Deceased

How Did Elisabeth Risdon Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asElizabeth Risden, Elizabeth Risdon , Elizabeth EvansGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn26/04/1887Born inLondon, England, UKDied20/12/1958Died inSanta MonicaCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ2448741 ↗TMDb#99329 ↗

Elisabeth Risdon was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films from 1913 to 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts.

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Filmography68 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1952	ScaramoucheMovie	Isabelle de Valmorin	65
1951	BannerlineMovie	Margaret Trimble	64
1951	In Old AmarilloMovie	Granny Adams	64
1951	It's a Big CountryMovie	Diner on Train (uncredited)	64
1950	The MilkmanMovie	Mrs. Carter	63
1948	The Bride Goes WildMovie	rs. Carruthers	61
1948	The Bride Goes WildMovie	Mrs. Carruthers	61
1948	Every Girl Should Be MarriedMovie	Mary Nolan	61
1948	BodyguardMovie	Gene Dysen	61
1947	The Romance of Rosy RidgeMovie	Emily Baggett	60
1947	High WallMovie	Mrs. Kenet	60
1947	Mourning Becomes ElectraMovie	Mrs. Hills	60
1947	The Shocking Miss PilgrimMovie	Mrs. Amanda Pritchard	60
1947	The Egg and IMovie	Betty's Mother	60
1947	Life with FatherMovie	Mrs. Whitehead	60
1946	They Made Me a KillerMovie	'Ma' Conley	59
1946	The Walls Came Tumbling DownMovie	Catherine Walsh	59
1945	The UnseenMovie	Mrs. Norris	58
1945	A Song for Miss JulieMovie	Mrs. Ambrose Charteris	58
1945	The Fighting GuardsmanMovie	Mme. de Montrevel	58
1944	Tall in the SaddleMovie	Miss Elizabeth Martin	57
1943	The Amazing Mrs. HollidayMovie	—	56
1943	Never a Dull MomentMovie	Mrs. Schuyler Manning III	56
1942	The Man Who Returned to LifeMovie	Minerva Sunday	55
1942	Reap the Wild WindMovie	Mrs. Claiborne	55
1942	I Live on DangerMovie	Mrs. Morrell	55
1942	Journey for MargaretMovie	Mrs. Bailey	55
1942	Random HarvestMovie	Mrs. Lloyd	55
1941	High SierraMovie	Ma	54
1941	The Mexican Spitfire's BabyMovie	Aunt Della	54
1941	Mr. DynamiteMovie	Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")	54
1941	Paris CallingMovie	Madame Jennetier	54
1941	Let's Make MusicMovie	Malvina Adams	54
1940	The Howards of VirginiaMovie	Aunt Clarissa	53
1940	Honeymoon DeferredMovie	Sarah Frome	53
1940	Saturday's ChildrenMovie	Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)	53
1940	Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!Movie	Minerva	53
1940	Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMovie	Sarah Lincoln	53
1940	The Man Who Wouldn't TalkMovie	Jury Member	53
1939	The Roaring TwentiesMovie	Mrs. Sherman	52
1939	The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovie	Widow Douglass	52
1939	The Great Man VotesMovie	Phoebe Ainslee	52
1939	Five Came BackMovie	Martha Spengler	52
1939	The Girl from MexicoMovie	Della Lindsay	52
1939	Sorority HouseMovie	Mrs. Scott	52
1938	The Affairs of AnnabelMovie	Mrs. Fletcher	51
1938	MannequinMovie	Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)	51
1938	Tom Sawyer, DetectiveMovie	Aunt Sally Phelps	51
1938	Girls on ProbationMovie	Kate Heath	51
1938	Mad About MusicMovie	—	51
1938	My BillMovie	Aunt Caroline	51
1937	Make Way for TomorrowMovie	Cora Payne	50
1937	Dead EndMovie	Mrs. Connell	50
1937	Mountain JusticeMovie	Mrs. Harkins	50
1936	Theodora Goes WildMovie	Aunt Mary	49
1936	Craig's WifeMovie	Mrs. Landreth	49
1936	Don't Gamble with LoveMovie	Grace	49
1936	The Final HourMovie	Fortune Teller	49
1936	Lady of SecretsMovie	Mrs. Emily Whittaker	49
1916	The Mother of DartmoorMovie	Avesa Pomeroy	29
1916	The Princess of Happy ChanceMovie	Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden	29
1915	Love in a WoodMovie	Rosiland	28
1915	Florence NightingaleMovie	Florence Nightingale	28
1914	The Suicide ClubMovie	Zephyrine	27
1914	Her Luck in LondonMovie	Nellie Harbourne	27
1914	Black-Eyed SusanMovie	Black-Eyed Susan	27
1914	The Idol of ParisMovie	Flare-Flare	27
1914	Beautiful JimMovie	Nancy Earle	27