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 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.
Citizen Kane
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a...
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Marnie
as RitaMarnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her...
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Rope
as Mrs. WilsonTwo men murder a man in cold blood for the thrill and invite his parents over for a celebration...
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An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct...
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mrs. Crockett, landladyAn alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face...
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Shane
as Mrs. ShipsteadA weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler...
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Ace in the Hole
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
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The Big Heat
as Selma ParkerTough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. Preserved by the...
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Rawhide
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)At a desolate relay station, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held...
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Caged
as Miss Barker (uncredited)A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and...
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Woman of the Year
as AlmaRival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship...
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Penelope
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)When James met Penelope at a club, it took all of three weeks before they were married. But...
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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Josie (uncredited)Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy...
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Reunion in France
as GenevieveFrenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a...
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Madame Bovary
as Mother Superior (uncredited)After marrying small-town doctor Charles Bovary, Emma becomes tired of her limited social status...
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The Strange Woman
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)In early 19th century New England, an attractive unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to...
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Orchestra Wives
as HildaConnie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her...
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I Remember Mama
as Aunt SigridNorwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children,...
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Désirée
as Queen HedwigIn Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with...
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The Moon Is Down
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on...
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The Damned Don't Cry
as Mrs. CastlemanFed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
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Forever Amber
as SarahAmber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires...
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Twice-Told Tales
as Lisabetta, the landlady3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr....
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Life with Henry
as Anna (uncredited)Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.
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The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Mrs. MartinHaving been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a...
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About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. FineA lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life...
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Drango
as Mrs. BlackfordA few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a...
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Union Station
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union...
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Singapore
as Mrs. BarnesAfter the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls....
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Mysterious Intruder
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
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Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Aunt OliveAngered at stern Uncle Daniel, Toby Tyler runs away from his foster home to join the circus,...
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Girl Trouble
as June's MaidA South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
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Perfect Strangers
as Mary TraversRomance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that...
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Blossoms in the Dust
as HildaEdna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when...
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The Split
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.
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The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Rose's AssistantRival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and...
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You Gotta Stay Happy
as Mrs. RacknellIndecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to...
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Fun on a Weekend
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired...
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The Young Stranger
as Lottie (uncredited)The lack of communication between a wealthy film producer and his troubled teenage son after the...
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Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
as Louise HarperThe latest assignment for respected detective Charlie Chan has come directly from the government...
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The Magnificent Yankee
as Annie GoughBiography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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The Redhead and The Cowboy
as Mrs. BarrettGil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon...
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Elephant Stampede
as Miss BanksBomba the jungle boy swings into action when an elephant herd is threatened by ivory hunters.
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as HannahA man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death....
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Rope Unleashed
as Self (archive footage)A short documentary about the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Interviews with screenwriter...
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The Silver Star
as Belle DowdyA third generation deputy sheriff doubts whether or not he has the guts for the job that killed...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lady with suitcaseA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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