Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Acting

Born October 28, 1902 · 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 af…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Acting(113)

2028Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceSelf (archive footage)

2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)

2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmMary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)

2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)

2000The American NightmareSelf

1998Universal Horror(archive footage)

1993Turnabout: The Story of the Yale PuppeteersSelf

1992Commercial Entertainment ProductThe Monster's Bride

1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)

1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980Die LaughingSophie

1976Murder by DeathJessica Marbles

1973ArnoldHester

1973Terror in the Wax MuseumJulia Hawthorn

1971WillardHenrietta Stiles

1970Night Gallery

1970Nanny and the ProfessorAunt Henrietta

1969In Name OnlyGertrude Caruso

1969My Dog, the ThiefMrs. Formby

1969Then Came BronsonHattie Calter

1969The Bill Cosby ShowMrs. Wochuk

1969Me, NatalieMiss Dennison

1969RascalMrs. Satterfield

1968Here's LucyMumsie Westcott

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1968Blackbeard's GhostEmily Stowecroft

1967MannixPortia Penhaven

1967Mondo Hollywood

1967Easy Come, Easy GoMadame Neherina

1965That Darn Cat!Mrs. MacDougall

1965The John Forsythe ShowMargaret Culver

1964Mary PoppinsKatie Nanna

1964Pajama PartyAunt Wendy

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Dr. Agnes Dabree

1964Honeymoon HotelChambermaid

1963Burke's LawMrs. Ormsby

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourAggie McGregor

1962Noah and the FloodNoah's wife

1961Follow the Sun

1959StartimeSelf

1959Adventures in ParadiseMiss Creshaw

1958Bell, Book and CandleAunt Queenie Holroyd

1958Shirley Temple's StorybookMother Goose

1957Witness for the ProsecutionMiss Plimsoll

1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf

1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf

1955Alice in WonderlandRed Queen

1955The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955HeidiFräulein Rottenmeier

1955The Glass SlipperWidow Sonder

19543 Ring CircusThe Bearded Lady

1954The Wonderful World of DisneyMrs. Formby

1954Hell's Half AcreLida O'Reilly

1953The Girls of Pleasure IslandThelma

1953General Electric TheaterHanna Winters

1952Androcles and the LionMegaera

1952The Ford Television TheatreRosie Bowker

1952Les MiserablesMadame Magloire

1952DreamboatMathilda Coffey

1951Hallmark Hall of FameRed Queen

1951I Love LucyEdna Grundy

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBetsey Monk, the Widow

1950FrenchieCountess

1950Lux Video TheatreEmily

1950The Petty GirlDr. Crutcher

1950Mystery StreetMrs. Smerrling

1950Buccaneer's GirlMadame Brizar

1950Robert Montgomery Presents

1949The Inspector GeneralMaria

1949The Ed Wynn ShowSelf

1949Come to the StableAmelia Potts

1949The Secret GardenMartha

1948Studio OneJenny Pratt

1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf

1948The Big ClockLouise Patterson

1947The Bishop's WifeMatilda

1947Northwest OutpostPrincess 'Tanya' Tatiana

1946The Razor's EdgeMiss Keith

1946The Spiral StaircaseMrs. Oates

1944Passport to DestinyElla Muggins

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter

1943Lassie Come HomeMrs. Helen Carraclough

1943Thumbs UpEmily "Emmy" Ffinch

1943Forever and a DayMamie

1942Tales of ManhattanMrs. Smith

1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeBristol Isabel

1941Ladies in RetirementEmily Creed

1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf

1938Vessel of WrathMartha Jones

1936RembrandtHendrickje Stoffels

1935The Ghost Goes WestMiss Shepperton

1935Bride of FrankensteinMary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

1935Naughty MariettaMadame d'Annard

1935David CopperfieldClickett

1933The Private Life of Henry VIIIAnne of Cleves

1931The Officers' MessCora Melville

1931Potiphar's WifeThérèse

1931The Stronger SexThompson

1931The Love HabitMatilde

1930CometsHerself

1929Mr. Smith Wakes UpTheir Daughter

1928Blue BottlesElsa

1928DaydreamsElsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence

1928The TonicElsa

1928The Constant NymphLady

1927One of the BestKitty

1924The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical MelodramaBeatrice de Carolle