roaring 20's" .... Mrs. Vandercook (1 episode, 1960)
        - Layoff Charley (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Vandercook
  19. "Checkmate" .... Lydia (1 episode, 1960)
        - Runaway (1960) TV episode .... Lydia
  20. "Letter to Loretta" .... Aunt Lou (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Show" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" (USA: rerun title)
        - Love Between the Acts (1960) TV episode .... Aunt Lou
  21. The Bellboy (1960) (uncredited) .... Hotel Guest
  22. "The Millionaire" .... Mrs. Buckley (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "If You Had a Million"
        - Millionaire Mara Robinson (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Buckley
  23. "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Maude St. John / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Kill with Kindness (1960) TV episode .... Maude St. John
        - The Taste of Ashes (1959) TV episode .... Serena Delastone

  24. The Miracle (1959) .... Mother Superior
  25. "Playhouse 90" .... Mrs. Tarleton (1 episode, 1959)
        - Misalliance (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Tarleton
  26. The Turn of the Screw (1959/I) (TV) .... Mrs. Grose
  27. "Startime" .... Mrs. Grose (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Ford Startime"
    ... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
        - The Turn of the Screw (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Grose
  28. "Mike Hammer" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" (USA: complete title)
        - Doll Trouble (1959) TV episode
  29. The Young Philadelphians (1959) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Dewitt Lawrence
    ... aka The City Jungle (UK)
  30. "The David Niven Show" .... Madame Cecile (1 episode, 1959)
        - Life Line (1959) TV episode .... Madame Cecile
  31. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Mrs. Montgomery (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Alcoa Presents" (USA)
    ... aka "One Step Beyond" (USA: syndication title)
        - Night of April 14th (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Montgomery
  32. "Lux Playhouse" .... Cora Shelby (1 episode, 1959)
        - A Deadly Guest (1959) TV episode .... Cora Shelby
  33. "Rendezvous" .... Mrs. Skowran (1 episode, 1958)
        - In an Early Winter (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Skowran
  34. "General Electric Theater" .... Miss Minner (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - At Miss Minner's (1958) TV episode .... Miss Minner
  35. Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) .... Mrs. Van Cleeve
  36. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Hermione Carpenter / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - The Diplomatic Corpse (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Tait, Janet's Aunt
        - The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (1957) TV episode .... Minnie Findlater
        - Back for Christmas (1956) TV episode (as Isabel Elsom) .... Hermione Carpenter
  37. "Matinee Theatre" .... Mrs. Fairfax (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Jane Eyre (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Fairfax
        - The Egoist (1956) TV episode
  38. The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) .... Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
  39. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Mayerling (1957) TV episode
  40. "Climax!" .... Lady Grey (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - Night Shriek (1956) TV episode .... Lady Grey
  41. Lust for Life (1956) .... Mrs. Stricker
  42. 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) .... Lady Syrett
  43. Over-Exposed (1956) .... Mrs. Payton Grange
  44. "Front Row Center" .... Mrs. Cliveden-Banks / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - The Human Touch (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Elliott
        - Meeting at Mayerling (1955) TV episode
        - Outward Bound (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Cliveden-Banks
  45. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Mrs. Kennedy (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Careless Cadet (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Kennedy
  46. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) .... Adeline Palmer-Jones
  47. The King's Thief (1955) .... Mrs. Bennett
  48. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Mrs. Vanderbuhr (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - The Mumbys (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Vanderbuhr
  49. "Medic" .... Mrs. Jennings (1 episode, 1955)
        - Boy in the Storm (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Jennings
  50. "Robert Montgomery Presents" .... Mrs. Micawber (3 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka "Lucky Strike Theater"
    ... aka "Montgomery's Summer Stock"
    ... aka "The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater"
        - David Copperfield: Part 2 (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. Micawber
        - David Copperfield: Part 1 (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. Micawber
        - Element of Risk (1953) TV episode
  51. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Summer Video Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Ladies in Retirement (1954) TV episode
  52. Deep in My Heart (1954) .... Mrs. Harris
  53. Desirée (1954) .... Mme. Clary, Desiree's mother
  54. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "Ponds Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Professor Jones and the Missing Link (1954) TV episode
  55. "The Doctor" .... Anne (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "The Visitor" (USA: syndication title)
        - Song for a Banker (1953) TV episode (as Isabel Elsom) .... Anne
  56. "Suspense" .... Mme. Constancia (1 episode, 1952)
        - Woman in Love (1952) TV episode .... Mme. Constancia
  57. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Mrs. Nightingale / ... (3 episodes, 1952)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - 21-Plus (1952) TV episode
        - Florence Nightingale (1952) TV episode .... Mrs. Nightingale
        - Doctor Serocold (1952) TV episode .... Nurse Davis
  58. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Last Chance (1951) TV episode
  59. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - Brief Candle (1951) TV episode
  60. "Masterpiece Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Uncle Vanya (1950) TV episode
  61. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "Chevrolet Television Theatre" (USA)
    ... aka "The Broadway Playhouse"
        - Three Smart Girls (1950) TV episode

