Edith Evanson
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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 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.
Fotos
Películas (55)
Rope Unleashed
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Split
1968 · Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Penelope
1966 · Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Marnie
1964 · Rita
Twice-Told Tales
1963 · Lisabetta, the landlady
The Clown and the Kid
1961 · Mother Superior
Anatomy of an Accident
1961 · Carrie Tibbles
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960 · Aunt Olive
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 · Innkeeper
The Quiet Gun
1957 · Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger
1957 · Lottie (uncredited)
Drango
1957 · Mrs. Blackford
The Leather Saint
1956 · Stella
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 · Josie (uncredited)
The Silver Star
1955 · Belle Dowdy
Désirée
1954 · Queen Hedwig
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 · Mrs. Fine
The Big Heat
1953 · Selma Parker
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953 · Mrs. Martin
Shane
1953 · Mrs. Shipstead
Elephant Stampede
1951 · Miss Banks
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 · Mrs. Crockett (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951 · Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Rawhide
1951 · Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951 · Mrs. Barrett
The Company She Keeps
1951 · Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
1950 · Annie Gough
Union Station
1950 · Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Caged
1950 · Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 · Mrs. Castleman
Perfect Strangers
1950 · Mary Travers
Madame Bovary
1949 · Mother Superior (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · Mrs. Racknell
I Remember Mama
1948 · Aunt Sigrid
Rope
1948 · Mrs. Wilson
Forever Amber
1947 · Sarah
Singapore
1947 · Mrs. Barnes
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947 · Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend
1947 · Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
1946 · Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers
1946 · Mrs. Fielding
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946 · Olga - Carla's Maid
The Jade Mask
1945 · Louise Harper
The Soul of a Monster
1944 · Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
The Moon Is Down
1943 · Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942 · Genevieve
Girl Trouble
1942 · June's Maid
Orchestra Wives
1942 · Hilda
Woman of the Year
1942 · Alma
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · Hilda
Citizen Kane
1941 · Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Life with Henry
1941 · Anna (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 · Hannah
Series (8)
Emergency!
1972 · Emma Lenover
Wagon Train
1957 · Granny Henry
State Trooper
1956 · Emily Brandywine
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Lady with suitcase
Cheyenne
1955 · Elizabeth Quill
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Aunt Olive
Studio 57
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 · Mrs. Meers