Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 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.

Biography

Born in London as Daisy Cartwright Risdon, the daughter of John Jenkins Risdon and Martha Harrop Risdon, she graduated from the

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in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of

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and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including

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, and

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. She was also under contract with the Theatre Guild for many years. Risdon's film debut came in England, where she made 13 silent films. She came to the United States in 1912, and her first film with sound was '' Guard That Girl'' (1935). Her Broadway credits include ''Laburnum Grove'' (1935), ''Big Hearted Herbert'' (1934), ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1933), ''For Services Rendered'' (1933), ''We Never Learn'' (1928), ''The Springboard'' (1927), ''Right You Are If You Think You Are'' (1927), ''The Silver Cord'' (1926), ''A Proud Woman'' (1926), ''Lovely Lady'' (1925), ''The Enchanted April'' (1925), ''Thrills'' (1925), ''Artistic Temperament'' (1924), ''Cock O' the Roost'' (1924), ''The Lady'' (1923), ''The Nightcap'' (1921), ''Heartbreak House'' (1920), ''Footloose'' (1920), ''Dear Brutus'' (1918), ''Humpty Dumpty'' (1918), ''Muggins'' (1918), ''Seven Days' Leave'' (1918), ''Misalliance'' (1917), ''The Morris Dance'' (1917), ''The Poetasters of Ispahan'' (1912), ''Beauty and the Jacobin'' (1912), and ''Fanny's First Play'' (1912). In 1916, she married silent film director

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, who died in 1921. In 1938, she married actor Brandon Evans, who died in April 1958. She was the great-aunt of actress Wendy Barrie-Wilson.

Death

Risdon died in December 1958 in St John's Hospital in

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from a

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. Her body was donated to medical science.

Partial filmography

* '' Maria Marten'' (1913 short) - Maria Marten * '' The Suicide Club'' (1914) - Zephyrine * '' The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) - Deborah * ''

Her Luck in London ''Her Luck in London'' is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring A. V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. It was based on a play of the same name by Charles Darrell. The film follows a naive country gir ...

'' (1914) - Nellie Harbourne * '' The Idol of Paris'' (1914) - Flare-Flare * '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1915) - Molly Van Dam * '' Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is'' (1915 short) - Mrs. Gilbert * ''

From Shopgirl to Duchess ''From Shopgirl to Duchess'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring A. V. Bramble, Gertrude Evans and Fred Groves. Cast * A. V. Bramble - Gilbert Spate * Gertrude Evans - Lady Delamere * Fred Groves - Duk ...

'' (1915) - Sylvia Gray * ''

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'' (1915) - Florence Nightingale * ''

Her Nameless Child ''Her Nameless Child'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. It was based on a play by Madge Duckworth. Cast * A. V. Bramble - Lord Harry Woodville * Fred Groves - Arthur Ford * M. ...

'' (1915) - Phyllis / Alice Ford * ''

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'' (1915) - Joan Bicester * '' The Christian'' (1915) - Gloria Quayle * ''

Love in a Wood ''Love in a Wood'' is a 1915 British silent comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gerald Ames, Elisabeth Risdon and Kenelm Foss. The film is a contemporary-set version of William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It''.Murphy p.178 ...

'' (1915) - Rosiland * '' Fine Feathers'' (1915) - Meg Roberts * ''

Charity Ann ''Charity Ann'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Chappell Dossett.Murphy p.179 Cast * Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1 ...

'' (1915) - Ann Charity * ''

A Will of Her Own ''A Will of Her Own'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Hilda Sims.Murphy p.179 Premise A woman marries a doctor, but leaves him to pursue a career on the stage. Eventu ...

'' (1915) - Isabel Stanton * '' Meg the Lady'' (1916) - Lady Brisby * ''

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'' (1916 short) - Esther * '' Driven'' (1916) - Katherine Crichton * '' The Hypocrites'' (1916) - Rachel Neve * ''

The Princess of Happy Chance ''The Princess of Happy Chance'' is a 1917 British silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Gerald Ames and Hayford Hobbs. The screenplay concerns a Princess who tries to avoid an upcoming marriage. It was ba ...

'' (1916) - Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden * ''

The Manxman ''The Manxman'' is a 1929 British silent romance film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anny Ondra, Carl Brisson and Malcolm Keen. The film is based on a popular 1894 romantic novel '' The Manxman'' by Hall Caine, which had previously ...

