Edith Evanson
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1896-04-26
- Died
- 1980-11-29
- Place of birth
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Edith Carlson
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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (55)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Shane
1953
as Mrs. Shipstead
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Innkeeper
Rope
1948
as Mrs. Wilson
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
The Big Heat
1953
as Selma Parker
Marnie
1964
as Rita
The Split
1968
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Madame Bovary
1949
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Caged
1950
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
Singapore
1947
as Mrs. Barnes
Rawhide
1951
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
1942
as Alma
Penelope
1966
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
The Strange Woman
1946
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Union Station
1950
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Désirée
1954
as Queen Hedwig
Forever Amber
1947
as Sarah
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
as Josie (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942
as Genevieve
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Mrs. Martin
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Hilda
Orchestra Wives
1942
as Hilda
Perfect Strangers
1950
as Mary Travers
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Lisabetta, the landlady
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Fine
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Mrs. Racknell
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Mrs. Barrett
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Hannah
I Remember Mama
1948
as Aunt Sigrid
The Young Stranger
1957
as Lottie (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
as Aunt Olive
Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Mrs. Castleman
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Olga - Carla's Maid
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
Drango
1957
as Mrs. Blackford
The Jade Mask
1945
as Louise Harper
The Magnificent Yankee
1950
as Annie Gough
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Mrs. Merrick
Girl Trouble
1942
as June's Maid
Elephant Stampede
1951
as Miss Banks
The Clown and the Kid
1961
as Mother Superior
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
as Rose's Assistant
Anatomy of an Accident
1961
as Carrie Tibbles
The Soul of a Monster
1944
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Silver Star
1955
as Belle Dowdy
Don't Gamble with Strangers
1946
as Mrs. Fielding
Rope Unleashed
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Leather Saint
1956
as Stella
Life with Henry
1941
as Anna (uncredited)
About Edith Evanson
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… With 61 credits spanning from 1940 to 2001, Edith Evanson has appeared in 55 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edith Evanson Movies
- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
- Shane (1953) — as Mrs. Shipstead
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) — as Innkeeper
- Rope (1948) — as Mrs. Wilson
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
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