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Star actress of UK silents who became a Hollywood character player in... moreTrivia:
Made her Broadway debut in 1912 with "Fanny's First Play." moreAlternate Names:
Elizabeth Risden | Elizabeth RisdonUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 14 | 4:00 AM | TCM | Bunco Squad | more |
Filmography
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Actress:
- "Ethel Barrymore Theater" (1 episode, 1956)
- The Daugthers of Mars (1956) TV episode - "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 - "Damon Runyon Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
- Bunny on the Beach (1955) TV episode - "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) - "The Whistler" .... Mrs. Jaeger (1 episode, 1954)
- Incident at Scully's Key (1954) TV episode (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Jaeger - "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 - Scaramouche (1952) .... Isabelle de Valmorin
- It's a Big Country (1951) (uncredited) .... Diner on train
- Bannerline (1951) .... Mrs. Margaret Trimble
- "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 - In Old Amarillo (1951) .... Granny Adams
- My True Story (1951) .... Mme. Rousseau
- The Milkman (1950) .... Mrs. Laura Carter
- Bunco Squad (1950) .... Jessica Royce
- Sierra (1950) .... Aunt Susan
- Hills of Oklahoma (1950) .... Kate Carney
- The Secret Fury (1950) .... Dr. Twining
- Guilty of Treason (1950) .... Mother Mindszenty
... aka Treason (UK) - Down Dakota Way (1949) .... Dolly Paxton
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) .... Nurse Mary Nolan
- Sealed Verdict (1948) .... Mrs. Hockland
- Bodyguard (1948) .... Gene Dysen
- The Bride Goes Wild (1948) .... Mrs. Carruthers
- High Wall (1947) .... Mrs. Kenet (Steven's mother)
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) .... Mrs. Hills
- Life with Father (1947) .... Mrs. Whitehead - introduces Morley
- The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) .... Emily Baggett
- The Egg and I (1947) .... Betty's Mother
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) .... Mrs. Prichard
- Roll on Texas Moon (1946) .... Cactus Kate
- Lover Come Back (1946) .... 'Ma' Williams
... aka When Lovers Meet (USA: reissue title) - The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946) .... Catherine Walsh
- They Made Me a Killer (1946) .... 'Ma' Conley
- The Fighting Guardsman (1946) (uncredited) .... Mme. de Montrevel
- Mama Loves Papa (1945) .... Jessie Todd
- The Unseen (1945) .... Mrs. Norris
- A Song for Miss Julie (1945) .... Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
- Grissly's Millions (1945) .... Leona Palmor
- Blonde Fever (1944) .... Mrs. Talford
- Tall in the Saddle (1944) .... Miss Elizabeth Martin
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944) .... Mrs. Helen Corkery
- The Canterville Ghost (1944) .... Mrs. Polverdine
- Weird Woman (1944) .... Dean Grace Gunnison
- Higher and Higher (1943) .... Mrs. Georgia Keating
- Lost Angel (1943) .... Mrs. Pringle
- Never a Dull Moment (1943) .... Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
- Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) .... Louise Holliday
- Random Harvest (1942) .... Mrs. Lloyd seeking lost son - Asylum
- Journey for Margaret (1942) .... Mrs. Bailey
- Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
- Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
- I Live on Danger (1942) .... Mrs. Morrell
- Are Husbands Necessary? (1942) .... Mrs. Westwood
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) .... Mrs. Claiborne
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title) - Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
- The Lady Is Willing (1942) .... Mrs. Cummings
- The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) .... Minerva Sunday
- Jail House Blues (1942) .... Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
- Paris Calling (1941) .... Madame Jennetier
... aka Paris Bombshell (USA: reissue title) - Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) .... Aunt Della
- At the Stroke of Twelve (1941) .... Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll
... aka Broadway Brevities: At the Stroke of Twelve (USA: series title) - Footlight Fever (1941) .... Aunt Hattie Drake
- Mr. Dynamite (1941) .... Achilles
- Nice Girl? (1941) .... Martha Peasley
- High Sierra (1941) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Ma
- Let's Make Music (1941) .... Malvina Adams
- Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
- Slightly Tempted (1940) .... Ethelreda Knox
- The Howards of Virginia (1940) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Aunt Clarissa