'' (1916) - Kate Gregeen * '' Mother Love'' (1916) - Mary * '' Smith'' (1917) - Smith * '' The Mother of Dartmoor'' (1917) - Avesa Pomeroy * '' Guard That Girl'' (1935) - Aunt Catherine * ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Raskolnikov * ''

Lady of Secrets ''Lady of Secrets'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Marion Gering and starring Ruth Chatterton, Otto Kruger and Lionel Atwill.Monaco p.111 Plot Celia Whittaker, a reclusive socialite who has long eschewed romantic opportunities, lear ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Emily Whittaker * ''

Don't Gamble with Love ''Don't Gamble with Love'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Ann Sothern, Bruce Cabot and Irving Pichel.Delson p.158 Partial cast * Ann Sothern as Ann Edwards * Bruce Cabot as Jerry Edwards * Irving Pichel a ...

'' (1936) - Grace * '' The King Steps Out'' (1936) - Grand Duchess Sofia * ''

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'' (1936) - Fortune Teller * ''

Craig's Wife ''Craig's Wife'' is a 1925 play written by American playwright George Kelly. It won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and has been adapted for three feature films. Production ''Craig's Wife'' premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on O ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Landreth * ''

Theodora Goes Wild ''Theodora Goes Wild'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film that tells the story of the residents in a small town who are incensed by a risqué novel, unaware that the book was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading fami ...

'' (1936) - Aunt Mary * '' The Woman I Love'' (1937) - Mme. Herbillion * '' Mountain Justice'' (1937) - Meg Harkins * ''

Make Way for Tomorrow ''Make Way for Tomorrow'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Leo McCarey. The plot concerns an elderly couple (played by Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi) who are forced to separate when they lose their house and none of their five children ...

'' (1937) - Cora Payne * ''

They Won't Forget ''They Won't Forget'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, and Lana Turner, in her feature debut. It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called ''Death in the Deep Sou ...

'' (1937) - Mrs. Hale * '' Dead End'' (1937) - Mrs. Connell * ''

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'' (1937) - Mrs.Cassidy * '' Mad About Music'' (1938) - Annette Fusenot * '' My Bill'' (1938) - Aunt Caroline * '' Cowboy from Brooklyn'' (1938) - Mrs. Jordan * ''

The Affairs of Annabel ''The Affairs of Annabel'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. The film was followed by the sequel '' Annabel Takes a Tour'' the same year, also starring Oakie, Ball and Donnelly. Plot Won ...

'' (1938) - Mrs. Fletcher * '' Girls on Probation'' (1938) - Kate Heath * '' Tom Sawyer, Detective'' (1938) - Aunt Sally * ''

The Great Man Votes ''The Great Man Votes'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Barrymore as a widowed professor turned drunkard who has the deciding vote in an election for mayor. It was based on the short story of the same name by Gordon Malherbe Hillman ...

'' (1939) - Phoebe Ainslee * ''

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' or as it is known in more recent editions, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United St ...

'' (1939) - Widow Douglass * '' The Man Who Dared'' (1939) - Jessie Carter * ''

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'' (1939) - Mrs. Scott * '' The Girl from Mexico'' (1939) - Aunt Della Lindsay * ''

Five Came Back ''Five Came Back'' is a 1939 American black-and-white melodrama from RKO Radio Pictures produced by Robert Sisk, directed by John Farrow, written by Jerry Cady, Dalton Trumbo, and Nathanael West, and starring Chester Morris and Lucille Ball. T ...

'' (1939) - Martha Spengler * '' The Forgotten Woman'' (1939) - Margaret Burke * '' Full Confession'' (1939) - Norah O'Keefe * ''

Disputed Passage ''Disputed Passage'' is a 1939 American drama war film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Howard, Judith Barrett and William Collier, Sr. Set in war-torn China, the film was described by ''The New York Ti ...

'' (1939) - Mrs. Cunningham * ''

The Roaring Twenties ''The Roaring Twenties'' is a 1939 American crime thriller film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The film, spanning the periods between 1919 and 1933, was written by Je ...

'' (1939) - Mrs. Sherman * '' Mexican Spitfire'' (1940) - Aunt Della Lindsay * '' The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) - Jury Member * '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940) - Sarah Lincoln * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1940) - Sarah Frome * ''

Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (film) ''Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Charles Grayson and Edmund Hartmann. The film stars Tom Brown, Constance Moore, Richard Carle, Anne Nagel, Jerome Cowan, Elisabeth Risd ...

'' (1940) - Minerva * '' Saturday's Children'' (1940) - Mrs. Halevy * '' Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot'' (1940) - Agatha * '' The Howards of Virginia'' (1940) - Aunt Clarissa * ''

Slightly Tempted ''Slightly Tempted'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, Johnny Downs, Elisabeth Risdon, George E. Stone and Gertrude Michael. The film was released on ...

