Edythe Elliott (born Edythe Fletcher; July 14, 1886 – April 9, 1978) was an American character actress active primarily during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

Biography

Edythe Elliott was born in

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for "Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

where her parents were involved in

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. In 1917, Elliott became the leading lady of the stock company at the Wigwam Theatre in San Francisco. On Broadway, she portrayed Pansy Horner in ''Salt Water'' (1929), Florence Blandy in ''After Tomorrow'' (1931), and Mrs. Thomas Carter in ''Mother Lode'' (1934). She developed a prominent career on the stage before moving to the screen. She married fellow actor Charles "Royal" Elliott in Oregon in 1906 in a ceremony performed before a large audience. Elliott debuted in films in 1935.

Selected filmography

*'' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) - Mrs. Hansen *'' I Married a Doctor'' (1936) - Mrs. Clark *'' The Girl on the Front Page'' (1936) - Mrs. Stokes (uncredited) *'' Stella Dallas'' (1937) - Department Store Clerk (uncredited) *'' Crashing Hollywood'' (1938) - Barbara's Landlady (uncredited) *'' Double Danger'' (1938) - Mrs. Edith Theron *'' Condemned Women'' (1938) - Dr. Barnes (uncredited) *'' Fixer Dugan'' (1939) - Mrs. Fletcher *'' The Rookie Cop'' (1939) - Mrs. Maitland (uncredited) *'' Bachelor Mother'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Dancing Co-Ed'' (1939) - Housemother Listening to Beethoven (uncredited) *'' Beware Spooks!'' (1939) - Woman Radio Announcer (uncredited) *'' Gone with the Wind'' (1939) - General's Wife (uncredited) *'' Nobody's Children'' (1940) - Mrs. King (uncredited) *'' Blondie in Society'' (1941) - Angry Neighbor Who Had a Birthday Cake (uncredited) *''

The Medico of Painted Springs ''The Medico of Painted Springs'' (also known as ''Doctor's Alibi'') is a 1941 American Western film produced by Columbia Pictures. Based on the novel of the same name by James Lyon Rubel, the film stars Charles Starrett, Terry Walker, Ben Tag ...

'' (1941) - Maw Blaine *'' The Richest Man in Town'' (1941) - Elderly Woman (uncredited) *'' The Iron Claw'' (1941, Serial) - Milly Leach *'' Father Takes a Wife'' (1941) - Mrs. Plant, at Wedding (uncredited) *'' Harmon of Michigan'' (1941) - Mrs. Davis (uncredited) *'' The Stork Pays Off'' (1941) - Mrs. Gadsby (uncredited) *''The Power of God'' (1942) - Mrs. Gilder *'' The Man Who Returned to Life'' (1942) - Mrs. Turner (uncredited) *'' Bullets for Bandits'' (1942) - Queen Katey *''

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'' (1942) - Mrs. Edythe Rhodes (uncredited) *'' Blondie for Victory'' (1942) - Housewife of America (uncredited) *''

Stand By All Networks ''Stand by All Networks'' is a 1942 American thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Florence Rice, John Beal and Margaret Hayes.Shull p.248 The films sets were designed by Lionel Banks. Synopsis Before Pearl Harbor, a radio reporter ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Elliott (uncredited) *'' Valley of Hunted Men'' (1942) - Elisabeth Schiller *'' Lucky Jordan'' (1942) - 2nd Secretary (uncredited) *''

Junior Army ''Junior Army'' is a 1942 American film directed by Lew Landers, starring Freddie Bartholomew, Billy Halop, and Huntz Hall, and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot An English refugee, Freddie Hewlett, saves Jimmie Fletcher's life during an alter ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Pamela Ferguson (uncredited) *''

Redhead from Manhattan ''Redhead from Manhattan'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Lupe Vélez in one of her last screen appearances, Michael Duane, Tim Ryan, Gerald Mohr, Lillian Yarbo and Arthur Loft. The f ...

'' (1943) - Nurse (uncredited) *''

The Seventh Victim ''The Seventh Victim'' is a 1943 American horror film noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont. Written by DeWitt Bodeen and Charles O'Neal, and produced by Val Lewton fo ...

'' (1943) - Mrs. Swift (uncredited) *'' Gangway for Tomorrow'' (1943) - Mary's Mother (uncredited) *'' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) - Townswoman (uncredited) *'' Cowboy Canteen'' (1944) - Mrs. Bradley (uncredited) *'' Casanova in Burlesque'' (1944) - Audience Member (uncredited) *'' Stars on Parade'' (1944) - Mrs. Dean *''

One Mysterious Night ''One Mysterious Night'' is a 1944 crime film, the seventh in a Columbia Pictures series of fourteen starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie. It was preceded by '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' and followed by '' Boston Blackie Bo ...

