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Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Acting October 28, 1902 (84 years old) December 26, 1986 Lewisham, London, England, UK

Biography

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Laughton's success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles. Her role as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), brought her recognition, and came to be one of the roles most closely associated with her throughout her life. Lanchester played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable (1949) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the last of twelve films in which she appeared with Laughton. Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester resumed her career with appearances in such Disney films as Mary Poppins (1964), That Darn Cat! (1965) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). The horror film, Willard, (1971) was highly successful and one of her last roles was in Murder By Death (1976). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elsa Lanchester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movies 79

Mary Poppins 7.5

Mary Poppins

as Katie Nanna

1964
Witness for the Prosecution 8.2

Witness for the Prosecution

as Miss Plimsoll

1957
Bride of Frankenstein 7.5

Bride of Frankenstein

as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

1935
The Bishop's Wife 7.1

The Bishop's Wife

as Matilda

1947
Bell, Book and Candle 6.6

Bell, Book and Candle

as Aunt Queenie Holroyd

1958
Murder by Death 7.1

Murder by Death

as Jessica Marbles

1976
The Razor's Edge 6.9

The Razor's Edge

as Miss Keith

1946
Blackbeard's Ghost 6.7

Blackbeard's Ghost

as Emily Stowecroft

1968
David Copperfield 6.7

David Copperfield

as Clickett

1935
That Darn Cat! 6.6

That Darn Cat!

as Mrs. MacDougall

1965
The Spiral Staircase 7.1

The Spiral Staircase

as Mrs. Oates

1946
The Private Life of Henry VIII 6.4

The Private Life of Henry VIII

as Anne of Cleves

1933
Easy Come, Easy Go 6.0

Easy Come, Easy Go

as Madame Neherina

1967
Lassie Come Home 6.7

Lassie Come Home

as Mrs. Helen Carraclough

1943
Willard 6.1

Willard

as Henrietta Stiles

1971
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake 7.2

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Bristol Isabel

1942
The Big Clock 7.3

The Big Clock

as Louise Patterson

1948
Pajama Party 5.1

Pajama Party

as Aunt Wendy

1964
Me, Natalie 5.6

Me, Natalie

as Miss Dennison

1969
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood 6.0

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Secret Garden 7.0

The Secret Garden

as Martha

1949
3 Ring Circus 5.6

3 Ring Circus

as The Bearded Lady

1954
Terror in the Wax Museum 5.2

Terror in the Wax Museum

as Julia Hawthorn

1973
Mystery Street 6.8

Mystery Street

as Mrs. Smerrling

1950
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
The Inspector General 6.7

The Inspector General

as Maria

1949
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

as Self (archive footage)

2028
The Glass Slipper 6.2

The Glass Slipper

as Widow Sonder

1955
My Dog, the Thief 6.8

My Dog, the Thief

as Mrs. Formby

1969
Androcles and the Lion 5.9

Androcles and the Lion

as Megaera

1952
The Girls of Pleasure Island 5.8

The Girls of Pleasure Island

as Thelma

1953
Come to the Stable 6.8

Come to the Stable

as Amelia Potts

1949
Frenchie 6.0

Frenchie

as Countess

1950
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 6.3

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

1940
Naughty Marietta 5.5

Naughty Marietta

as Madame d'Annard

1935
Forever and a Day 7.5

Forever and a Day

as Mamie

1943
The American Nightmare 6.8

The American Nightmare

as Self

2000
Arnold 5.3

Arnold

as Hester

1973
Les Miserables 5.5

Les Miserables

as Madame Magloire

1952
Buccaneer's Girl 5.8

Buccaneer's Girl

as Madame Brizar

1950
Passport to Destiny 5.3

Passport to Destiny

as Ella Muggins

1944
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988
Hell's Half Acre 5.5

Hell's Half Acre

as Lida O'Reilly

1954
Tales of Manhattan 6.4

Tales of Manhattan

as Mrs. Smith

1942
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 9.0

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self (archive footage)

