Edith Evanson

Born: 1896-04-26 in Tacoma, Washington, USA

Died: 1980-11-29

Known For: Acting

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 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.

Filmography

2001

Rope Unleashed as Self (archive footage)

1968

The Split as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)

1966

Penelope as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)

1964

Marnie as Rita

1963

Twice-Told Tales as Lisabetta, the landlady

1957

The Quiet Gun as Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger as Lottie (uncredited)
Drango as Mrs. Blackford

1956

State Trooper as Emily Brandywine
The Leather Saint as Stella

1955

Cheyenne as Elizabeth Quill
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lady with suitcase
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as Josie (uncredited)
The Silver Star as Belle Dowdy

1954

Désirée as Queen Hedwig
About Mrs. Leslie as Mrs. Fine

1953

Shane as Mrs. Shipstead
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Mrs. Meers
The Big Heat as Selma Parker
The Stranger Wore a Gun as Mrs. Martin

1951

Ace in the Hole as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Rawhide as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
The Redhead and The Cowboy as Mrs. Barrett
Elephant Stampede as Miss Banks

1950

Caged as Miss Barker (uncredited)
Union Station as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Perfect Strangers as Mary Travers
The Magnificent Yankee as Annie Gough
The Damned Don't Cry as Mrs. Castleman

1949

Madame Bovary as Mother Superior (uncredited)

1948

Rope as Mrs. Wilson
I Remember Mama as Aunt Sigrid
You Gotta Stay Happy as Mrs. Racknell

1947

Singapore as Mrs. Barnes
Forever Amber as Sarah
Fun on a Weekend as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)
The Corpse Came C.O.D. as Rose's Assistant

1946

Mysterious Intruder as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Strange Woman as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf as Olga - Carla's Maid

1945

The Jade Mask as Louise Harper

1944

The Soul of a Monster as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

1943

The Moon Is Down as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)

1942

Woman of the Year as Alma
Reunion in France as Genevieve
Orchestra Wives as Hilda
Girl Trouble as June's Maid

1941

Citizen Kane as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust as Hilda
Life with Henry as Anna (uncredited)

1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Hannah