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 Royal Academy of Arts 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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, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. 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 ''

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'' (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 cerebral haemorrhage. Her body was

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to medical science.

Partial filmography

* '' Maria Marten'' (1913 short) - Maria Marten * '' The Suicide Club'' (1914) - Zephyrine * ''

The Loss of the Birkenhead ''The Loss of the Birkenhead'' is a 1914 British silent historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A. V. Bramble.Murphy p. 179 The film is set against the backdrop of the sinking of the troop ...

'' (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 girl a ...

'' (1914) - Nellie Harbourne * ''

The Idol of Paris ''Idol of Paris'' is a 1948 film based on the novel ''Paiva, Queen of Love'' by Alfred Schirokauer, about a mid-19th century French courtesan Theresa who sleeps her way from poverty to the top of Second Empire society. It was an attempt by its ...

'' (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 - Duke ...

'' (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. Gr ...

'' (1915) - Phyllis / Alice Ford * '' Home'' (1915) - Joan Bicester * '' The Christian'' (1915) - Gloria Quayle * '' Love in a Wood'' (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'' (1916) - Kate Gregeen * '' Mother Love'' (1916) - Mary * ''

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'' (1917) - Smith * ''

The Mother of Dartmoor ''The Mother of Dartmoor'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Bertram Burleigh and Enid Bell.Goble p.875 Plot summary A mother testifies against her own poacher son and he is sen ...

'' (1917) - Avesa Pomeroy * ''

'' (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, learns ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Emily Whittaker * '' Don't Gamble with Love'' (1936) - Grace * ''

The King Steps Out ''The King Steps Out'' is a 1936 American light comedy film directed by Josef von Sternberg based on the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as "Sisi" or "Sissi", and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria, after ...

'' (1936) - Grand Duchess Sofia * '' The Final Hour'' (1936) - Fortune Teller * '' Craig's Wife'' (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'' (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 * ''

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'' (1937) - Mrs. Connell * ''

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'' (1937) - Mrs.Cassidy * ''

Mad About Music ''Mad About Music'' is a 1938 American musical film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, and Gail Patrick. Based on a story by Marcella Burke and Frederick Kohner, the film is about a girl at an exclusive boardin ...

'' (1938) - Annette Fusenot * '' My Bill'' (1938) - Aunt Caroline * ''

Cowboy from Brooklyn ''Cowboy from Brooklyn'' is a 1938 American Western musical romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Earl Baldwin. It stars Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien and Priscilla Lane. The film was based on the 1937 Broadway play ''Howdy S ...

'' (1938) - Mrs. Jordan * '' The Affairs of Annabel'' (1938) - Mrs. Fletcher * ''

Girls on Probation ''Girls on Probation'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars Jane Bryan, Ronald Reagan, Anthony Averill, Sheila Bromley, Henry O'Neill and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was relea ...

'' (1938) - Kate Heath * ''

Tom Sawyer, Detective ''Tom Sawyer, Detective'' is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876), ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), and '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894). Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder ...

'' (1938) - Aunt Sally * '' The Great Man Votes'' (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. ...

'' (1939) - Martha Spengler * ''

The Forgotten Woman ''The Forgotten Woman'' is a 2008 Canadian documentary film directed by Dilip Mehta and written by Deepa Mehta. The film is about widows in India and was inspired by Deepa Mehta's 2005 Academy Award-nominated film on the same subject, ''Water''. ...

'' (1939) - Margaret Burke * ''

Full Confession ''Full Confession'' is a 1939 is a US proto film-noir, crime drama film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by John Farrow from an adaptation by Jerome Cady of Leo Birinski's story. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Sally Eilers, Barry Fit ...

'' (1939) - Norah O'Keefe * '' Disputed Passage'' (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 Jerry ...

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

Mexican Spitfire ''Mexican Spitfire'' refers to a series of eight comedy films released by RKO Pictures between 1940 and 1943 starring Lupe Vélez and Leon Errol. The movies featured the character of ''Carmelita Lindsay'' (Lupe Vélez), a sympathetic and tempera ...

'' (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)'' (1940) - Minerva * '' Saturday's Children'' (1940) - Mrs. Halevy * ''

Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot ''Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Gordon Rigby and Bradford Ropes. The film stars Ruth Terry, Johnny Downs, Barbara Jo Allen, Billy Gilbert, Claire Carleton and Mary Lee. The film ...

'' (1940) - Agatha * ''

The Howards of Virginia ''The Howards of Virginia'' is a 1940 American drama war film directed by Frank Lloyd, released by Columbia Pictures, and based on the book ''The Tree of Liberty'' written by Elizabeth Page. The Howards of Virginia live through the American Revo ...

'' (1940) - Aunt Clarissa * '' Slightly Tempted'' (1940) - Ethelreda Knox * '' Let's Make Music'' (1941) - Malvina Adams * '' High Sierra'' (1941) - Ma * ''

Nice Girl? ''Nice Girl?'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter, and starring Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, and Robert Benchley. Based on the play ''Nice Girl?'' by Phyllis Duganne, the film is about a y ...

'' (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'' (1941) - Aunt Della * '' Paris Calling'' (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 afte ...

'' (1942) - Minerva Sunday * '' The Lady Is Willing'' (1942) - Mrs. Cummings * '' Mexican Spitfire at Sea'' (1942) - Aunt Della Lindsay * ''

Reap the Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Sus ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Claiborne * '' Are Husbands Necessary?'' (1942) - Mrs. Westwood * '' I Live on Danger'' (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 ''Mexican Spitfire's Elephant'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts. It is the sequel to the 1942 film '' Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Walter Re ...

'' (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 ''Random Harvest'' is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including '' Lost Horizon'' and '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', the novel was immensely popular, placing second on ''Publishers Weekly'' li ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Lloyd * '' The Amazing Mrs. Holliday'' (1943) - Louise Holliday * ''

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event ''Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Dane Lussier. It is the sequel to the 1942 film '' Mexican Spitfire's Elephant''. The film stars Lupe Vélez, L ...

'' (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 ''In the Meantime, Darling'' is a 1944 American drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Arthur Kober and Michael Uris focuses on a wealthy war bride (Jeanne Crain) who is forced to adjust to living in spartan condit ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Helen Corkery * '' Tall in the Saddle'' (1944) - Miss Elizabeth Martin * '' Blonde Fever'' (1944) - Mrs. Talford * '' Grissly's Millions'' (1945) - Leona Palmor * ''

A Song for Miss Julie ''A Song for Miss Julie'' is a 1945 American film directed by William Rowland. Plot summary Cast *Shirley Ross as Valerie Kimbro *Barton Hepburn as George Kimbro * Jane Farrar as Julie Charteris *Roger Clark as Stephen Mont *Cheryl Walk ...

'' (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'' (1946) - 'Ma' Conley * '' The Walls Came Tumbling Down'' (1946) - Catherine Walsh * '' Lover Come Back'' (1946) - 'Ma' Williams * '' Roll on Texas Moon'' (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 d ...

'' (1947) - Emily Baggett * ''

Life with Father ''Life with Father'' is a 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, adapted from a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day. The Broadway production ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks to become the ...

'' (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'' (1947) - Mrs. Kenet * '' The Bride Goes Wild'' (1948) - Mrs. Carruthers * '' Bodyguard'' (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 f ...

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

Every Girl Should Be Married ''Every Girl Should Be Married'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Don Hartman and starring Cary Grant, Betsy Drake and Franchot Tone. Grant and Drake married a year after the film's release. Plot summary Department store sales ...

'' (1948) - Mary Nolan * '' Down Dakota Way'' (1949) - Dolly Paxton * ''

Guilty of Treason ''Guilty of Treason'' is a 1950 American drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Charles Bickford, Bonita Granville and Paul Kelly. Also known by the alternative title ''Treason'', it is an anti-communist and anti-Soviet film about th ...

'' (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 ''The Milkman'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Donald O'Connor, Jimmy Durante and Piper Laurie. Plot Roger Bradley is denied a milkman job at his father's company because of his postwar trauma; when he ...

'' (1950) - Mrs. Laura Carter * '' My True Story'' (1951) - Mme. Rousseau * '' In Old Amarillo'' (1951) - Granny Adams * '' Bannerline'' (1951) - Mrs. Margaret Trimble * '' It's a Big Country'' (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