2007
Rembrandt 6.8

Rembrandt

as Hendrickje Stoffels

1936
Dreamboat 6.1

Dreamboat

as Mathilda Coffey

1952
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook 6.2

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

1991
The Ghost Goes West 6.7

The Ghost Goes West

as Miss Shepperton

1935
Noah and the Flood

Noah and the Flood

as Noah's wife

1962
Universal Horror 7.1

Universal Horror

as (archive footage)

1998
Rascal 6.0

Rascal

as Mrs. Satterfield

1969
Die Laughing 4.6

Die Laughing

as Sophie

1980
Honeymoon Hotel 4.6

Honeymoon Hotel

as Chambermaid

1964
Northwest Outpost 8.0

Northwest Outpost

as Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana

1947
One of the Best 9.0

One of the Best

as Kitty

1927
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film 7.5

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)

2014
Mondo Hollywood 6.7

Mondo Hollywood

1967
Vessel of Wrath 6.9

Vessel of Wrath

as Martha Jones

1938
Potiphar's Wife 8.0

Potiphar's Wife

as Thérèse

1931
Blue Bottles 7.3

Blue Bottles

as Elsa

1928
Ashes 10.0

Ashes

as Girl

1930
The Petty Girl 4.3

The Petty Girl

as Dr. Crutcher

1950
In Name Only 7.0

In Name Only

as Gertrude Caruso

1969
Ladies in Retirement 6.5

Ladies in Retirement

as Emily Creed

1941
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama

The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama

as Beatrice de Carolle

1924
Commercial Entertainment Product 8.7

Commercial Entertainment Product

as The Monster's Bride

1992
Mr. Smith Wakes Up

Mr. Smith Wakes Up

as Their Daughter

1929
The Tonic 8.5

The Tonic

as Elsa

1928
Alice in Wonderland 5.2

Alice in Wonderland

as Red Queen

1955
Thumbs Up 7.0

Thumbs Up

as Emily "Emmy" Ffinch

1943
Heidi

Heidi

as Fräulein Rottenmeier

1955
The Constant Nymph 10.0

The Constant Nymph

as Lady

1928
Daydreams 9.0

Daydreams

as Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence

1928
Comets 7.0

Comets

as Herself

1930
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers 7.0

Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers

as Self

1993
The Stronger Sex 10.0

The Stronger Sex

as Thompson

1931
The Love Habit 8.0

The Love Habit

as Matilde

1931
The Officers' Mess 9.0

The Officers' Mess

as Cora Melville

1931

TV Shows 37

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

as Portia Penhaven

1967
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

as Edna Barrington

1967
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Aggie McGregor

1962
I Love Lucy 7.9

I Love Lucy

as Edna Grundy

1951
Robert Montgomery Presents 6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
Studio One 5.4

Studio One

as Jenny Pratt

1948
Here's Lucy 6.7

Here's Lucy

as Mumsie Westcott

1968
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

1961
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Mrs. Ormsby

1963
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Bessie Mopes

1963
Night Gallery 7.9

Night Gallery

1970
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

1956
Omnibus 7.0

Omnibus

1952
The Ford Television Theatre 7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

as Rosie Bowker

1952
Adventures in Paradise 6.1

Adventures in Paradise

as Miss Creshaw

1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Dr. Agnes Dabree

1964
The 20th Century Fox Hour 6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mrs. Formby

1954
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as Emily

1950
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as Miss Mabel

1950
Nanny and the Professor 6.7

Nanny and the Professor

as Aunt Henrietta

1970
Startime 6.8

Startime

as Self

1959
Shirley Temple's Storybook 6.5

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Mother Goose

1958
The Bill Cosby Show 5.5

The Bill Cosby Show

as Mrs. Wochuk

1969
Then Came Bronson 5.2

Then Came Bronson

as Hattie Calter

1969
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Red Queen

1951
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Hanna Winters

1953
The Ed Wynn Show 7.7

The Ed Wynn Show

as Self

1949
Follow the Sun 8.0

Follow the Sun

1961
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Betsey Monk, the Widow

1951
The John Forsythe Show 7.5

The John Forsythe Show

as Margaret Culver

1965

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