Elisabeth Risdon
Birthday: 1887-04-26 | Place of Birth: London, England, UKFrom 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.
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Acting
Role
as Isabelle de Valmorin
as Granny Adams
as Margaret Trimble
as Aunt Susan
as Dr. R.W. Roberts
as Jessica Royce
as Kate Carney
as Mrs. Carter
as Gene Dysen
as Mary Nolan
as Mrs. Carruthers
as Emily Baggett
as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
as Mrs. Kenet
as Mrs. Whitehead
as Cactus Kate Taylor
as Catherine Walsh
as Ma Williams
as Mme. de Montrevel
as Leona Palmor
as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
as Mrs. Norris
as Dean Grace Gunnison
as Miss Elizabeth Martin
as Mrs. Polverdine
as Aunt Della Lindsay
as Georgia Keating
as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
as Aunt Della Lindsay
as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
