Elizabeth Risdon
Elizabeth Risdon
Inaugurating her acting career in her native London, Elizabeth Risdon studied at the RADA, and later taught there. She made her Broadway bow in the 1912 production Fanny's First Play. She then returned to England, where she was voted 1915's most popular silent film star. The tiny but resilient actress spent the 1920s alternating between the New York and London stages. After a lengthy association with the Theatre Guild, Risdon settled in Hollywood in 1934. Her talkie career consisted mostly of iron-willed matriarchs, but she also played a few frivolous comedy roles; her screen credits ranged from the lofty heights of Mourning Becomes Electra to such homely divertissement as Roy Rogers Westerns. Elizabeth Risdon was married to director George Loane Tucker and actor Brandon Evans. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Elizabeth Risdon:
- Down Dakota Way with Roy Rogers , Dale Evans , Roy Barcroft , Gig Young
- The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney , Humphrey Bogart , Priscilla Lane , Frank McHugh , Paul Kelly , Joseph Sawyer , John Hamilton , Max Wagner , Raymond Bailey , Ann Codee , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Creighton Hale , Sam Harris , Al Hill , Philip Morris , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , John Ridgely , Cyril Ring , Elliott Sullivan , Billy Wayne , Norman Willis
- High Sierra with Humphrey Bogart , Ida Lupino , Arthur Kennedy , Joan Leslie , Alan Curtis , Henry Travers , Jerome Cowan , Barton MacLane , Cornel Wilde , Paul Harvey , Isabel Jewell , Willie Best , Robert Strange , Davison Clark , James Flavin , William Hopper , Ralph Sanford , Cliff Saum , Charlotte Wynters
- Reap the Wild Wind with Ray Milland , John Wayne , Paulette Goddard , Raymond Massey , Robert Preston , Susan Hayward , Lynne Overman , Charles Bickford , Walter Hampden , Martha O'Driscoll , Louise Beavers , Hedda Hopper , Davison Clark , Milburn Stone , Stanley Andrews , Monte Blue , Barbara Britton , Billy Elmer , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Raymond Hatton , Frank Lackteen , John Farrell MacDonald , George H. Reed , John M. St. Polis , Dorothy Sebastian , Dale vanSickel , Victor Varconi
- Random Harvest with Ronald Colman , Greer Garson , Susan Peters , Henry Travers , Edmund Gwenn , Reginald Owen , Bramwell Fletcher , Rhys Williams , Una O'Connor , Melville Cooper , Margaret Wycherly , Alan Napier , Norma Varden , Henry Daniell , Sam Harris , Terence Kilburn , Peter Lawford , Kay Medford , C. Montague Shaw , Arthur Shields , Arthur Space , Ian Wolfe
Elizabeth Risdon Trivia
When was Elizabeth Risdon born?
Elizabeth Risdon was born on April 26, 1887
Who did Elizabeth Risdon play in Weird Woman?
Elizabeth Risdon was Grace Gunnison in Weird Woman
What role did Elizabeth Risdon play in Down Dakota Way?
Elizabeth Risdon played Dolly Paxton in Down Dakota Way
Who did Elizabeth Risdon play in Tall in the Saddle?
Elizabeth Risdon was Miss Martin in Tall in the Saddle
What role did Elizabeth Risdon portray in Guilty of Treason?
Elizabeth Risdon played Mother Mindszenty in Guilty of Treason
What role did Elizabeth Risdon play in The Roaring Twenties?
Elizabeth Risdon played Mrs. Sherman in The Roaring Twenties
Who did Elizabeth Risdon portray in They Made Me a Killer?
Elizabeth Risdon was Ma in They Made Me a Killer
What role did Elizabeth Risdon play in The Howards of Virginia?
Elizabeth Risdon played Aunt Clarissa in The Howards of Virginia
What role did Elizabeth Risdon portray in In Old Amarillo?
Elizabeth Risdon played Granny Adams in In Old Amarillo
Who did Elizabeth Risdon play in Scaramouche?
Elizabeth Risdon was Isabelle de Valmorin in Scaramouche
Who did Elizabeth Risdon play in High Sierra?
Elizabeth Risdon was Ma in High Sierra
Who did Elizabeth Risdon play in Reap the Wild Wind?
Elizabeth Risdon was Mrs. Claiborne in Reap the Wild Wind
Who did Elizabeth Risdon play in Life With Father?
Elizabeth Risdon was Mrs. Whitehead in Life With Father
Who did Elizabeth Risdon portray in Mourning Becomes Electra?
Elizabeth Risdon was Mrs. Hills in Mourning Becomes Electra
Who did Elizabeth Risdon portray in Roll on Texas Moon?
Elizabeth Risdon was Cactus Kate Taylor in Roll on Texas Moon
Who did Elizabeth Risdon portray in Random Harvest?
Elizabeth Risdon was Mrs. Lloyd in Random Harvest
Who did Elizabeth Risdon portray in Higher and Higher?
Elizabeth Risdon was Mrs. Keating in Higher and Higher
Who did Elizabeth Risdon play in Dead End?
Elizabeth Risdon was Mrs. Connell in Dead End
