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Isobel Elsom (1893–1981)

Actress

The epitome of opulent, grande dame haughtiness, British character actress Isobel Elsom began on the stage in 1911 and went on to grace a number of silent and sound pictures in England, marrying and divorcing director Maurice Elvey in the interim. In the late 30s she settled in America and earned major Broadway success with the play "Ladies in Retirement," which she also took to film in 1941... See full bio »

Born:

Isobel Jeannette Reed
in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 87) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1964 The Pleasure Seekers
Dona Teresa Lacayo
 
1963-1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Mrs. Silber / Mrs. Walker
– A Candle in the Window (1964) … Mrs. Silber
– A Trip to Niagara (1963) … Mrs. Walker (as Isabel Elsom)
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
 
1964 The Third Man (TV series)
Julia
– Judas Coat (1964) … Julia
 
1964 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– Katy and the Imagemaker (1964)
 
1963 Who's Minding the Store?
Hazel, a Dowager
 
1962-1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Reverend Mother / Sister Marie Therese
– The Dark Pool (1963) … Sister Marie Therese
– Final Vow (1962) … Reverend Mother
 
1963 The Plot Thickens (TV movie)
Selena Ruysdael
 
1961-1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Eunice Chalfrey / Mrs. Vanalden
– 'V' for Victim (1962) … Eunice Chalfrey
– Her Father's House (1961) … Mrs. Vanalden
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Mrs. Runciford
– Chalk One Up for Johnny (1962) … Mrs. Runciford
 
1962 Straightaway (TV series)
Mrs. Courtney
– The Hoax (1962) … Mrs. Courtney
 
1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
Andrea Edgerton
– Step Forward (1962) … Andrea Edgerton
 
1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Madeline Montclair
– New Orleans Trackdown (1961) … Madeline Montclair
 
1961 The Second Time Around
Mrs. Rogers
 
1961 The Errand Boy
Irma Paramutual
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Mrs. Purdy
– The Closed Cabinet (1961) … Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)
 
1961 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)
Elizabeth Blakeley
– Red, Red Rose (1961) … Elizabeth Blakeley
 
1961 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Lady Augusta Fromondelay
– The Greggs in London (1961) … Lady Augusta Fromondelay
 
1960 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Mrs. Vandercook
– Layoff Charley (1960) … Mrs. Vandercook
 
1960 Checkmate (TV series)
Lydia Lumbard
– Runaway (1960) … Lydia Lumbard
 
1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Aunt Lou
– Love Between the Acts (1960) … Aunt Lou
 
1960 The Bellboy
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
 
1960 The Millionaire (TV series)
Mrs. Buckley
– Millionaire Mara Robinson (1960) … Mrs. Buckley
 
1959-1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Maude St. John / Serena Delastone
– Kill with Kindness (1960) … Maude St. John
– The Taste of Ashes (1959) … Serena Delastone
 
1959 The Miracle
Mother Superior
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mrs. Tarleton
– Misalliance (1959) … Mrs. Tarleton
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Mrs. Grose
– The Turn of the Screw (1959) … Mrs. Grose
 
1959 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Wilma Puttnam
– Doll Trouble (1959) … Wilma Puttnam
 
1959 The Young Philadelphians
Mrs. Dewitt Lawrence (uncredited)
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Madame Cecile
– Life Line (1959) … Madame Cecile
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Mrs. Montgomery
– Night of April 14th (1959) … Mrs. Montgomery
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
Cora Shelby
– A Deadly Guest (1959) … Cora Shelby
 
1958 Rendezvous (TV series)
Mrs. Skowran
– In an Early Winter (1958) … Mrs. Skowran
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Miss Minner
– At Miss Minner's (1958) … Miss Minner
 
1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby
Mrs. Van Cleeve
 
1956-1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Hermione Carpenter / Minnie Findlater / Mrs. Tait, Janet's Aunt
– The Diplomatic Corpse (1957) … Mrs. Tait, Janet's Aunt
– The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (1957) … Minnie Findlater
– Back for Christmas (1956) … Hermione Carpenter (as Isabel Elsom)
 
1955-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Kennedy
– The Hole Card (1957)
– The Careless Cadet (1955) … Mrs. Kennedy
 
1957 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Lady Crawford
– An English Tea (1957) … Lady Crawford
 
1951-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Alice / Ethel / Leonora Fiske / …
– Diagnosis: Homicide (1957) … Mrs. West
– The Enchanted Cottage (1955) … Alice
– June Bride (1955) … Mrs. Brinker
– So Evil My Love (1955) … Miss Shoebridge
– Ladies in Retirement (1954) … Leonora Fiske
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1956-1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Fairfax
– Jane Eyre (1957) … Mrs. Fairfax
– The Egoist (1956)
 
1957 The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
 
1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Mayerling (1957)
 
1957 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series)
– No Private Room (1957)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Lady Grey
– Night Shriek (1956) … Lady Grey
 
1956 Lust for Life
Mrs. Stricker
 
1956 23 Paces to Baker Street
Lady Syrett
 
1956 Over-Exposed
Mrs. Payton Grange
 
1955-1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Mrs. Cliveden-Banks / Mrs. Elliott
– The Human Touch (1956) … Mrs. Elliott
– Meeting at Mayerling (1955)
– Outward Bound (1955) … Mrs. Cliveden-Banks
 
