Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Known for

Acting

Born

April 26, 1896

Birthplace

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Died

November 29, 1980 (aged 84)

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 other f...

Best known work

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941
Rope
Rope
1948
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
Marnie
Marnie
1964
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
1951
Shane
Shane
1953
The Big Heat
The Big Heat
1953
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
1942

Filmography

  1. 2001

    Rope Unleashed

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 1972

    Emergency!TV

    as Emma Lenover (1 episode)

  3. 1968

    The Split

    as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)

  4. 1966

    Penelope

    as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)

  5. 1964

    Marnie

    as Rita

  6. 1963

    Twice-Told Tales

    as Lisabetta, the landlady

  7. 1961

    The Clown and the Kid

    as Mother Superior

  8. 1961

    Anatomy of an Accident

    as Carrie Tibbles

  9. 1960

  10. 1959

  11. 1957

    Wagon TrainTV

    as Granny Henry (1 episode)

  12. 1957

    The Quiet Gun

    as Mrs. Merrick

  13. 1957

    The Young Stranger

    as Lottie (uncredited)

  14. 1957

    Drango

    as Mrs. Blackford

  15. 1956

    State TrooperTV

    as Emily Brandywine (1 episode)

  16. 1956

  17. 1955

    Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV

    as Lady with suitcase (1 episode)

  18. 1955

  19. 1955

    CheyenneTV

    as Elizabeth Quill (1 episode)

  20. 1955

    The Silver Star

    as Belle Dowdy

  21. 1954

    Désirée

    as Queen Hedwig

  22. 1954

    The Wonderful World of DisneyTV

    as Aunt Olive (2 episodes)

  23. 1954

  24. 1954

    About Mrs. Leslie

    as Mrs. Fine

  25. 1953

    The Big Heat

    as Selma Parker

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