Personal Info
Known Credits
114
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1887-04-26 (138 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known For
Elizabeth RisdenElizabeth Risdon Elizabeth Evans
Elisabeth Risdon
Biography
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 ...
Acting
1952 --
Scaramouche
| Isabelle de Valmorin
1952 --
Crossroads - U.S.A.
| Martha Farnum
1951 --
It's a Big Country
| Diner on Train (uncredited)
1951 --
Bannerline
| Margaret Trimble
1951 --
In Old Amarillo
| Granny Adams
1951 --
My True Story
| Mme. Rousseau
1950 --
The Milkman
| Mrs. Carter
1950 --
Bunco Squad
| Jessica Royce
1950 --
Hills of Oklahoma
| Kate Carney
1950 --
Sierra
| Aunt Susan
1950 --
The Secret Fury
| Dr. R.W. Roberts
1949 --
Down Dakota Way
| Dolly Paxton
1948 --
Every Girl Should Be Married
| Mary Nolan
1948 --
Sealed Verdict
| Mrs. Hockland
1948 --
Bodyguard
| Gene Dysen
1948 --
The Bride Goes Wild
| rs. Carruthers
1948 --
The Bride Goes Wild
| Mrs. Carruthers
1947 --
High Wall
| Mrs. Kenet
1947 --
Mourning Becomes Electra
| Mrs. Hills
1947 --
Life with Father
| Mrs. Whitehead
1947 --
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
| Emily Baggett
1947 --
The Egg and I
| Betty's Mother
1947 --
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
| Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
1946 --
Roll on Texas Moon
| Cactus Kate Taylor
1946 --
Lover Come Back
| 'Ma' Williams
1946 --
Lover Come Back
| Ma Williams
1946 --
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
| Catherine Walsh
1946 --
They Made Me a Killer
| 'Ma' Conley
1945 --
Mama Loves Papa
| Jessie Todd
1945 --
The Unseen
| Mrs. Norris
1945 --
The Fighting Guardsman
| Mme. de Montrevel
1945 --
A Song for Miss Julie
| Mrs. Ambrose Charteris
1945 --
Grissly's Millions
| Leona Palmor
1944 --
Blonde Fever
| Mrs. Talford
1944 --
Tall in the Saddle
| Miss Elizabeth Martin
1944 --
In the Meantime, Darling
| Helen Corkery
1944 --
The Canterville Ghost
| Mrs. Polverdine
1944 --
Weird Woman
| Dean Grace Gunnison
1943 --
Higher and Higher
| Georgia Keating
1943 --
Lost Angel
| Mrs. Pringle
1943 --
Never a Dull Moment
| Mrs. Schuyler Manning III
1943 --
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
| Aunt Della Lindsay
1943 --
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
|
1942 --
Journey for Margaret
| Mrs. Bailey
1942 --
Random Harvest
| Mrs. Lloyd
1942 --
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
| Aunt Della Lindsay
1942 --
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
| Aunt Della Lindsay
1942 --
I Live on Danger
| Mrs. Morrell
1942 --
Are Husbands Necessary?
| Mrs. Westwood
1942 --
Reap the Wild Wind
| Mrs. Claiborne
1942 --
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
| Aunt Della Lindsay
1942 --
The Lady Is Willing
| Mrs. Cummings
1942 --
The Man Who Returned to Life
| Minerva Sunday
1942 --
Jail House Blues
| Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
1941 --
Paris Calling
| Madame Jennetier
1941 --
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
| Aunt Della
1941 --
At the Stroke of Twelve
| Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll
1941 --
Footlight Fever
| Aunt Hattie Drake
1941 --
Mr. Dynamite
| Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")
1941 --
Nice Girl?
| Marrtha Peasley
1941 --
High Sierra
| Ma
1941 --
Let's Make Music
| Malvina Adams
1940 --
Mexican Spitfire Out West
| Aunt Della Lindsay
1940 --
Slightly Tempted
| Ethelreda Knox
1940 --
The Howards of Virginia
| Aunt Clarissa
1940 --
Saturday's Children
| Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
1940 --
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
| Minerva
1940 --
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
| Sarah Lincoln
1940 --
Honeymoon Deferred
| Sarah Frome
1940 --
Mexican Spitfire
| Aunt Della Lindsay
1940 --
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
| Jury Member
1939 --
The Roaring Twenties
| Mrs. Sherman
1939 --
Disputed Passage
| Mrs. Cunningham
1939 --
Full Confession
| Norah O'Keefe
1939 --
The Forgotten Woman
| Margaret Burke
1939 --
Five Came Back
| Martha Spengler
1939 --
The Man Who Dared
| Jessie Carter
1939 --
The Girl from Mexico
| Della Lindsay
1939 --
Sorority House
| Mrs. Scott
1939 --
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
| Widow Douglass
1939 --
The Great Man Votes
| Phoebe Ainslee
1938 --
Tom Sawyer, Detective
| Aunt Sally Phelps
1938 --
Girls on Probation
| Kate Heath
1938 --
The Affairs of Annabel
| Mrs. Fletcher
1938 --
Cowboy from Brooklyn
| Mrs. Jordan
1938 --
My Bill
| Aunt Caroline
1938 --
Mad About Music
|
1938 --
Mannequin
| Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
1937 --
Dead End
| Mrs. Connell
1937 --
They Won't Forget
| Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)
1937 --
Make Way for Tomorrow
| Cora Payne
1937 --
Mountain Justice
| Mrs. Harkins
1937 --
The Woman I Love
| Mme. Herbillion
1936 --
Theodora Goes Wild
| Aunt Mary
1936 --
Craig's Wife
| Mrs. Landreth
1936 --
The Final Hour
| Fortune Teller
1936 --
The King Steps Out
| Grand Duchess Sofia
1936 --
Don't Gamble with Love
| Grace
1936 --
Lady of Secrets
| Mrs. Emily Whittaker
1935 --
Crime and Punishment
| Mrs. Raskolnikov
1935 --
Guard That Girl
| Aunt Catherine
1916 --
The Mother of Dartmoor
| Avesa Pomeroy
1916 --
The Princess of Happy Chance
| Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden
1915 --
Florence Nightingale
| Florence Nightingale
1915 --
Love in a Wood
| Rosiland
1914 --
The Suicide Club
|
1914 --
The Idol of Paris
| Flare-Flare
1914 --
Beautiful Jim
| Nancy Earle
1914 --
Her Luck in London
| Nellie Harbourne
1914 --
Black-Eyed Susan
| Black-Eyed Susan
1914 --
Inquisitive Ike
| Dora
1914 --
The Cup Final Mystery
|
1913 --
Bridegrooms Beware!
| Bride
1913 --
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
| Maria Marten