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Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson
  • Name: Edith Evanson
  • Birthday: 1896-04-26
  • Also known as: Edith Carlson
  • Place of birth: Tacoma, Washington, USA
  • Popularity: 1.585
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
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