Actor
Edith Evanson
Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film ...

Known For
Acting
2001 -- Rope Unleashed | Self (archive footage)
1968 -- The Split | Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
1966 -- Penelope | Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
1964 -- Marnie | Rita
1963 -- Twice-Told Tales | Lisabetta, the landlady
1961 -- The Clown and the Kid | Mother Superior
1960 -- Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus | Aunt Olive
1959 -- Journey to the Center of the Earth | Innkeeper
1957 -- The Quiet Gun | Mrs. Merrick
1957 -- The Young Stranger | Lottie (uncredited)
1957 -- Drango | Mrs. Blackford
1956 -- The Leather Saint | Stella
1955 -- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Josie (uncredited)
1955 -- The Silver Star | Belle Dowdy
1954 -- Désirée | Queen Hedwig
1954 -- About Mrs. Leslie | Mrs. Fine
1953 -- The Big Heat | Selma Parker
1953 -- The Stranger Wore a Gun | Mrs. Martin
1953 -- Shane | Mrs. Shipstead
1951 -- Elephant Stampede | Miss Banks
1951 -- The Day the Earth Stood Still | Mrs. Crockett, landlady
1951 -- Ace in the Hole | Miss Deverich (uncredited)
1951 -- Rawhide | Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
1951 -- The Redhead and The Cowboy | Mrs. Barrett
1950 -- The Magnificent Yankee | Annie Gough
1950 -- Union Station | Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
1950 -- Caged | Miss Barker (uncredited)
1950 -- The Damned Don't Cry | Mrs. Castleman
1950 -- Perfect Strangers | Mary Travers
1949 -- Madame Bovary | Mother Superior (uncredited)
1948 -- You Gotta Stay Happy | Mrs. Racknell
1948 -- Rope | Mrs. Wilson
1948 -- I Remember Mama | Aunt Sigrid
1947 -- Forever Amber | Sarah
1947 -- Singapore | Mrs. Barnes
1947 -- The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Rose's Assistant
1947 -- Fun on a Weekend | Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)
1946 -- The Strange Woman | Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
1946 -- Mysterious Intruder | Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
1946 -- The Notorious Lone Wolf | Olga - Carla's Maid
1945 -- The Jade Mask | Louise Harper
1944 -- The Soul of a Monster | Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943 -- The Moon Is Down | Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
1942 -- Reunion in France | Genevieve
1942 -- Girl Trouble | June's Maid
1942 -- Orchestra Wives | Hilda
1942 -- Woman of the Year | Alma
1941 -- Blossoms in the Dust | Hilda
1941 -- Citizen Kane | Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
1941 -- Life with Henry | Anna (uncredited)
1940 -- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Hannah
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