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Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Actor · Died December 20, 1958, aged 71 · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts. Born in London, England, Risdon graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract to the Theatre Guild for many years. In later years, she taught drama to patients at a veterans administration hospital near her Brentwood home. She was married to the prolific silent film director George Loane Tucker who left her a widow in 1921. She later married actor Brandon Evans, who died in April 1958. She was the great-aunt of actress Wendy Barrie-Wilson. Risdon died in December 1958 in St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, California from a cerebral haemorrhage. Her body was donated to medical science.

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Born
April 26, 1887
Died
December 20, 1958 (aged 71)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 42% in 30 days

What are Elisabeth Risdon's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
30%
Society
11%
Self
10%
Power
7%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Warm
9
Romantic
8
Joyful
6
Hopeful
8
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elisabeth Risdon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elisabeth Risdon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

113 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Scaramouche(1952)

    as Isabelle de Valmorin

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Crossroads - U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Martha Farnum

  • It's a Big Country: An American Anthology(1951)

    as Diner on Train (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bannerline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Margaret Trimble

  • In Old Amarillo(1951)

    as Granny Adams

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • My True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Mme. Rousseau

  • The Milkman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mrs. Carter

  • Bunco Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jessica Royce

  • Hills of Oklahoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Kate Carney

  • Sierra(1950)

    as Aunt Susan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Fury(1950)

    as Dr. R.W. Roberts

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Down Dakota Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dolly Paxton

  • Every Girl Should Be Married(1948)

    as Mary Nolan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sealed Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mrs. Hockland

  • Bodyguard(1948)

    as Gene Dysen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Bride Goes Wild(1948)

    as rs. Carruthers · as Mrs. Carruthers

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mrs. Kenet

  • Mourning Becomes Electra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mrs. Hills

  • Life with Father(1947)

    as Mrs. Whitehead

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Romance of Rosy Ridge(1947)

    as Emily Baggett

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Egg and I(1947)

    as Betty's Mother

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim(1947)

    as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Roll on Texas Moon(1946)

    as Cactus Kate Taylor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lover Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Ma Williams · as 'Ma' Williams

  • The Walls Came Tumbling Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Catherine Walsh

  • They Made Me a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as 'Ma' Conley

  • Mama Loves Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Jessie Todd

  • The Unseen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Norris

  • The Fighting Guardsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mme. de Montrevel

  • A Song for Miss Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Ambrose Charteris

  • Grissly's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Leona Palmor

  • Blonde Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mrs. Talford

  • Tall in the Saddle(1944)

    as Miss Elizabeth Martin

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • In the Meantime, Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Helen Corkery

  • The Canterville Ghost(1944)

    as Mrs. Polverdine

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Weird Woman(1944)

    as Dean Grace Gunnison

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Higher and Higher(1943)

    as Georgia Keating

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Lost Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mrs. Pringle

  • Never a Dull Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mrs. Schuyler Manning III

  • Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Aunt Della Lindsay

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday(1943)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Journey for Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Bailey

  • Random Harvest(1942)

    as Mrs. Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Spitfire's Elephant(1942)

    as Aunt Della Lindsay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Aunt Della Lindsay

  • I Live on Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Morrell

  • Are Husbands Necessary? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Westwood

  • Reap the Wild Wind(1942)

    as Mrs. Claiborne

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Spitfire at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Aunt Della Lindsay

  • The Lady Is Willing(1942)

    as Mrs. Cummings

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Returned to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Minerva Sunday

  • Jail House Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann

  • Paris Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Madame Jennetier

  • The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Aunt Della

  • At the Stroke of Twelve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll

  • Footlight Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Aunt Hattie Drake

  • Mr. Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Limping Woman (aka "Achilles")

  • Nice Girl? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Marrtha Peasley

  • High Sierra(1941)

    as Ma

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Let's Make Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Malvina Adams

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Aunt Della Lindsay

  • Slightly Tempted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Ethelreda Knox

  • The Howards of Virginia(1940)

    as Aunt Clarissa

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Saturday's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

  • Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Minerva

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois(1940)

    as Sarah Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sarah Frome

  • Mexican Spitfire(1939)

    as Aunt Della Lindsay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk(1940)

    as Jury Member

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Roaring Twenties(1939)

    as Mrs. Sherman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Disputed Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mrs. Cunningham

  • Full Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Norah O'Keefe

  • The Forgotten Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Margaret Burke

  • Five Came Back(1939)

    as Martha Spengler

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Dared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jessie Carter

  • The Girl from Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Della Lindsay

  • Sorority House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mrs. Scott

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1939)

    as Widow Douglass

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Man Votes(1939)

    as Phoebe Ainslee

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tom Sawyer, Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Aunt Sally Phelps

  • Girls on Probation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Kate Heath

  • The Affairs of Annabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mrs. Fletcher

  • Cowboy from Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mrs. Jordan

  • My Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Aunt Caroline

  • Mad About Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • Mannequin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

  • Dead End(1937)

    as Mrs. Connell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • They Won't Forget(1937)

    as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Make Way for Tomorrow(1937)

    as Cora Payne

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mrs. Harkins

  • The Woman I Love(1937)

    as Mme. Herbillion

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Theodora Goes Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Aunt Mary

  • Craig's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mrs. Landreth

  • The Final Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Fortune Teller

  • The King Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Grand Duchess Sofia

  • Don't Gamble with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Grace

  • Lady of Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mrs. Emily Whittaker

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mrs. Raskolnikov

  • Guard That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Aunt Catherine

  • The Mother of Dartmoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Avesa Pomeroy

  • The Princess of Happy Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden

  • Florence Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Florence Nightingale

  • Love in a Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Rosiland

  • The Suicide Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Zephyrine

  • Beautiful Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Nancy Earle

  • Black-Eyed Susan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Black-Eyed Susan

  • Her Luck in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Nellie Harbourne

  • Inquisitive Ike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Dora

  • The Cup Final Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • The Idol of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Flare-Flare

  • Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Maria Marten

  • Bridegrooms Beware! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Bride

  • Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Maria Marten

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles from 1913 to 1952.

Biggest box office

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

$6.7K worldwide

Highest rated

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Scaramouche (1952)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 113: 113 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1910s14 · acting1930s30 · acting1940s58 · acting1950s11 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
354045

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Elisabeth Risdon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th7

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Woman I Love (1937)

70th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Elisabeth Risdon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elisabeth Risdon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roy Webb shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles