Elisabeth Risdon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Female

Birthday

1887-04-26

Day of death

1958-12-20 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Elisabeth Risdon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 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 lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract to the Theatre Guild for many years. In later years, she taught drama to patients at a veterans administration hospital near her Brentwood home. She was married to the prolific silent film director George Loane Tucker who left her a widow in 1921. She later married actor Brandon Evans, who died in April 1958. She was the great-aunt of actress Wendy Barrie-Wilson. Risdon died in December 1958 in St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California from a cerebral haemorrhage. Her body was donated to medical science.

Known For

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • The Howards of Virginia

    The Howards of Virginia

  • The Final Hour

    The Final Hour

  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

  • Tom Sawyer, Detective

    Tom Sawyer, Detective

  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Reap the Wild Wind

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

    Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

  • Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

  • The Walls Came Tumbling Down

    The Walls Came Tumbling Down

  • Craig's Wife

    Craig's Wife

  • The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

    The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

  • Mexican Spitfire at Sea

    Mexican Spitfire at Sea

  • Mexican Spitfire

    Mexican Spitfire

  • The Lady Is Willing

    The Lady Is Willing

  • The Milkman

    The Milkman

  • Cowboy from Brooklyn

    Cowboy from Brooklyn

  • The Great Man Votes

    The Great Man Votes

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

  • The Unseen

    The Unseen

  • The Affairs of Annabel

    The Affairs of Annabel

  • Journey for Margaret

    Journey for Margaret

  • My Bill

    My Bill

  • Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

    Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

  • Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

    Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

  • Girls on Probation

    Girls on Probation

  • The Fighting Guardsman

    The Fighting Guardsman

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Make Way for Tomorrow

    Make Way for Tomorrow

  • In Old Amarillo

    In Old Amarillo

  • Sealed Verdict

    Sealed Verdict

  • Disputed Passage

    Disputed Passage

  • Life with Father

    Life with Father

  • Sierra

    Sierra

  • Random Harvest

    Random Harvest

  • Every Girl Should Be Married

    Every Girl Should Be Married

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Lost Angel

    Lost Angel

  • Mountain Justice

    Mountain Justice

  • Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

    Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

  • Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

  • Sorority House

    Sorority House

  • The Egg and I

    The Egg and I

  • Are Husbands Necessary?

    Are Husbands Necessary?

  • Full Confession

    Full Confession

  • Footlight Fever

    Footlight Fever

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • It's a Big Country

    It's a Big Country

  • Tall in the Saddle

    Tall in the Saddle

  • Mr. Dynamite

    Mr. Dynamite

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Slightly Tempted

    Slightly Tempted

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • The Woman I Love

    The Woman I Love

  • The King Steps Out

    The King Steps Out

  • Roll on Texas Moon

    Roll on Texas Moon

  • Let's Make Music

    Let's Make Music

  • The Mother of Dartmoor

    The Mother of Dartmoor

  • At the Stroke of Twelve

    At the Stroke of Twelve

  • Mad About Music

    Mad About Music

  • The Man Who Dared

    The Man Who Dared

  • Bodyguard

    Bodyguard

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • Don't Gamble with Love

    Don't Gamble with Love

  • Mannequin

    Mannequin

  • Weird Woman

    Weird Woman

  • The Forgotten Woman

    The Forgotten Woman

  • A Song for Miss Julie

    A Song for Miss Julie

  • In the Meantime, Darling

    In the Meantime, Darling

  • The Girl from Mexico

    The Girl from Mexico

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

  • I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

  • The Secret Fury

    The Secret Fury

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • Nice Girl?

    Nice Girl?

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • Guard That Girl

    Guard That Girl

  • Bunco Squad

    Bunco Squad

  • The Bride Goes Wild

    The Bride Goes Wild

  • The Bride Goes Wild

    The Bride Goes Wild

  • Bannerline

    Bannerline

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Higher and Higher

    Higher and Higher

  • Crossroads - U.S.A.

    Crossroads - U.S.A.

  • Paris Calling

    Paris Calling

  • Mama Loves Papa

    Mama Loves Papa

  • The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

  • Jail House Blues

    Jail House Blues

  • Down Dakota Way

    Down Dakota Way

  • Hills of Oklahoma

    Hills of Oklahoma

  • Love in a Wood

    Love in a Wood

  • Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale

  • The Suicide Club

    The Suicide Club

  • My True Story

    My True Story

  • Black-Eyed Susan

    Black-Eyed Susan

  • The Man Who Returned to Life

    The Man Who Returned to Life

  • Lady of Secrets

    Lady of Secrets

  • They Made Me a Killer

    They Made Me a Killer

  • Bridegrooms Beware!

    Bridegrooms Beware!

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Her Luck in London

    Her Luck in London

  • The Princess of Happy Chance

    The Princess of Happy Chance

  • The Idol of Paris

    The Idol of Paris

  • Beautiful Jim

    Beautiful Jim

  • Inquisitive Ike

    Inquisitive Ike

  • Honeymoon Deferred

    Honeymoon Deferred

  • Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

    Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

  • The Cup Final Mystery

    The Cup Final Mystery