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Edith Evanson
Biography:
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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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Rope Unleashed as Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-06 |
The Split as Woman in Police Station (uncredited) | 1968-11-04 |
Penelope as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited) | 1966-11-10 |
Marnie as Rita | 1964-07-17 |
Twice-Told Tales as Lisabetta, the landlady | 1963-09-01 |
The Clown and the Kid as Mother Superior | 1961-12-27 |
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus as Aunt Olive | 1960-01-21 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth as Innkeeper | 1959-12-15 |
The Quiet Gun as Mrs. Merrick | 1957-07-18 |
The Young Stranger as Lottie (uncredited) | 1957-02-01 |
Drango as Mrs. Blackford | 1957-01-01 |
The Leather Saint as Stella | 1956-06-06 |
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Josie (uncredited) | 1955-10-01 |
The Silver Star as Belle Dowdy | 1955-04-07 |
Désirée as Queen Hedwig | 1954-11-16 |
About Mrs. Leslie as Mrs. Fine | 1954-08-03 |
The Big Heat as Selma Parker | 1953-10-14 |
The Stranger Wore a Gun as Mrs. Martin | 1953-07-30 |
Shane as Mrs. Shipstead | 1953-04-23 |
Elephant Stampede as Miss Banks | 1951-10-28 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still as Mrs. Crockett, landlady | 1951-09-28 |
Ace in the Hole as Miss Deverich (uncredited) | 1951-06-29 |
Rawhide as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited) | 1951-03-25 |
The Redhead and The Cowboy as Mrs. Barrett | 1951-03-15 |
The Magnificent Yankee as Annie Gough | 1950-12-20 |
Union Station as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited) | 1950-10-04 |
Caged as Miss Barker (uncredited) | 1950-05-19 |
The Damned Don't Cry as Mrs. Castleman | 1950-05-13 |
Perfect Strangers as Mary Travers | 1950-03-11 |
Madame Bovary as Mother Superior (uncredited) | 1949-08-25 |
You Gotta Stay Happy as Mrs. Racknell | 1948-10-28 |
Rope as Mrs. Wilson | 1948-03-11 |
I Remember Mama as Aunt Sigrid | 1948-03-09 |
Forever Amber as Sarah | 1947-10-10 |
Singapore as Mrs. Barnes | 1947-08-13 |
The Corpse Came C.O.D. as Rose's Assistant | 1947-06-02 |
Fun on a Weekend as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
The Strange Woman as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited) | 1946-10-25 |
Mysterious Intruder as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited) | 1946-04-11 |
The Notorious Lone Wolf as Olga - Carla's Maid | 1946-02-14 |
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask as Louise Harper | 1945-01-26 |
The Soul of a Monster as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1944-08-17 |
The Moon Is Down as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited) | 1943-03-14 |
Reunion in France as Genevieve | 1942-12-25 |
Girl Trouble as June's Maid | 1942-10-09 |
Orchestra Wives as Hilda | 1942-09-04 |
Woman of the Year as Alma | 1942-02-05 |
Blossoms in the Dust as Hilda | 1941-08-15 |
Citizen Kane as Leland's Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-04-17 |
Life with Henry as Anna (uncredited) | 1941-01-23 |
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Hannah | 1940-01-11 |