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They Made Me a Killer (1946) -- A young girl tries to prove a man innocent of robbery and murder charges.
Life with Father (1947) -- A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousity of a bookkeeper.

Overview

Date of Death:
20 December 1958, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Star actress of UK silents who became a Hollywood character player in... more
Trivia:
Made her Broadway debut in 1912 with "Fanny's First Play." more
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Up 40% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Alternate Names:
Elizabeth Risden | Elizabeth Risdon

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "Ethel Barrymore Theater" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Daugthers of Mars (1956) TV episode
  2. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Mrs. Crumpler / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "Ford Theatre" (USA: short title)
        - All for a Man (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Crumpler
        - Letters Marked Personal (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Kelton
  3. "Damon Runyon Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Bunny on the Beach (1955) TV episode
  4. "Treasury Men in Action" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Federal Men" (USA: video title)
    ... aka "Your Treasury Men in Action"
        - The Case of the Only Son (1955) TV episode (as Elizabeth Risden)
  5. "The Whistler" .... Mrs. Jaeger (1 episode, 1954)
        - Incident at Scully's Key (1954) TV episode (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Jaeger
  6. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
        - Sheila (1953) TV episode
  7. Scaramouche (1952) .... Isabelle de Valmorin
  8. It's a Big Country (1951) (uncredited) .... Diner on train
  9. Bannerline (1951) .... Mrs. Margaret Trimble
  10. "The Bigelow Theatre" (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
    ... aka "Bigelow-Sanford Theater" (USA: second season title)
    ... aka "Hollywood Half Hour" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Marquee Theater" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Other Jessie Grant (1951) TV episode
        - The Man Who Had Nothing to Lose (1950) TV episode
  11. In Old Amarillo (1951) .... Granny Adams
  12. My True Story (1951) .... Mme. Rousseau
  13. The Milkman (1950) .... Mrs. Laura Carter
  14. Bunco Squad (1950) .... Jessica Royce
  15. Sierra (1950) .... Aunt Susan
  16. Hills of Oklahoma (1950) .... Kate Carney
  17. The Secret Fury (1950) .... Dr. Twining
  18. Guilty of Treason (1950) .... Mother Mindszenty
    ... aka Treason (UK)

  19. Down Dakota Way (1949) .... Dolly Paxton
  20. Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) .... Nurse Mary Nolan
  21. Sealed Verdict (1948) .... Mrs. Hockland
  22. Bodyguard (1948) .... Gene Dysen
  23. The Bride Goes Wild (1948) .... Mrs. Carruthers
  24. High Wall (1947) .... Mrs. Kenet (Steven's mother)
  25. Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) .... Mrs. Hills
  26. Life with Father (1947) .... Mrs. Whitehead - introduces Morley
  27. The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) .... Emily Baggett
  28. The Egg and I (1947) .... Betty's Mother
  29. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) .... Mrs. Prichard
  30. Roll on Texas Moon (1946) .... Cactus Kate
  31. Lover Come Back (1946) .... 'Ma' Williams
    ... aka When Lovers Meet (USA: reissue title)
  32. The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946) .... Catherine Walsh
  33. They Made Me a Killer (1946) .... 'Ma' Conley
  34. The Fighting Guardsman (1946) (uncredited) .... Mme. de Montrevel
  35. Mama Loves Papa (1945) .... Jessie Todd
  36. The Unseen (1945) .... Mrs. Norris
  37. A Song for Miss Julie (1945) .... Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
  38. Grissly's Millions (1945) .... Leona Palmor
  39. Blonde Fever (1944) .... Mrs. Talford
  40. Tall in the Saddle (1944) .... Miss Elizabeth Martin
  41. In the Meantime, Darling (1944) .... Mrs. Helen Corkery
  42. The Canterville Ghost (1944) .... Mrs. Polverdine
  43. Weird Woman (1944) .... Dean Grace Gunnison
  44. Higher and Higher (1943) .... Mrs. Georgia Keating
  45. Lost Angel (1943) .... Mrs. Pringle
  46. Never a Dull Moment (1943) .... Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
  47. Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
  48. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) .... Louise Holliday
  49. Random Harvest (1942) .... Mrs. Lloyd seeking lost son - Asylum
  50. Journey for Margaret (1942) .... Mrs. Bailey
  51. Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
  52. Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
  53. I Live on Danger (1942) .... Mrs. Morrell
  54. Are Husbands Necessary? (1942) .... Mrs. Westwood
  55. Reap the Wild Wind (1942) .... Mrs. Claiborne
    ... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title)
  56. Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
  57. The Lady Is Willing (1942) .... Mrs. Cummings
  58. The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) .... Minerva Sunday
  59. Jail House Blues (1942) .... Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
  60. Paris Calling (1941) .... Madame Jennetier
    ... aka Paris Bombshell (USA: reissue title)
  61. Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) .... Aunt Della
  62. At the Stroke of Twelve (1941) .... Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: At the Stroke of Twelve (USA: series title)
  63. Footlight Fever (1941) .... Aunt Hattie Drake
  64. Mr. Dynamite (1941) .... Achilles
  65. Nice Girl? (1941) .... Martha Peasley
  66. High Sierra (1941) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Ma
  67. Let's Make Music (1941) .... Malvina Adams
  68. Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
  69. Slightly Tempted (1940) .... Ethelreda Knox
  70. The Howards of Virginia (1940) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Aunt Clarissa
    ... aka The Tree of Liberty (UK)
  71. Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940) .... Agatha
    ... aka Mania for Melody (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Melody Girl (UK)
  72. Saturday's Children (1940) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Myrtle Halevy
  73. Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) .... Minerva
  74. Honeymoon Deferred (1940) .... Sarah Frome
  75. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) .... Sarah Hanks Lincoln
    ... aka Spirit of the People (UK)
  76. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Jury Member
  77. Mexican Spitfire (1940) .... Aunt Della Lindsay

  78. Disputed Passage (1939) .... Mrs. Cunningham
  79. The Roaring Twenties (1939) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Sherman
  80. Full Confession (1939) .... Norah O'Keefe
  81. The Forgotten Woman (1939) .... Margaret Burke
  82. Five Came Back (1939) .... Martha Spengler
  83. The Girl from Mexico (1939) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
  84. Sorority House (1939) .... Mrs. Scott
    ... aka That Girl from College (UK)
  85. The Man Who Dared (1939) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Jessie Carter
    ... aka City in Terror (USA: TV title)
  86. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Widow Douglass
    ... aka Huckleberry Finn (USA: TV title)
  87. The Great Man Votes (1939) .... Phoebe Ainslee
  88. Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) .... Aunt Sally
  89. Girls on Probation (1938) .... Kate Heath
  90. The Affairs of Annabel (1938) .... Mrs. Margaret Fletcher
  91. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Jordan
    ... aka Romance and Rhythm (UK)
  92. My Bill (1938) .... Aunt Caroline Colbrook
  93. Mad About Music (1938) .... Annette Fusenot
  94. Mannequin (1937) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... 'Ma' Cassidy
  95. Dead End (1937) .... Mrs. Connell
    ... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title)
  96. They Won't Forget (1937) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Hale (Robert's mother)
  97. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) .... Cora Payne
  98. Mountain Justice (1937) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Meg Harkins
  99. The Woman I Love (1937) .... Mme. Herbillion
    ... aka The Woman Between (UK)
  100. Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Aunt Mary Linn
  101. Craig's Wife (1936) .... Mrs. Landreth
  102. The Final Hour (1936) .... Fortune Teller
  103. The King Steps Out (1936) .... Grand Duchess Sofia
  104. Don't Gamble with Love (1936) .... Grace
  105. Lady of Secrets (1936) .... Mrs. Emily Whittaker
  106. Crime and Punishment (1935/I) .... Mrs. Raskolnikov
  107. Guard That Girl (1935) .... Aunt Catherine

  108. A Star Over Night (1919)
  109. The Mother of Dartmoor (1917)
    ... aka Mother
  110. Smith (1917) .... Smith
  111. The Hypocrites (1916) .... Rachel Neve
    ... aka The Morals of Weybury
  112. Esther (1916) .... Esther
  113. A Mother's Influence (1916) .... Avesa Pomeroy
  114. The Princess of Happy Chance (1916) .... Princess Felicia/Lucidora Eden
  115. Meg the Lady (1916) .... Lady Brisby
  116. The Manxman (1916)
  117. Mother Love (1916)
    ... aka Motherlove
  118. Driven (1916) .... Katherine Crichton
    ... aka Desperation (USA)
  119. The Christian (1915) .... Gloria Quayle
  120. Florence Nightingale (1915) .... Florence Nightingale
  121. Midshipman Easy (1915) .... Don's Daughter
  122. Gilbert Gets Tiger-Itis (1915) .... Mrs. Gilbert
  123. Charity Ann (1915) .... Ann Charity
  124. A Will of Her Own (1915) .... Isabel Stanton
  125. From Shopgirl to Duchess (1915) .... Sylvia Gray
  126. Love in a Wood (1915) .... Rosiland
  127. London's Yellow Peril (1915) .... Ruth Graham
  128. Her Nameless Child (1915) .... Phyllis/Alice Ford
  129. Another Man's Wife (1915) .... The Wife
  130. Grip (1915) .... Margaret Eden
  131. Home (1915)
  132. Fine Feathers (1915/II)
  133. There's Good in Everyone (1915) .... Beatrice Maybrook
  134. Honeymoon for Three (1915) .... Molly Van Dam
  135. The Suicide Club (1914)
  136. The Idol of Paris (1914) .... Flare-Flare
  137. The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914) .... Deborah
  138. In the Days of Trafalgar (1914) .... Black-eyed Susan
    ... aka Black-Eyed Susan (UK: informal alternative title)
    ... aka The Battling British (USA: informal alternative title)
  139. The Sound of Her Voice (1914) .... Violet Morne
  140. The Cup Final Mystery (1914) .... Lizzie Keen
  141. Her Luck in London (1914) .... Nellie Harbourne
  142. Beautiful Jim (1914) .... Nancy Earle
    ... aka The Price of Justice (USA)
  143. It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary (1914) .... Molly Molloy
  144. Inquisitive Ike (1914) .... Dora
  145. The Finger of Destiny (1914) .... Doris
  146. The Courage of a Coward (1914) .... The Wife
  147. The Bells of Rheims (1914) .... Nurse
  148. Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn (1913)
  149. Bridegrooms Beware (1913) .... The Bride
Soundtrack:
  1. Let's Make Music (1941) (performer: "Fight on for Newton High") ("Fight on for Newton High")

Additional Details

Other Works:
Performed on Broadway in the following productions: more
Publicity Listings:
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Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Crime more

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