Elsa Lanchester
Known for: Acting
Born: October 28, 1902
Died: December 26, 1986
Place of birth: Lewisham, London, England, UK
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Laughton's success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles. Her role as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), brought her recognition, and came to be one of the roles most closely associated with her throughout her life. Lanchester played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable (1949) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the last of twelve films in which she appeared with Laughton. Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester resumed her career with appearances in such Disney films as Mary Poppins (1964), That Darn Cat! (1965) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). The horror film, Willard, (1971) was highly successful and one of her last roles was in Murder By Death (1976). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elsa Lanchester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
79 movies · 34 TV shows, newest first
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Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
2028
5.9
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
6.8
The American Nightmare
2000
7.1
Universal Horror
1998
7.0
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
1993
8.7
Commercial Entertainment Product
19926.3
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
NR
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
4.6
Die Laughing
1980
7.1
Murder by Death
1976
5.3
Arnold
1973
5.2
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973
6.1
Willard
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
6.7
Nanny and the Professor
1970
7.0
In Name Only
1969
6.8
My Dog, the Thief
1969
5.2
Then Came Bronson
1969
5.5
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
5.6
Me, Natalie
1969
6.0
Rascal
1969
6.7
Here's Lucy
1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.7
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.7
Mondo Hollywood
1967
6.0
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967
6.6
That Darn Cat!
19657.5
The John Forsythe Show
1965
7.5
Mary Poppins
1964
4.8
Pajama Party
1964
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
4.6
Honeymoon Hotel
1964
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
NR
Noah and the Flood
1962
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
8.0
Follow the Sun
1961
6.8
Startime
1959
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
6.6
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
8.2
Witness for the Prosecution
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
5.2
Alice in Wonderland
1955
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
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Heidi
1955
6.3
The Glass Slipper
1955
5.6
3 Ring Circus
1954
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
5.5
Hell's Half Acre
1954
5.8
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
5.9
Androcles and the Lion
1952
7.0
Omnibus
1952
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
5.5
Les Miserables
1952
6.1
Dreamboat
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
6.0
Frenchie
19506.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
4.3
The Petty Girl
1950
6.8
Mystery Street
1950
5.8
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
6.6
The Inspector General
19497.7
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
6.7
Come to the Stable
1949
7.1
The Secret Garden
1949
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
7.3
The Big Clock
1948
7.1
The Bishop's Wife
1947
8.0
Northwest Outpost
1947
6.9
The Razor's Edge
1946
7.0
The Spiral Staircase
1946
5.3
Passport to Destiny
1944
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
6.7
Lassie Come Home
1943
7.0
Thumbs Up
1943
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943
6.4
Tales of Manhattan
1942
7.2
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
6.5
Ladies in Retirement
1941
6.3
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
6.9
Vessel of Wrath
1938
6.8
Rembrandt
1936
6.7
The Ghost Goes West
1935
7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
5.5
Naughty Marietta
1935
6.7
David Copperfield
1935
6.4
The Private Life of Henry VIII
19339.0
The Officers' Mess
1931
8.0
Potiphar's Wife
1931
10.0
The Stronger Sex
1931
8.0
The Love Habit
193110.0
Ashes
1930
7.0
Comets
1930NR
Mr. Smith Wakes Up
1929
7.3
Blue Bottles
19289.0
Daydreams
19288.5
The Tonic
1928
10.0
The Constant Nymph
19289.0
One of the Best
1927
NR
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
1924