'' (1940) - Ethelreda Knox * ''

Let's Make Music ''Let's Make Music'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins starring Bob Crosby, Jean Rogers and Elisabeth Risdon. It was produced by RKO Pictures and written by Nathanael West. The film's songs include the classic "Big No ...

'' (1941) - Malvina Adams * '' High Sierra'' (1941) - Ma * '' Nice Girl?'' (1941) - Martha Peasley * '' Mr. Dynamite'' (1941) - Achilles * ''

Footlight Fever ''Footlight Fever'' is a 1941 sequel to the 1940 comedy '' Curtain Call'', with Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride. Plot Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride reprise their roles as theatrical producers Donald Avery and Geoffrey 'Jeff' Crandall. This ti ...

'' (1941) - Aunt Hattie Drake * ''

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby ''The Mexican Spitfire's Baby'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerome Cady. It is the sequel to the 1940 film ''Mexican Spitfire Out West''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Erro ...

'' (1941) - Aunt Della * ''

Paris Calling ''Paris Calling'' is a 1941 war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner, and Basil Rathbone. Plot Cast * Elisabeth Bergner as Marianne Jannetier * Randolph Scott as Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Jordan * Basi ...

'' (1941) - Madame Jennetier * '' Jail House Blues'' (1942) - Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann * ''

The Man Who Returned to Life ''The Man Who Returned to Life'' is a 1942 American black-and-white drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Gordon Rigby and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot David Jameson lives in a rural town in Maryland. He is forced to flee aft ...

'' (1942) - Minerva Sunday * '' The Lady Is Willing'' (1942) - Mrs. Cummings * ''

Mexican Spitfire at Sea ''Mexican Spitfire at Sea'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerry Cady. It is the fourth film in the ''Mexican Spitfire'' series, which began in 1939. The film stars Lupe Vélez ...

'' (1942) - Aunt Della Lindsay * '' Reap the Wild Wind'' (1942) - Mrs. Claiborne * '' Are Husbands Necessary?'' (1942) - Mrs. Westwood * ''

I Live on Danger ''I Live on Danger'' is a 1942 film noir thriller film directed by Sam White and starring Chester Morris and Jean Parker. Plot Jeff Morrell is an ambitious radio reporter. The news of the day is the prison release of gambler Eddie Nelson, who w ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Morrell * ''

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost ''Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Monte Brice. It is the sequel to the 1942 film ''Mexican Spitfire at Sea''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Erro ...

'' (1942) - Aunt Della Lindsay * '' Mexican Spitfire's Elephant'' (1942) - Aunt Della Lindsay * ''

Journey for Margaret ''Journey for Margaret'' is a 1942 American drama film set in London in World War II. It stars Robert Young and Laraine Day as a couple who have to deal with the loss of their unborn child due to a bombing raid. It is an adaptation of the book ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Bailey * '' Random Harvest'' (1942) - Mrs. Lloyd * ''

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday ''The Amazing Mrs. Holliday'' is a 1943 American comedy drama film produced and directed by Bruce Manning and starring Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, and Barry Fitzgerald. Based on a story by Sonya Levien, the film is about a young idealistic mi ...

'' (1943) - Louise Holliday * '' Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event'' (1943) - Aunt Della Lindsay * '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1943) - Mrs. Schuyler Manning III * '' Higher and Higher'' (1943) - Mrs. Georgia Keating * ''

Weird Woman ''Weird Woman'' is a 1944 Inner Sanctum film noir mystery and horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne, and Evelyn Ankers. The "Inner Sanctum" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all ...

'' (1944) - Grace Gunnison * ''

The Canterville Ghost "The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in '' The Court and Society Review'', 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American fa ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Polverdine * '' In the Meantime, Darling'' (1944) - Mrs. Helen Corkery * '' Tall in the Saddle'' (1944) - Miss Elizabeth Martin * '' Blonde Fever'' (1944) - Mrs. Talford * ''

Grissly's Millions ''Grissly's Millions'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by John English and written by Muriel Roy Bolton. The film stars Paul Kelly, Virginia Grey, Don Douglas, Elisabeth Risdon, Robert Barrat and Clem Bevans. The film was released o ...

'' (1945) - Leona Palmor * ''

A Song for Miss Julie ''A Song for Miss Julie'' is a 1945 American film directed by William Rowland (film director), William Rowland. Plot summary Cast *Shirley Ross as Valerie Kimbro *Barton Hepburn as George Kimbro *Jane Farrar as Julie Charteris *Roger Cla ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Ambrose Charteris * '' The Unseen'' (1945) - Mrs. Norris * '' Mama Loves Papa'' (1945) - Jessie Todd * '' The Fighting Guardsman'' (1946) - Mme. de Montrevel (uncredited) * ''

They Made Me a Killer ''They Made Me a Killer'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas, and written by Daniel Mainwaring, Winston Miller and Kae Salkow, based on story by Owen Franes. It stars Barbara Britton and Robert Lowery, and m ...

'' (1946) - 'Ma' Conley * '' The Walls Came Tumbling Down'' (1946) - Catherine Walsh * '' Lover Come Back'' (1946) - 'Ma' Williams * ''

Roll on Texas Moon '' Roll on Texas Moon '' is a 1946 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. Cast * Roy Rogers as Himself * Trigger as Roy's Horse (The Smartest Horse in the Movies) * George 'Gabby' Hayes as Gabby Whittaker * D ...

'' (1946) - Cactus Kate Taylor * ''

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ''The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film in Technicolor written and directed by George Seaton and starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes. The screenplay, based on a story by Ernest Maas and Frederica Maas, focuses on ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Prichard * '' The Egg and I'' (1947) - Betty's Mother * ''

The Romance of Rosy Ridge ''The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Roy Rowland, about a rural community bitterly divided during the aftermath of the American Civil War. It stars Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, and Janet Leigh in her film de ...

'' (1947) - Emily Baggett * '' Life with Father'' (1947) - Mrs. Whitehead * ''

Mourning Becomes Electra ''Mourning Becomes Electra'' is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932, starring Lee Baker ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Hills * ''

High Wall ''High Wall'' is a 1947 American film noir starring Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter and Herbert Marshall. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt from a screenplay by Sydney Boehm and Lester Cole, based on a play by Alan R. Clark and Bradbury Foote. P ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Kenet * ''

The Bride Goes Wild ''The Bride Goes Wild'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. Van Johnson stars as irresponsible children's book author and part-time playboy Uncle Bumps, who is introduced to a no-nonsense children's book illustrato ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Carruthers * ''

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'' (1948) - Gene Dysen * ''

Sealed Verdict ''Sealed Verdict'' is a 1948 American adventure drama war film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland and Florence Marly. Plot Maj. Robert Lawson (Ray Milland), a lawyer working in Germany as part of the American Army's tribunal for ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Hockland * '' Every Girl Should Be Married'' (1948) - Mary Nolan * ''

Down Dakota Way '' Down Dakota Way '' is a 1949 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney starring Roy Rogers. Plot Roy Rogers is called in to investigate after the murder of a veterinarian by a rancher named McKenzie ( Roy Barcroft) who is ...

'' (1949) - Dolly Paxton * '' Guilty of Treason'' (1950) - Mother Mindszenty * ''

The Secret Fury ''The Secret Fury'' is a 1950 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Mel Ferrer and starring Claudette Colbert, Robert Ryan and Jane Cowl. Plot A wealthy classical pianist, Ellen, is accused of already being married when she atte ...

'' (1950) - Dr. Twining * '' Sierra'' (1950) - Aunt Susan * ''

Hills of Oklahoma ''Hills of Oklahoma'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Olive Cooper and Victor Arthur. The film stars Rex Allen, Elisabeth Fraser, Elisabeth Risdon, Robert Karnes, Fuzzy Knight and Roscoe Ates. T ...

'' (1950) - Kate Carney * '' Bunco Squad'' (1950) - Jessica Royce * '' The Milkman'' (1950) - Mrs. Laura Carter * ''

My True Story "My True Story" is a 1961 single recorded by The Jive Five and co-written by the group's lead singer Eugene Pitt, along with Oscar Waltzer and Joe Rene. Chart performance The single was the biggest hit for the group on both the R&B and pop cha ...

'' (1951) - Mme. Rousseau * ''

In Old Amarillo '' In Old Amarillo '' is a 1951 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. Plot Roy is sent to investigate when a greedy land owner tries to capitalize on a drought, cheating property holders like Madge Adams and her grandmother out of the pr ...

'' (1951) - Granny Adams * '' Bannerline'' (1951) - Mrs. Margaret Trimble * ''

It's a Big Country ''It's a Big Country An American Anthology'' is a 1951 American anthology film consisting of eight segments by seven directors: Richard Thorpe, John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, Clarence Brown, William A. Wellman and Don Hartman. Plot In ...

'' (1951) - Diner on Train (uncredited) * ''

Scaramouche Scaramouche () or Scaramouch (; from Italian Scaramuccia , literally "little skirmisher") is a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte (comic theatrical arts of Italian literature). The role combined characteristics of the ...

'' (1952) - Isabelle de Valmorin

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Risdon, Elisabeth 1887 births 1958 deaths Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses English stage actresses British expatriate actresses in the United States