Edythe Elliott (born Edythe Fletcher; July 14, 1886 – April 9, 1978) was an American

character actress A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be ...

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

Vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

. 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

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Show Them No Mercy! ''Show Them No Mercy!'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by George Marshall and written by Kubec Glasmon and Henry Lehrman. The film stars Rochelle Hudson, Cesar Romero, Bruce Cabot, Edward Norris, Edward Brophy and Warren Hymer. The fil ...

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

I Married a Doctor ''I Married a Doctor'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and written by Casey Robinson. It is an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel Main Street. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibb ...

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

The Girl on the Front Page ''The Girl on the Front Page'' is a 1936 American comedy crime film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart and Reginald Owen.Gates p.106-7 It was produced and distributed by Hollywood major Universal Pictures. Synop ...

'' (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 ''Condemned Women'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Lionel Houser. The film stars Sally Eilers, Louis Hayward, Anne Shirley, Esther Dale and Lee Patrick. The film was released on March 18, 1938. Plot Linda W ...

'' (1938) - Dr. Barnes (uncredited) *''

Fixer Dugan ''Fixer Dugan'' is a 1939 drama film starring Lee Tracy as a circus promoter who decides to help out an orphaned girl, played by Virginia Weidler. The film was directed by Lew Landers, released by RKO Radio Pictures and is based on the play ''Wha ...

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

The Rookie Cop ''The Rookie Cop'' is a 1939 film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt as a rookie cop who wants to prove his friend wasn't involved with a robbery. The film also stars Virginia Weidler, Janet Shaw, Frank M. Thomas, and Muriel Evans ...

'' (1939) - Mrs. Maitland (uncredited) *''

Bachelor Mother ''Bachelor Mother'' (1939) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna from an Academy Award-nominated story by Felix Jac ...

'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Dancing Co-Ed ''Dancing Co-Ed'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner in the titular role, Richard Carlson as an inquisitive college reporter, and bandleader Artie Shaw as himself. Plot When a dancer's ...

'' (1939) - Housemother Listening to Beethoven (uncredited) *''

Beware Spooks! ''Beware Spooks!'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Joe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle and Clarence Kolb.Gehring p.100 Synopsis Rookie cop Roy L. Gifford is kicked off the force after he accidentally assists a ...

'' (1939) - Woman Radio Announcer (uncredited) *''

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind may also refer to: Music * ''Gone with the Wind'' ...

'' (1939) - General's Wife (uncredited) *'' Nobody's Children'' (1940) - Mrs. King (uncredited) *''

Blondie in Society ''Blondie in Society'' is a 1941 black-and-white comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the ninth of the 28 features in the Blondie film series. Plot Dagwood is given a Great D ...

'' (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 Tagg ...

'' (1941) - Maw Blaine *''

The Richest Man in Town ''The Richest Man in Town'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Charles Barton, which stars Frank Craven, Edgar Buchanan, and Eileen O'Hearn. Cast list * Frank Craven as Abb Crothers * Edgar Buchanan as Pete Martin * Eileen O'Hearn as Mary Martin ...

'' (1941) - Elderly Woman (uncredited) *'' The Iron Claw'' (1941, Serial) - Milly Leach *''

Father Takes a Wife ''Father Takes a Wife'' is a 1941 American comedy film starring Gloria Swanson and Adolphe Menjou. Silent screen queen Gloria Swanson returned to films after a seven-year absence. Eight years later, Swanson staged another comeback in the classi ...

'' (1941) - Mrs. Plant, at Wedding (uncredited) *'' Harmon of Michigan'' (1941) - Mrs. Davis (uncredited) *''

The Stork Pays Off ''The Stork Pays Off'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Fanya Foss and Aleen Leslie. The film stars Victor Jory, Rochelle Hudson, Maxie Rosenbloom, Horace McMahon, George McKay and Ralf Harolde. The fil ...

'' (1941) - Mrs. Gadsby (uncredited) *''The Power of God'' (1942) - Mrs. Gilder *''

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 afte ...

'' (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'' (1942) - Mrs. Elliott (uncredited) *''

Valley of Hunted Men ''Valley of Hunted Men'' is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by John English and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd. Cast * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Jimmie Dodd as L ...

'' (1942) - Elisabeth Schiller *''

Lucky Jordan ''Lucky Jordan'' is a 1942 film directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd in his first leading role, Helen Walker in her film debut, and Sheldon Leonard. The screenplay concerns a self-centered gangster who tangles with Nazi spies. Plot Dur ...

'' (1942) - 2nd Secretary (uncredited) *'' Junior Army'' (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 fi ...

'' (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 f ...

'' (1943) - Mrs. Swift (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) - Mary's Mother (uncredited) *'' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) - Townswoman (uncredited) *''

Cowboy Canteen ''Cowboy Canteen'' is a 1944 American musical western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Entertainers perform on a dude ranch for soldiers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Bradley * Jane Frazee as Connie Gray * ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Bradley (uncredited) *''

Casanova in Burlesque ''Casanova in Burlesque'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Frank Gill Jr.. The film stars Joe E. Brown, June Havoc, Dale Evans, Marjorie Gateson, Lucien Littlefield and Ian Keith. The film was released o ...

'' (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 Book ...

'' (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 film ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Dolan *'' Let's Go Steady'' (1945) - Mrs. Pugg (uncredited) *'' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1945) - Nurse (uncredited) *''

The Power of the Whistler ''The Power of the Whistler'' is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama ''The Whistler''. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight " Whistler" films produced in ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Crawford (uncredited) *'' The Phantom of 42nd Street'' (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 gall ...

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

Girls of the Big House ''Girls of the Big House'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine and Marion Martin.LoBrutto p.449 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gano Chittenden. Plot A c ...

'' (1945) - Postmistress (uncredited) *''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring 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 ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Caraway (uncredited) *'' Life with Blondie'' (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 Heigh ...

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

Freddie Steps Out ''Freddie Steps Out'' is a 1946 American film starring Freddie Stewart. It is the second in The Teen Agers series. Plot Freddie Trimball is a high school student. He happens to bear an amazing resemblance to Frankie Troy, one of the most popula ...

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

Personality Kid ''Personality Kid'' is a 1946 American adventure drama film directed by George Sherman and starring Anita Louise, Michael Duane and Ted Donaldson. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1946) - Mrs. Howard *'' High School Hero'' (1946) - Mrs. Rogers *'' Santa Fe Uprising'' (1946) - Mrs. Dibble *''

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'' (1946) - Mom Sullivan *''

That Brennan Girl ''That Brennan Girl'', also known as ''Tough Girl'', is a 1946 Melodrama#Film, melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn (actor), James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall (bandleader), William Marshall, and J ...

'' (1946) - Miss Unity, Jane's Sister *''

Vacation Days ''Vacation Days'' is a 1947 American Western musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, and Frankie Darro. It is part of The Teen Agers series. Plot Miss Hinklefink (Belle Mitchell) inherits a western ...

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

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley ''Homesteaders of Paradise Valley'' is a 1947 American Western (genre), Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane as Red Ryder, Bobby Blake (child actor), Bobby ...

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

Web of Danger ''Web of Danger'' is a 1947 American action film directed by Philip Ford, written by David Lang and Milton Raison, and starring Adele Mara, Bill Kennedy, Damian O'Flynn, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 10 ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Mason - Red Cross Worker (uncredited) *''

The Son of Rusty ''The Son of Rusty'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Ted Donaldson, Stephen Dunne and Ann Doran. It was part of Columbia Pictures' eight-film Rusty series about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd. Plot Dann ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Hebble (uncredited) *''

Messenger of Peace ''Messenger of Peace'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars John Beal, Peggy Stewart, and Paul Guilfoyle. The screenplay was written by Glenn Tryon from an original story by Henry Rische. It was produced by the ...

'' (1947) - Hilda Torgel *''

The Fabulous Texan ''The Fabulous Texan'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lawrence Hazard and Horace McCoy. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Albert Dekker, Andy Devine and Patricia Knig ...

'' (1947) - Texas Woman (uncredited) *'' Her Husband's Affairs'' (1947) - Nurse (uncredited) *''

The Bishop's Wife ''The Bishop's Wife'' (also known as ''Cary and the Bishop's Wife'') is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his ...

'' (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. Altho ...

'' (1947) - Old Lady (uncredited) *''

House by the River ''House by the River'' is a 1950 American crime melodrama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. It is based on the 1921 novel of the same title by A. P. Herbert. Plot A rich novelist, Stephen Byrne, who ...

'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Kill the Umpire ''Kill the Umpire'' is a 1950 baseball comedy film starring William Bendix and Una Merkel, directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Frank Tashlin. Bendix two years earlier had portrayed baseball player Babe Ruth in the biographical film ''The B ...

'' (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 styl ...

'' (1950) - Nurse (uncredited) *''

Hit Parade of 1951 ''Hit Parade of 1951'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, Frank Fontaine, Grant Wi ...

'' (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' Belle Le Grand'' (1951) - Miner's Wife (uncredited) *''All That I Have'' (1951) - Juror Mrs. Burton (uncredited) *'' Rose of Cimarron'' (1952) - Townswoman (uncredited) *''

Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder ''Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder'' is a 1952 American musical film directed by Richard Quine and written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine. The film stars Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin, Arthur Franz, Ida Moore and Lloyd Corrigan. Th ...

'' (1952) - Mrs. Gilmore (uncredited)

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