  62. The Secret Garden (1949) .... Governess
  63. Smart Woman (1948) .... Mrs. Rogers
  64. The Paradine Case (1947) .... Innkeeper
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (USA: complete title)
  65. Love from a Stranger (1947) .... Auntie Loo-Loo
    ... aka A Stranger Walked In (UK)
  66. Escape Me Never (1947) .... Mrs. MacLean
  67. Ivy (1947) .... Miss Chattle
  68. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) .... Angelica, Mother-in-law
  69. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) .... Marie Grosnay
  70. The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) .... Mrs. Latham
  71. Addio Mimí! (1947) .... Madame Garzin
    ... aka Her Wonderful Lie (USA: reissue title)
  72. Of Human Bondage (1946) .... Mrs. Athelny
  73. Two Sisters from Boston (1946) .... Aunt Jennifer Chandler
  74. The Unseen (1945) .... Marian Tygarth
  75. Casanova Brown (1944) .... Mrs. Ferris
  76. Between Two Worlds (1944) .... Genevieve Cliveden-Banks
  77. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Bancroft
  78. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) .... Lucille Scott
  79. First Comes Courage (1943) .... Rose Lindstrom
  80. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Lady Trimble-Pomfret
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
  81. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) .... Mrs. Maria Castro
  82. Seven Sweethearts (1942) .... Miss Abagail Robbins
    ... aka Tulip Time
  83. Laugh Your Blues Away (1942) .... Mrs. Westerly
  84. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Mrs. Laura Winters
  85. Eagle Squadron (1942) .... Dame Elizabeth Whitby
  86. Ladies in Retirement (1941) .... Leonora Fiske

  87. Hay Fever (1939) (TV) .... Judith Bliss
  88. The Primrose Path (1934) .... Brenda Dorland
  89. The Thirteenth Candle (1933) .... Lady Sylvia Meeton
  90. Illegal (1932) .... Mrs. Evelyn Dean
  91. The Crooked Lady (1932) .... Miriam Sinclair
  92. Stranglehold (1931) .... Beatrice
  93. The Other Woman (1931) .... Roxanne Paget

  94. Dance Magic (1927) .... Selma Bundy
  95. Tragödie einer Ehe (1927) .... Louise Radcliffe
    ... aka Human Law (UK)
  96. Glamis Castle (1926)
  97. The Tower of London (1926)
  98. The Last Witness (1925) .... Letitia Brand
  99. Le réveil (1925)
  100. The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924) .... Aliette Brunton
  101. Who Is the Man? (1924) .... Genevieve Arnault
  102. The Sign of Four (1923) .... Mary Morstan
  103. The Wandering Jew (1923) .... Olalla Quintane
  104. The Harbour Lights (1923) .... Dora Nelson
    ... aka The Harbor Lights (USA: informal English title)
  105. The Game of Life (1922) .... Alice Fletcher
  106. A Debt of Honour (1922) .... Hope Carteret
  107. Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922) .... Esther Bevis
  108. For Her Father's Sake (1921) .... Lilian Armitage
  109. Aunt Rachel (1920) .... Ruth
  110. Nance (1920) .... Nance Gray

  111. Mrs. Thompson (1919) .... Enid Thompson
    ... aka Just a Mother (UK: reissue title)
  112. A Member of Tattersall's (1919) .... Mary Wilmott
  113. Quinneys (1919) .... Posy Quinney
  114. Hope (1919) .... Jenny Northcote
    ... aka Sweethearts (UK: reissue title)
  115. Edge o' Beyond (1919) .... Joyce Grey
  116. Linked by Fate (1919) .... Nina Vernon
    ... aka Broken Shadows (USA)
  117. Onward Christian Soldiers (1918) .... The Girl
  118. The Elder Miss Blossom (1918) .... Sophie Blossom
    ... aka Choosing a Wife
    ... aka Wanted a Wife (USA)
  119. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (1918) .... Isobel Bunter
  120. The Way of an Eagle (1918) .... Mariel Roscoe
  121. God Bless Our Red, White and Blue (1918) .... The Wife
  122. The Man Who Won (1918) .... Milly Cooper
  123. Milestones (1916) .... Lady Monkhurst
  124. A Prehistoric Love Story (1915) .... The Girl
Self:
  1. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #6.7 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Actress

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