Elsa Lanchester
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with La...
Known For
Filmography
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028
as Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
2000
as Self
Universal Horror
1998
as (archive footage)
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
1993
as Self
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992
as The Monster's Bride
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Die Laughing
1980
as Sophie
Murder by Death
1976
as Jessica Marbles
Arnold
1973
as Hester
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973
as Julia Hawthorn
Willard
1971
as Henrietta Stiles
Night Gallery
1970
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as Aunt Henrietta
My Dog, the Thief
1969
as Mrs. Formby
Rascal
1969
as Mrs. Satterfield
Me, Natalie
1969
as Miss Dennison
In Name Only
1969
as Gertrude Caruso
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mrs. Wochuk
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Hattie Calter
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Emily Stowecroft
Here's Lucy
1968
as Mumsie Westcott
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967
as Madame Neherina
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Mannix
1967
as Portia Penhaven
Mannix
1967
as Edna Barrington
That Darn Cat!
1965
as Mrs. MacDougall
The John Forsythe Show
1965
as Margaret Culver
Mary Poppins
1964
as Katie Nanna
Pajama Party
1964
as Aunt Wendy
Honeymoon Hotel
1964
as Chambermaid
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Agnes Dabree
Burke's Law
1963
as Mrs. Ormsby
Burke's Law
1963
as Bessie Mopes
Noah and the Flood
1962
as Noah's wife
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Aggie McGregor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Ben Casey
1961
Follow the Sun
1961
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Miss Creshaw
Startime
1959
as Self
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Aunt Queenie Holroyd
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Mother Goose
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
as Miss Plimsoll
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Glass Slipper
1955
as Widow Sonder
Alice in Wonderland
1955
as Red Queen
Heidi
1955
as Fräulein Rottenmeier
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Hell's Half Acre
1954
as Lida O'Reilly
3 Ring Circus
1954
as The Bearded Lady
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mrs. Formby
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953
as Thelma
General Electric Theater
1953
as Hanna Winters
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as Megaera
Dreamboat
1952
as Mathilda Coffey
Les Miserables
1952
as Madame Magloire
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Rosie Bowker
Omnibus
1952
I Love Lucy
1951
as Edna Grundy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Red Queen
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Betsey Monk, the Widow
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
as Madame Brizar
Mystery Street
1950
as Mrs. Smerrling
The Petty Girl
1950
as Dr. Crutcher
Frenchie
1950
as Countess
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Emily
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Miss Mabel
The Inspector General
1949
as Maria
The Secret Garden
1949
as Martha
Come to the Stable
1949
as Amelia Potts
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self
The Big Clock
1948
as Louise Patterson
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Jenny Pratt
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Matilda
Northwest Outpost
1947
as Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
The Spiral Staircase
1946
as Mrs. Oates
The Razor's Edge
1946
as Miss Keith
Passport to Destiny
1944
as Ella Muggins
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Mrs. Helen Carraclough
Thumbs Up
1943
as Emily "Emmy" Ffinch
Forever and a Day
1943
as Mamie
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Mrs. Smith
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Bristol Isabel
Ladies in Retirement
1941
as Emily Creed
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
Vessel of Wrath
1938
as Martha Jones
Rembrandt
1936
as Hendrickje Stoffels
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Madame d'Annard
The Ghost Goes West
1935
as Miss Shepperton
David Copperfield
1935
as Clickett
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Anne of Cleves
The Love Habit
1931
as Matilde
Potiphar's Wife
1931
as Thérèse
The Stronger Sex
1931
as Thompson
The Officers' Mess
1931
as Cora Melville
Ashes
1930
as Girl
Comets
1930
as Herself
Mr. Smith Wakes Up
1929
as Their Daughter
Blue Bottles
1928
as Elsa
The Constant Nymph
1928
as Lady
Daydreams
1928
as Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence
The Tonic
1928
as Elsa
One of the Best
1927
as Kitty
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
1924
as Beatrice de Carolle