Elisabeth Risdon
Known For
Acting
Born
1887-04-26 in London, England, UK
Died
1958-12-20
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.
Most Known For
Scaramouche
as Isabelle de Valmorin
Bodyguard
as Gene Dysen
Nice Girl?
as Marrtha Peasley
Bannerline
as Margaret Trimble
Dead End
as Mrs. Connell
Grissly's Millions
as Leona Palmor
Reap the Wild Wind
as Mrs. Claiborne
High Sierra
as Ma
Tall in the Saddle
as Miss Elizabeth Martin
Life with Father
as Mrs. Whitehead
The Roaring Twenties
as Mrs. Sherman
Beautiful Jim
as Nancy Earle
Random Harvest
as Mrs. Lloyd
Inquisitive Ike
as Dora
It's a Big Country
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
as Aunt Clarissa
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Jury Member
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Mary Nolan
Florence Nightingale
as Florence Nightingale
The Egg and I
as Betty's Mother