1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Adeline Palmer-Jones
 
1955 The King's Thief
Mrs. Bennett
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Vanderbuhr
– The Mumbys (1955) … Mrs. Vanderbuhr
 
1955 Medic (TV series)
Mrs. Jennings
– Boy in the Storm (1955) … Mrs. Jennings
 
1951-1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Mrs. Micawber
– David Copperfield: Part 2 (1954) … Mrs. Micawber
– David Copperfield: Part 1 (1954) … Mrs. Micawber
– Element of Risk (1953)
– The Truth About Blayds (1952)
– An Inspector Calls (1951)
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1954 Deep in My Heart
Mrs. Harris
 
1954 Désirée
Mme. Clary, Désirée's mother
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Professor Jones and the Missing Link (1954)
 
1953 The Doctor (TV series)
Anne
– Song for a Banker (1953) … Anne (as Isabel Elsom)
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
Mme. Constancia / Mrs. Cattermole
– Woman in Love (1952) … Mme. Constancia
– The Red Signal (1952) … Mrs. Cattermole
 
1952 21-Plus (TV movie)
 
1952 Florence Nightingale (TV movie)
Mrs. Nightingale
 
1952 Doctor Serocold (TV movie)
Nurse Davis
 
1951 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Last Chance (1951)
 
1951 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Brief Candle (1951)
 
1950 Masterpiece Playhouse (TV series)
– Uncle Vanya (1950)
 
1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– Three Smart Girls (1950)
 
1949 The Secret Garden
Governess
 
1949 Addio Mimí!
Madame Garzin
 
1948 Smart Woman
Mrs. Rogers
 
1947 The Paradine Case
Innkeeper
 
1947 Love from a Stranger
Auntie Loo-Loo
 
1947 Escape Me Never
Mrs. MacLean
 
1947 Ivy
Miss Chattle
 
1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Angelica - Mother-in-law
 
1947 Monsieur Verdoux
Marie Grosnay
 
1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Mrs. Latham
 
1946 Of Human Bondage
Mrs. Betty Athelny
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Aunt Jennifer
 
1945 The Unseen
Marian Tygarth
 
1944 Casanova Brown
Mrs. Ferris
 
1944 Between Two Worlds
Genevieve Cliveden-Banks
 
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
Mrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
 
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook
Lucille Scott
 
1943 First Comes Courage
Rose Lindstrom
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Lady Trimble-Pomfret
 
1942 You Were Never Lovelier
Mrs. Maria Castro
 
1942 Seven Sweethearts
Miss Abagail Robbins
 
1942 Laugh Your Blues Away
Mrs. Westerly
 
1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Mrs. Laura Winters
 
1942 Eagle Squadron
Dame Elizabeth Whitby
 
1941 Ladies in Retirement
Leonora Fiske
 
1939 Hay Fever (TV movie)
Judith Bliss
 
1934 The Primrose Path
Brenda Dorland
 
1933 The Thirteenth Candle
Lady Sylvia Meeton
 
1932 Illegal
Mrs. Evelyn Dean
 
1932 The Crooked Lady
Miriam Sinclair
 
1931 Stranglehold
Beatrice
 
1931 The Other Woman
Roxanne Paget
 
1927 Dance Magic
Selma Bundy
 
1927 Tragödie einer Ehe
Louise Radcliffe
 
1926 Glamis Castle (short)
 
1926 The Tower of London (short)
 
1925 Le réveil
 
1925 The Last Witness
Letitia Brand
 
1924 Who Is the Man?
Genevieve Arnault
 
1924 The Love Story of Aliette Brunton
Aliette Brunton
 
1923 The Wandering Jew
Olalla Quintane
 
1923 The Sign of Four
Mary Morstan
 
1923 The Harbour Lights
Dora Nelson
 
1923 Mrs. Thompson
Enid Thompson
 
1922 The Game of Life
Alice Fletcher
 
1922 Dick Turpin's Ride to York
Esther Bevis
 
1922 A Debt of Honour
Hope Carteret
 
1921 For Her Father's Sake
Lilian Armitage
 
1920 Nance
Nance Gray
 
1920 Aunt Rachel
Ruth
 
1919 A Member of Tattersall's
Mary Wilmott
 
1919 Edge o' Beyond
Joyce Grey
 
1919 Broken Shadows
Nina Vernon
 
1919 Hope
Jenny Northcote
 
1919 Quinneys
Posy Quinney
 
1919 Wanted a Wife
Sophie Blossom
 
1918 Onward Christian Soldiers
The Girl
 
1918 The Man Who Won
Milly Cooper
 
1918 God Bless Our Red, White and Blue
The Wife
 
1918 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor
Isobel Bunter
 
1918 The Way of an Eagle
Mariel Roscoe
 
1916 Milestones
Lady Monkhurst
 
1915 A Prehistoric Love Story (short)
The Girl
 
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1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #6.7 (1955) … Herself - Actress
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1992 Dream On (TV series)
 

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The Mulberry Bush (1927). Comedy. See more »

Alternate Names:

Isabel Elsom

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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