
Elisabeth Risdon
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 β 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts. Born in London, England, Risdon graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the...
Known For
Filmography

Scaramouche
1952
as Isabelle de Valmorin
Crossroads - U.S.A.
1952
as Martha Farnum

Bannerline
1951
as Margaret Trimble

In Old Amarillo
1951
as Granny Adams

My True Story
1951
as Mme. Rousseau

It's a Big Country
1951
as Diner on Train (uncredited)

Bunco Squad
1950
as Jessica Royce

The Secret Fury
1950
as Dr. R.W. Roberts

Sierra
1950
as Aunt Susan

Hills of Oklahoma
1950
as Kate Carney

The Milkman
1950
as Mrs. Carter

Down Dakota Way
1949
as Dolly Paxton

Bodyguard
1948
as Gene Dysen

Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Mary Nolan

The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as rs. Carruthers

The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Mrs. Carruthers

Sealed Verdict
1948
as Mrs. Hockland

High Wall
1947
as Mrs. Kenet

Life with Father
1947
as Mrs. Whitehead

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Mrs. Hills

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Emily Baggett

The Egg and I
1947
as Betty's Mother

They Made Me a Killer
1946
as 'Ma' Conley

Roll on Texas Moon
1946
as Cactus Kate Taylor

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
as Catherine Walsh

Lover Come Back
1946
as Ma Williams

Lover Come Back
1946
as 'Ma' Williams

Mama Loves Papa
1945
as Jessie Todd

The Unseen
1945
as Mrs. Norris

A Song for Miss Julie
1945
as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

The Fighting Guardsman
1945
as Mme. de Montrevel

Grissly's Millions
1945
as Leona Palmor

Weird Woman
1944
as Dean Grace Gunnison

The Canterville Ghost
1944
as Mrs. Polverdine

Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Miss Elizabeth Martin

In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Helen Corkery

Blonde Fever
1944
as Mrs. Talford

Higher and Higher
1943
as Georgia Keating

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
as Aunt Della Lindsay

Never a Dull Moment
1943
as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

Lost Angel
1943
as Mrs. Pringle

Random Harvest
1942
as Mrs. Lloyd

Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Mrs. Claiborne

Jail House Blues
1942
as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
as Aunt Della Lindsay

Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
as Mrs. Westwood

I Live on Danger
1942
as Mrs. Morrell

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942
as Aunt Della Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
as Aunt Della Lindsay

The Man Who Returned to Life
1942
as Minerva Sunday

Journey for Margaret
1942
as Mrs. Bailey

The Lady Is Willing
1942
as Mrs. Cummings

High Sierra
1941
as Ma

Mr. Dynamite
1941
as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

Footlight Fever
1941
as Aunt Hattie Drake

Let's Make Music
1941
as Malvina Adams

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Aunt Della

At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll

Nice Girl?
1941
as Marrtha Peasley

Paris Calling
1941
as Madame Jennetier

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Sarah Lincoln

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Aunt Clarissa

Mexican Spitfire
1940
as Aunt Della Lindsay

Saturday's Children
1940
as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Aunt Della Lindsay

Slightly Tempted
1940
as Ethelreda Knox

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Jury Member

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
as Minerva

Honeymoon Deferred
1940
as Sarah Frome

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Mrs. Sherman

Five Came Back
1939
as Martha Spengler

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
as Widow Douglass

The Girl from Mexico
1939
as Della Lindsay

The Great Man Votes
1939
as Phoebe Ainslee

The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Margaret Burke

Full Confession
1939
as Norah O'Keefe

The Man Who Dared
1939
as Jessie Carter

Sorority House
1939
as Mrs. Scott

Disputed Passage
1939
as Mrs. Cunningham

Mannequin
1938
as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Girls on Probation
1938
as Kate Heath

Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Aunt Sally Phelps

The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Mrs. Fletcher

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Mrs. Jordan

My Bill
1938
as Aunt Caroline

Mad About Music
1938

Dead End
1937
as Mrs. Connell

Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Cora Payne

They Won't Forget
1937
as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

Mountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Harkins

The Woman I Love
1937
as Mme. Herbillion

The King Steps Out
1936
as Grand Duchess Sofia

Craig's Wife
1936
as Mrs. Landreth

Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Aunt Mary

Don't Gamble with Love
1936
as Grace

Lady of Secrets
1936
as Mrs. Emily Whittaker

The Final Hour
1936
as Fortune Teller

Crime and Punishment
1935
as Mrs. Raskolnikov

Guard That Girl
1935
as Aunt Catherine

The Mother of Dartmoor
1916
as Avesa Pomeroy
The Princess of Happy Chance
1916
as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden

Florence Nightingale
1915
as Florence Nightingale
Love in a Wood
1915
as Rosiland
The Cup Final Mystery
1914
Her Luck in London
1914
as Nellie Harbourne
Black-Eyed Susan
1914
as Black-Eyed Susan
Beautiful Jim
1914
as Nancy Earle
Inquisitive Ike
1914
as Dora
The Idol of Paris
1914
as Flare-Flare

The Suicide Club
1914
as Zephyrine
Bridegrooms Beware!
1913
as Bride

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
1913
as Maria Marten
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
1913
as Maria Marten