Edith Evanson
- Atuação
- 26 de abril de 1896 · Tacoma, Washington, USA
- 29 de novembro de 1980
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.
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Filmografia
- Rope Unleashed · Em pessoa
- Emergency! · Emma Lenover
- Quadrilha em Pânico · Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
- Os Prazeres de Penélope · Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
- Marnie, Confissões de uma Ladra · Rita
- Nos Domínios do Terror · Lisabetta, the landlady
- The Clown and the Kid · Mother Superior
- Anatomy of an Accident · Carrie Tibbles
- O Mundo Maravilhoso do Circo · Aunt Olive
- Viagem ao Centro da Terra · Innkeeper
- Wagon Train · Granny Henry
- O Revólver Silencioso · Mrs. Merrick
- The Young Stranger · Lottie (uncredited)
- Drango · Mrs. Blackford
- State Trooper · Emily Brandywine
- The Leather Saint · Stella
- Alfred Hitchcock Apresenta · Lady with suitcase
- O Escândalo do Século · Josie (uncredited)
- Cheyenne · Elizabeth Quill
- The Silver Star · Belle Dowdy
- Désirée: O Amor de Napoleão · Queen Hedwig
- O Maravilhoso Mundo de Disney aka Disneylândia · Aunt Olive
- Studio 57
- About Mrs. Leslie · Mrs. Fine
- Os Corruptos · Selma Parker
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse · Mrs. Meers
- O Pistoleiro · Mrs. Martin
- Os Brutos Também Amam · Mrs. Shipstead
- Elephant Stampede · Miss Banks
- O Dia em que a Terra Parou · Mrs. Crockett
- A Montanha dos Sete Abutres · Miss Deverich (uncredited)
- Correio do Inferno · Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
- A Mensagem dos Renegados · Mrs. Barrett
- A Carne e a Alma · Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
- Nobre e Rebelde · Annie Gough
- Rastro Sangrento · Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
- À Margem da Vida · Miss Barker (uncredited)
- Os Desgraçados Não Choram · Mrs. Castleman
- Duas Almas, Dois Destinos · Mary Travers
- A Sedutora Madame Bovary · Mother Superior (uncredited)
- You Gotta Stay Happy · Mrs. Racknell
- I Remember Mama · Aunt Sigrid
- Festim Diabólico · Mrs. Wilson
- Entre o Amor e o Pecado · Sarah
- Singapura · Mrs. Barnes
- A Mortalha de Seda · Rose's Assistant
- Estratagema da Juventude · Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
- The Strange Woman · Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
- Don't Gamble with Strangers · Mrs. Fielding
- O Intruso Misterioso · Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
- O Roubo da Safira Indiana · Olga - Carla's Maid
- A Máscara Verde · Louise Harper
- The Soul of a Monster · Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
- There's Something About a Soldier
- The Moon Is Down · Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
- Uma Aventura em Paris · Genevieve
- Girl Trouble · June's Maid
- Serenata Azul · Hilda
- A Mulher do Dia · Alma
- Flores do Pó · Hilda
- Cidadão Kane · Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
- Life with Henry · Anna (uncredited)
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk · Hannah