'' (1944) - Mother (uncredited) *'' End of the Road'' (1944) - Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited) *''

The Great Mike ''The Great Mike'' is a 1944 American film directed by Wallace Fox. The film is also known as ''Great Mike Wins'' (American TV title). Plot summary Young Jimmy Dolan, who sounds like he's about to burst into tears any minute throughout the fil ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Dolan *'' Let's Go Steady'' (1945) - Mrs. Pugg (uncredited) *'' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1945) - Nurse (uncredited) *'' The Power of the Whistler'' (1945) - Mrs. Crawford (uncredited) *''

The Phantom of 42nd Street ''The Phantom of 42nd Street'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Dave O'Brien, Kay Aldridge and Alan Mowbray.Fetrow p.372 It was produced by the low-budget Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. ...

'' (1945) - Janis Buchanan *''

Scotland Yard Investigator ''Scotland Yard Investigator'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim and Stephanie Bachelor. Following the outbreak of the Second World War the Mona Lisa is moved to a London g ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Brent (uncredited) *'' Girls of the Big House'' (1945) - Postmistress (uncredited) *''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (character), Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''De ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Caraway (uncredited) *''

Life with Blondie ''Life with Blondie'' is a 1945 black-and-white domestic comedy film and the 16th of the 28 Blondie films. It was the return of Dagwood and Blondie after Columbia Picture's 1943 decision to cancel the series met with protest. Plot summary A phot ...

'' (1945) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Madonna's Secret'' (1946) - Landlady (uncredited) *''

The Undercover Woman ''The Undercover Woman'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Thomas Carr, written by Sherman L. Lowe, Robert F. Metzler and Jerry Sackheim, and starring Stephanie Bachelor, Robert Livingston, Richard Fraser, Isabel Withers, Helene He ...

'' (1946) - Mrs. Grey *'' Freddie Steps Out'' (1946) - Mrs. Rogers *'' Personality Kid'' (1946) - Mrs. Howard *'' High School Hero'' (1946) - Mrs. Rogers *''

Santa Fe Uprising ''Santa Fe Uprising'' is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Earle Snell, and starring Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Barton MacLane, Jack La Rue and Tom London. It wa ...

'' (1946) - Mrs. Dibble *''

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'' (1946) - Mom Sullivan *'' That Brennan Girl'' (1946) - Miss Unity, Jane's Sister *'' Vacation Days'' (1947) - Mrs. Rogers *'' Homesteaders of Paradise Valley'' (1947) - Mrs. Hume *'' Web of Danger'' (1947) - Mrs. Mason - Red Cross Worker (uncredited) *'' The Son of Rusty'' (1947) - Mrs. Hebble (uncredited) *'' Messenger of Peace'' (1947) - Hilda Torgel *'' The Fabulous Texan'' (1947) - Texas Woman (uncredited) *'' Her Husband's Affairs'' (1947) - Nurse (uncredited) *'' The Bishop's Wife'' (1947) - Saleslady (uncredited) *''

The Lady from Shanghai ''The Lady from Shanghai'' is a 1947 American film noir directed by Orson Welles (uncredited) and starring Welles, his estranged wife Rita Hayworth, and Everett Sloane. It is based on the novel ''If I Die Before I Wake'' by Sherwood King. Alt ...

'' (1947) - Old Lady (uncredited) *'' House by the River'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Kill the Umpire'' (1950) - Elderly Woman (uncredited) *''

The Killer That Stalked New York ''The Killer That Stalked New York'' (also known as ''Frightened City'') is a 1950 American film noir directed by Earl McEvoy and starring Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin and William Bishop. The film, shot on location and in a semi-documentary sty ...

'' (1950) - Nurse (uncredited) *'' Hit Parade of 1951'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Belle Le Grand ''Belle Le Grand'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by D.D. Beauchamp. The film stars Vera Ralston, John Carroll, William Ching, Hope Emerson, Grant Withers, Stephen Chase, John Qualen and Harry Morgan. The f ...

'' (1951) - Miner's Wife (uncredited) *''All That I Have'' (1951) - Juror Mrs. Burton (uncredited) *'' Rose of Cimarron'' (1952) - Townswoman (uncredited) *'' Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder'' (1952) - Mrs. Gilmore (uncredited)

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