Edith Evanson
Biografia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) in an uncredited role. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr. With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, and Lassie. Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Rope Unleashed
Film • 2001
jako Self (archive footage)
Emergency!
Serial • 1972
jako Emma Lenover
The Split
Film • 1968
jako Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Penelope
Film • 1966
jako Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Marnie
Film • 1964
jako Rita
Trzy oblicza terroru
Film • 1963
jako Lisabetta, the landlady
The Clown and the Kid
Film • 1961
jako Mother Superior
Anatomy of an Accident
Film • 1961
jako Carrie Tibbles
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Film • 1960
jako Aunt Olive
Podróż do wnętrza Ziemi
Film • 1959
jako Innkeeper
Wagon Train
Serial • 1957
jako Granny Henry
The Quiet Gun
Film • 1957
jako Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger
Film • 1957
jako Lottie (uncredited)
Drango
Film • 1957
jako Mrs. Blackford
State Trooper
Serial • 1956
jako Emily Brandywine
The Leather Saint
Film • 1956
jako Stella
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Serial • 1955
jako Lady with suitcase
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Film • 1955
jako Josie (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Serial • 1955
jako Elizabeth Quill
The Silver Star
Film • 1955
jako Belle Dowdy
Desirée
Film • 1954
jako Queen Hedwig
The Wonderful World of Disney
Serial • 1954
jako Aunt Olive
Studio 57
Serial • 1954
About Mrs. Leslie
Film • 1954
jako Mrs. Fine
Bannion
Film • 1953
jako Selma Parker
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Serial • 1953
jako Mrs. Meers
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Film • 1953
jako Mrs. Martin
Jeździec znikąd
Film • 1953
jako Mrs. Shipstead
Elephant Stampede
Film • 1951
jako Miss Banks
Dzień, w którym zatrzymała się Ziemia
Film • 1951
jako Mrs. Crockett
As w potrzasku
Film • 1951
jako Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Napad w Rawhide
Film • 1951
jako Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Film • 1951
jako Mrs. Barrett
The Company She Keeps
Film • 1951
jako Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
Film • 1950
jako Annie Gough
Detektyw ze stacji Union
Film • 1950
jako Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Caged
Film • 1950
jako Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Film • 1950
jako Mrs. Castleman
Perfect Strangers
Film • 1950
jako Mary Travers
Madame Bovary
Film • 1949
jako Mother Superior (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
Film • 1948
jako Mrs. Racknell
I Remember Mama
Film • 1948
jako Aunt Sigrid
Lina
Film • 1948
jako Mrs. Wilson
Forever Amber
Film • 1947
jako Sarah
Singapore
Film • 1947
jako Mrs. Barnes
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Film • 1947
jako Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend
Film • 1947
jako Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
Film • 1946
jako Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers
Film • 1946
jako Mrs. Fielding
Mysterious Intruder
Film • 1946
jako Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Film • 1946
jako Olga - Carla's Maid
The Jade Mask
Film • 1945
jako Louise Harper
The Soul of a Monster
Film • 1944
jako Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
Film • 1943
The Moon Is Down
Film • 1943
jako Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
Spotkanie we Francji
Film • 1942
jako Genevieve
Girl Trouble
Film • 1942
jako June's Maid
Orchestra Wives
Film • 1942
jako Hilda
Kobieta roku
Film • 1942
jako Alma
Blossoms in the Dust
Film • 1941
jako Hilda
Obywatel Kane
Film • 1941
jako Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Life with Henry
Film • 1941
jako Anna (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Film • 1940
jako Hannah