Elisabeth Risdon
Born in London, England, UK — Apr 26 1887• Died Dec 20 1958
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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 Sha…
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Tall in the Saddle
Miss Elizabeth Martin
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Aunt Della Lindsay
Make Way for Tomorrow
Cora Payne
Dead End
Mrs. Connell
The Roaring Twenties
Mrs. Sherman
Scaramouche
Isabelle de Valmorin
Paris Calling
Madame Jennetier
Bodyguard
Gene Dysen
High Wall
Mrs. Kenet
The Unseen
Mrs. Norris
Five Came Back
Martha Spengler
Reap the Wild Wind
Mrs. Claiborne
Random Harvest
Mrs. Lloyd
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Sarah Lincoln
High Sierra
Ma
The Howards of Virginia
Aunt Clarissa
Craig's Wife
Mrs. Landreth
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Aunt Della Lindsay
The Man Who Returned to Life
Minerva Sunday
Roll on Texas Moon
Cactus Kate Taylor
It's a Big Country
Diner on Train (uncredited)
Nice Girl?
Marrtha Peasley
In Old Amarillo
Granny Adams
Life with Father
Mrs. Whitehead
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Emily Baggett
Bannerline
Margaret Trimble
My Bill
Aunt Caroline
Don't Gamble with Love
Grace
The Lady Is Willing
Mrs. Cummings
Mannequin
Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Mountain Justice
Mrs. Harkins
Every Girl Should Be Married
Mary Nolan
The Great Man Votes
Phoebe Ainslee
The Bride Goes Wild
rs. Carruthers
The Canterville Ghost
Mrs. Polverdine
I Live on Danger
Mrs. Morrell
Weird Woman
Dean Grace Gunnison
Crime and Punishment
Mrs. Raskolnikov
Higher and Higher
Georgia Keating
Are Husbands Necessary?
Mrs. Westwood
The Milkman
Mrs. Carter
The Final Hour
Fortune Teller
Bunco Squad
Jessica Royce
Sierra
Aunt Susan
The Affairs of Annabel
Mrs. Fletcher
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Widow Douglass
The Woman I Love
Mme. Herbillion
Lover Come Back
Ma Williams
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mrs. Hills
Guard That Girl
Aunt Catherine
They Won't Forget
Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Girls on Probation
Kate Heath
Sorority House
Mrs. Scott
Mr. Dynamite
Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")
Theodora Goes Wild
Aunt Mary
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Aunt Della Lindsay
The Egg and I
Betty's Mother
Mexican Spitfire
Aunt Della Lindsay
My True Story
Mme. Rousseau
They Made Me a Killer
'Ma' Conley
The Man Who Dared
Jessie Carter
A Song for Miss Julie
Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
Disputed Passage
Mrs. Cunningham
The Fighting Guardsman
Mme. de Montrevel
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Jury Member
The Secret Fury
Dr. R.W. Roberts
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Catherine Walsh
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Aunt Della Lindsay
The Forgotten Woman
Margaret Burke
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Mrs. Jordan
Honeymoon Deferred
Sarah Frome
Love in a Wood
Rosiland
Lady of Secrets
Mrs. Emily Whittaker
Grissly's Millions
Leona Palmor
Lost Angel
Mrs. Pringle
Saturday's Children
Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Blonde Fever
Mrs. Talford
Jail House Blues
Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Aunt Della Lindsay
Sealed Verdict
Mrs. Hockland
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Aunt Della
Down Dakota Way
Dolly Paxton
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Mama Loves Papa
Jessie Todd
Slightly Tempted
Ethelreda Knox
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Aunt Sally Phelps
Journey for Margaret
Mrs. Bailey
Mad About Music
Hills of Oklahoma
Kate Carney
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
Minerva
The King Steps Out
Grand Duchess Sofia
Let's Make Music
Malvina Adams
The Mother of Dartmoor
Avesa Pomeroy
Full Confession
Norah O'Keefe
The Girl from Mexico
Della Lindsay
At the Stroke of Twelve
Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll
The Suicide Club
Zephyrine
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
In the Meantime, Darling
Helen Corkery
Never a Dull Moment
Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Martha Farnum
Footlight Fever
Aunt Hattie Drake
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
Maria Marten
Inquisitive Ike
Dora
The Idol of Paris
Flare-Flare
Her Luck in London
Nellie Harbourne
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
Maria Marten
The Princess of Happy Chance
Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden
Black-Eyed Susan
Black-Eyed Susan
Beautiful Jim
Nancy Earle
Bridegrooms Beware!
Bride
The Cup Final Mystery