Elisabeth Risdon

Career timeline

1. 1887 · Born

   Born in London, England, UK

2. 1914 · Screen debut

   Her Luck in London (Movie)

3. 1937 · Breakthrough

   Make Way for Tomorrow (Movie)

4. 1952 · Latest release

   Scaramouche (Movie)

5. 1958 · Died

   December 20, 1958

Career in numbers

1 1910s

23 1930s

47 1940s

7 1950s

• Drama44
• Comedy30
• Romance20
• Crime17
• Music11
• Action7

Highest-rated title The Roaring Twenties 1939 7.5 Most popular title High Sierra 1941 7.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Elisabeth Risdon in our catalogue.

Janet Leigh

3 titles together

Herbert Marshall

3 titles together

Thomas Mitchell

3 titles together

John Wayne

2 titles together

William Powell

2 titles together

Wendy Barrie

2 titles together

Allen Jenkins

2 titles together

Fred MacMurray

2 titles together

Mel Ferrer

2 titles together

Van Johnson

2 titles together

1. 1952 Scaramouche as Isabelle de Valmorin 7.0 Movie
2. 1951 It's a Big Country as Diner on Train (uncredited) Movie
3. 1951 Bannerline as Margaret Trimble Movie
4. 1951 My True Story as Mme. Rousseau Movie
5. 1950 The Milkman as Mrs. Carter Movie
6. 1950 Sierra as Aunt Susan Movie
7. 1950 The Secret Fury as Dr. R.W. Roberts Movie
8. 1949 Down Dakota Way as Dolly Paxton Movie
9. 1948 Every Girl Should Be Married as Mary Nolan 5.9 Movie
10. 1948 Sealed Verdict as Mrs. Hockland Movie
11. 1948 Bodyguard as Gene Dysen 6.1 Movie
12. 1948 The Bride Goes Wild as rs. Carruthers Movie
13. 1947 High Wall as Mrs. Kenet 6.4 Movie
14. 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra as Mrs. Hills 6.2 Movie
15. 1947 Life with Father as Mrs. Whitehead 6.7 Movie
16. 1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Emily Baggett Movie
17. 1947 The Egg and I as Betty's Mother 7.0 Movie
18. 1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard Movie
19. 1946 Roll on Texas Moon as Cactus Kate Taylor Movie
20. 1946 Lover Come Back as Ma Williams Movie
21. 1946 The Walls Came Tumbling Down as Catherine Walsh Movie
22. 1946 They Made Me a Killer as 'Ma' Conley Movie
23. 1945 Mama Loves Papa as Jessie Todd Movie
24. 1945 The Unseen as Mrs. Norris 4.7 Movie
25. 1945 The Fighting Guardsman as Mme. de Montrevel Movie
26. 1945 A Song for Miss Julie as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris Movie
27. 1944 Blonde Fever as Mrs. Talford Movie
28. 1944 Tall in the Saddle as Miss Elizabeth Martin 6.6 Movie
29. 1944 In the Meantime, Darling as Helen Corkery Movie
30. 1944 The Canterville Ghost as Mrs. Polverdine 6.9 Movie
31. 1944 Weird Woman as Dean Grace Gunnison 6.0 Movie
32. 1943 Higher and Higher as Georgia Keating Movie
33. 1943 Lost Angel as Mrs. Pringle Movie
34. 1943 Never a Dull Moment as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III Movie
35. 1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event as Aunt Della Lindsay Movie
36. 1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Movie
37. 1942 Random Harvest as Mrs. Lloyd 7.3 Movie
38. 1942 Journey for Margaret as Mrs. Bailey 6.7 Movie
39. 1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant as Aunt Della Lindsay Movie
40. 1942 Reap the Wild Wind as Mrs. Claiborne 6.3 Movie
41. 1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea as Aunt Della Lindsay Movie
42. 1942 The Lady Is Willing as Mrs. Cummings Movie
43. 1942 The Man Who Returned to Life as Minerva Sunday Movie
44. 1942 Jail House Blues as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann Movie
45. 1941 Paris Calling as Madame Jennetier Movie
46. 1941 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby as Aunt Della Movie
47. 1941 Mr. Dynamite as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles") Movie
48. 1941 Nice Girl? as Marrtha Peasley Movie
49. 1941 High Sierra as Ma 7.1 Movie
50. 1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West as Aunt Della Lindsay Movie
51. 1940 The Howards of Virginia as Aunt Clarissa Movie
52. 1940 Saturday's Children as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon) Movie
53. 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Sarah Lincoln 7.0 Movie
54. 1940 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Jury Member Movie
55. 1939 The Roaring Twenties as Mrs. Sherman 7.5 Movie
56. 1939 Full Confession as Norah O'Keefe Movie
57. 1939 The Forgotten Woman as Margaret Burke Movie
58. 1939 Five Came Back as Martha Spengler 6.4 Movie
59. 1939 The Man Who Dared as Jessie Carter Movie
60. 1939 The Girl from Mexico as Della Lindsay Movie
61. 1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Widow Douglass 6.7 Movie
62. 1939 The Great Man Votes as Phoebe Ainslee Movie
63. 1938 Girls on Probation as Kate Heath Movie
64. 1938 The Affairs of Annabel as Mrs. Fletcher Movie
65. 1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn as Mrs. Jordan Movie
66. 1938 My Bill as Aunt Caroline Movie
67. 1938 Mad About Music Movie
68. 1938 Mannequin as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon) 6.0 Movie
69. 1937 Dead End as Mrs. Connell 7.1 Movie
70. 1937 They Won't Forget as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon) 5.9 Movie
71. 1937 Make Way for Tomorrow as Cora Payne 7.5 Movie
72. 1937 The Woman I Love as Mme. Herbillion Movie
73. 1936 Theodora Goes Wild as Aunt Mary 6.6 Movie
74. 1936 Craig's Wife as Mrs. Landreth Movie
75. 1936 The King Steps Out as Grand Duchess Sofia Movie
76. 1936 Don't Gamble with Love as Grace Movie
77. 1935 Crime and Punishment as Mrs. Raskolnikov 6.3 Movie
78. 1914 Her Luck in London as Nellie Harbourne Movie

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