
Elisabeth Risdon
Known for ActingBorn 1887-04-26Died 1958-12-20London, England, UK
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Mama Loves Papa
1945 · Movie
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Don't Gamble with Love
1936 · Movie
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Jail House Blues
1942 · Movie
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Mr. Dynamite
1941 · Movie
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 · Movie
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The Fighting Guardsman
1945 · Movie
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Down Dakota Way
1949 · Movie
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In Old Amarillo
1951 · Movie
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The Milkman
1950 · Movie
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Lost Angel
1943 · Movie
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The Man Who Returned to Life
1942 · Movie
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Slightly Tempted
1940 · Movie
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Honeymoon Deferred
1940 · Movie
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The Roaring Twenties
1939 · Movie
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Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · Movie
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The Final Hour
1936 · Movie
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Random Harvest
1942 · Movie
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Sorority House
1939 · Movie
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Lover Come Back
1946 · Movie
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Scaramouche
1952 · Movie
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The Egg and I
1947 · Movie
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High Sierra
1941 · Movie
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Hills of Oklahoma
1950 · Movie
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Sealed Verdict
1948 · Movie
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Never a Dull Moment
1943 · Movie
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Are Husbands Necessary?
1942 · Movie
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Dead End
1937 · Movie
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Footlight Fever
1941 · Movie
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The Forgotten Woman
1939 · Movie
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The Man Who Dared
1939 · Movie
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Disputed Passage
1939 · Movie
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Mad About Music
1938 · Movie
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The Woman I Love
1937 · Movie
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Movie
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The Canterville Ghost
1944 · Movie
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Saturday's Children
1940 · Movie
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Bannerline
1951 · Movie
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The Howards of Virginia
1940 · Movie
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The Bride Goes Wild
1948 · Movie
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In the Meantime, Darling
1944 · Movie
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Life with Father
1947 · Movie
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Movie
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943 · Movie
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Journey for Margaret
1942 · Movie
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My True Story
1951 · Movie
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · Movie
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Lady of Secrets
1936 · Movie
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Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Movie