... aka The Tree of Liberty (UK) - Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940) .... Agatha
... aka Mania for Melody (USA: reissue title)
... aka Melody Girl (UK) - Saturday's Children (1940) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Myrtle Halevy
- Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) .... Minerva
- Honeymoon Deferred (1940) .... Sarah Frome
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) .... Sarah Hanks Lincoln
... aka Spirit of the People (UK) - The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Jury Member
- Mexican Spitfire (1940) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
- Disputed Passage (1939) .... Mrs. Cunningham
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Sherman
- Full Confession (1939) .... Norah O'Keefe
- The Forgotten Woman (1939) .... Margaret Burke
- Five Came Back (1939) .... Martha Spengler
- The Girl from Mexico (1939) .... Aunt Della Lindsay
- Sorority House (1939) .... Mrs. Scott
... aka That Girl from College (UK) - The Man Who Dared (1939) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Jessie Carter
... aka City in Terror (USA: TV title) - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Widow Douglass
... aka Huckleberry Finn (USA: TV title) - The Great Man Votes (1939) .... Phoebe Ainslee
- Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) .... Aunt Sally
- Girls on Probation (1938) .... Kate Heath
- The Affairs of Annabel (1938) .... Mrs. Margaret Fletcher
- Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Jordan
... aka Romance and Rhythm (UK) - My Bill (1938) .... Aunt Caroline Colbrook
- Mad About Music (1938) .... Annette Fusenot
- Mannequin (1937) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... 'Ma' Cassidy
- Dead End (1937) .... Mrs. Connell
... aka Dead End: Cradle of Crime (USA: reissue title) - They Won't Forget (1937) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Mrs. Hale (Robert's mother)
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) .... Cora Payne
- Mountain Justice (1937) (as Elizabeth Risdon) .... Meg Harkins
- The Woman I Love (1937) .... Mme. Herbillion
... aka The Woman Between (UK) - Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Aunt Mary Linn
- Craig's Wife (1936) .... Mrs. Landreth
- The Final Hour (1936) .... Fortune Teller
- The King Steps Out (1936) .... Grand Duchess Sofia
- Don't Gamble with Love (1936) .... Grace
- Lady of Secrets (1936) .... Mrs. Emily Whittaker
- Crime and Punishment (1935/I) .... Mrs. Raskolnikov
- Guard That Girl (1935) .... Aunt Catherine
- A Star Over Night (1919)
- The Mother of Dartmoor (1917)
... aka Mother - Smith (1917) .... Smith
- The Hypocrites (1916) .... Rachel Neve
... aka The Morals of Weybury - Esther (1916) .... Esther
- A Mother's Influence (1916) .... Avesa Pomeroy
- The Princess of Happy Chance (1916) .... Princess Felicia/Lucidora Eden
- Meg the Lady (1916) .... Lady Brisby
- The Manxman (1916)
- Mother Love (1916)
... aka Motherlove - Driven (1916) .... Katherine Crichton
... aka Desperation (USA) - The Christian (1915) .... Gloria Quayle
- Florence Nightingale (1915) .... Florence Nightingale
- Midshipman Easy (1915) .... Don's Daughter
- Gilbert Gets Tiger-Itis (1915) .... Mrs. Gilbert
- Charity Ann (1915) .... Ann Charity
- A Will of Her Own (1915) .... Isabel Stanton
- From Shopgirl to Duchess (1915) .... Sylvia Gray
- Love in a Wood (1915) .... Rosiland
- London's Yellow Peril (1915) .... Ruth Graham
- Her Nameless Child (1915) .... Phyllis/Alice Ford
- Another Man's Wife (1915) .... The Wife
- Grip (1915) .... Margaret Eden
- Home (1915)
- Fine Feathers (1915/II)
- There's Good in Everyone (1915) .... Beatrice Maybrook
- Honeymoon for Three (1915) .... Molly Van Dam
- The Suicide Club (1914)
- The Idol of Paris (1914) .... Flare-Flare
- The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914) .... Deborah
- 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) - The Sound of Her Voice (1914) .... Violet Morne
- The Cup Final Mystery (1914) .... Lizzie Keen
- Her Luck in London (1914) .... Nellie Harbourne
- Beautiful Jim (1914) .... Nancy Earle
... aka The Price of Justice (USA) - It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary (1914) .... Molly Molloy
- Inquisitive Ike (1914) .... Dora
- The Finger of Destiny (1914) .... Doris
- The Courage of a Coward (1914) .... The Wife
- The Bells of Rheims (1914) .... Nurse
- Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn (1913)
- Bridegrooms Beware (1913) .... The Bride
Soundtrack:
- Let's Make Music (1941) (performer: "Fight on for Newton High") ("Fight on for Newton High")
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