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

  • Random Harvest

    Random Harvest

  • Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • Footlight Fever

    Footlight Fever

  • My Bill

    My Bill

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • Weird Woman

    Weird Woman

  • The Unseen

    The Unseen

  • The Milkman

    The Milkman

  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

  • Disputed Passage

    Disputed Passage

  • Sorority House

    Sorority House

  • Sierra

    Sierra

  • Mountain Justice

    Mountain Justice

  • Lost Angel

    Lost Angel

  • Mr. Dynamite

    Mr. Dynamite

  • Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

    Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

  • Slightly Tempted

    Slightly Tempted

  • Every Girl Should Be Married

    Every Girl Should Be Married

  • The Affairs of Annabel

    The Affairs of Annabel

  • Bunco Squad

    Bunco Squad

  • Life with Father

    Life with Father

  • Mannequin

    Mannequin

  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Reap the Wild Wind

  • Nice Girl?

    Nice Girl?

  • Inquisitive Ike

    Inquisitive Ike

  • The Lady Is Willing

    The Lady Is Willing

  • Bodyguard

    Bodyguard

  • Girls on Probation

    Girls on Probation

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Full Confession

    Full Confession

  • Bridegrooms Beware!

    Bridegrooms Beware!

  • Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

  • Make Way for Tomorrow

    Make Way for Tomorrow

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • They Won't Forget

    They Won't Forget

  • Tall in the Saddle

    Tall in the Saddle

  • Beautiful Jim

    Beautiful Jim

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • It's a Big Country

    It's a Big Country

  • Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale

  • The Woman I Love

    The Woman I Love

  • Journey for Margaret

    Journey for Margaret

  • The Howards of Virginia

    The Howards of Virginia

  • The Great Man Votes

    The Great Man Votes

  • Mexican Spitfire at Sea

    Mexican Spitfire at Sea

  • Craig's Wife

    Craig's Wife

  • The Girl from Mexico

    The Girl from Mexico

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • The Bride Goes Wild

    The Bride Goes Wild

  • The Bride Goes Wild

    The Bride Goes Wild

  • Mexican Spitfire

    Mexican Spitfire

  • Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

    Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!

  • The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

    The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    Theodora Goes Wild

  • The Secret Fury

    The Secret Fury

  • Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

    Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event

  • Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

    Mexican Spitfire's Elephant

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • Tom Sawyer, Detective

    Tom Sawyer, Detective

  • The Egg and I

    The Egg and I

  • Saturday's Children

    Saturday's Children

  • In the Meantime, Darling

    In the Meantime, Darling

  • The Final Hour

    The Final Hour

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

  • Are Husbands Necessary?

    Are Husbands Necessary?

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Bannerline

    Bannerline

  • The Walls Came Tumbling Down

    The Walls Came Tumbling Down

  • Don't Gamble with Love

    Don't Gamble with Love

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Mad About Music

    Mad About Music

  • The Princess of Happy Chance

    The Princess of Happy Chance

  • I Live on Danger

    I Live on Danger

  • Let's Make Music

    Let's Make Music

  • The Man Who Dared

    The Man Who Dared

  • A Song for Miss Julie

    A Song for Miss Julie

  • The Mother of Dartmoor

    The Mother of Dartmoor

  • The King Steps Out

    The King Steps Out

  • In Old Amarillo

    In Old Amarillo

  • Guard That Girl

    Guard That Girl

  • Her Luck in London

    Her Luck in London

  • The Cup Final Mystery

    The Cup Final Mystery

  • Higher and Higher

    Higher and Higher

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • The Suicide Club

    The Suicide Club

  • Love in a Wood

    Love in a Wood

  • The Fighting Guardsman

    The Fighting Guardsman

  • Black-Eyed Susan

    Black-Eyed Susan

  • Mama Loves Papa

    Mama Loves Papa

  • Down Dakota Way

    Down Dakota Way

  • The Forgotten Woman

    The Forgotten Woman

  • Jail House Blues

    Jail House Blues

  • The Idol of Paris

    The Idol of Paris

  • Crossroads - U.S.A.

    Crossroads - U.S.A.

  • Paris Calling

    Paris Calling

  • Cowboy from Brooklyn

    Cowboy from Brooklyn

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

  • My True Story

    My True Story

  • Roll on Texas Moon

    Roll on Texas Moon

  • Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

    Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn

  • They Made Me a Killer

    They Made Me a Killer

  • At the Stroke of Twelve

    At the Stroke of Twelve

  • Sealed Verdict

    Sealed Verdict

  • Hills of Oklahoma

    Hills of Oklahoma

  • The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Lady of Secrets

    Lady of Secrets

  • Honeymoon Deferred

    Honeymoon Deferred

  • The Man Who Returned to Life

    The Man Who Returned to Life