Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1902-10-28
Deathday: 1986-12-26 (84 years old)

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Biography

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester  (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was an English-American character actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.


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).


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Filmography

all 104

Movies 77

TV Shows 27

self 14

Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

Movie
Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Movie
Self
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare (2000)

Movie
(archive footage)
Universal Horror

Universal Horror (1998)

Movie
Self
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers

Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993)

Movie
The Monster's Bride
Commercial Entertainment Product

Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)

Movie
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Movie
The Monster's Mate (Archive Footage)
Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Movie
Sophie
Die Laughing

Die Laughing (1980)

Movie
Jessica Marbles
Murder by Death

Murder by Death (1976)

Movie
6
Hester
Arnold

Arnold (1973)

Movie
Julia Hawthorn
Terror in the Wax Museum

Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)

Movie
Henrietta Stiles
Willard

Willard (1971)

Movie
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Aunt Henrietta
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor (1970)

TV
5.3
Gertrude Caruso
In Name Only

In Name Only (1969)

Movie
Mrs. Formby
My Dog the Thief

My Dog the Thief (1969)

Movie
5.64
Hattie Calter
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson (1969)

TV
Mrs. Wochuk
The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show (1969)

TV
Miss Dennison
Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie (1969)

Movie
Mrs. Satterfield
Rascal

Rascal (1969)

Movie
6
Mumsie Westcott
Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy (1968)

TV
8
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Emily Stowecroft
Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

Movie
6
Portia Penhaven
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Madame Neherina
Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)

Movie
Mrs. MacDougall
That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat! (1965)

Movie
4.33
Margaret Culver
The John Forsythe Show

The John Forsythe Show (1965)

TV
Katie Nanna
Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins (1964)

Movie
7.92
Aunt Wendy
Pajama Party

Pajama Party (1964)

Movie
4
Chambermaid
Honeymoon Hotel

Honeymoon Hotel (1964)

Movie
Bessie Mopes / Mrs. Ormsby
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Self
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

TV
Aggie McGregor
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Noah's wife
The Flood

The Flood (1962)

Movie
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Follow the Sun

Follow the Sun (1961)

TV
Miss Creshaw
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise (1959)

TV
Aunt Queenie Holroyd
Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Movie
Miss Plimsoll
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Movie
4.9
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
Red Queen
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1955)

Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

TV
Widow Sonder
The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper (1955)

Movie
The Bearded Lady
3 Ring Circus

3 Ring Circus (1954)

Movie
Mrs. Formby
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)

TV
5.98
Lida O'Reilly
Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre (1954)

Movie
Thelma
The Girls of Pleasure Island

The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)

Movie
Hanna Winters
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Megaera
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion (1952)

Movie
Rosie Bowker
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre (1952)

TV
Madame Magloire
Les Miserables

Les Miserables (1952)

Movie
Mathilda Coffey
Dreamboat

Dreamboat (1952)

Movie
Red Queen
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Edna Grundy
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy (1951)

TV
7.33
Betsey Monk, the Widow
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Countess
Frenchie

Frenchie (1950)

Movie
Emily / Miss Mabel
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Self
Star Time

Star Time (1950)

TV
Dr. Crutcher
The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl (1950)

Movie
Mrs. Smerrling
Mystery Street

Mystery Street (1950)

Movie
Mme. Brizar
Buccaneer's Girl

Buccaneer's Girl (1950)

Movie
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Maria
The Inspector General

The Inspector General (1949)

Movie
Amelia Potts
Come to the Stable

Come to the Stable (1949)

Movie
6
Martha
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1949)

Movie
Jenny Pratt
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Louise Patterson
The Big Clock

The Big Clock (1948)

Movie
Matilda
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Movie
6
Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
Northwest Outpost

Northwest Outpost (1947)

Movie
Miss Keith
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge (1946)

Movie
Mrs. Oates
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Movie
Ella Muggins
Passport to Destiny

Passport to Destiny (1944)

Movie
Mrs. Helen Carraclough
Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home (1943)

Movie
Emma Finch
Thumbs Up

Thumbs Up (1943)

Movie
Mamie
Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day (1943)

Movie
Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan (1942)

Movie
Bristol Isabel
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Movie
Emily Creed
Ladies in Retirement

Ladies in Retirement (1941)

Movie
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

Movie
Martha Jones
Vessel of Wrath

Vessel of Wrath (1938)

Movie
Hendrickje Stoffels
Rembrandt

Rembrandt (1936)

Movie
Miss Shepperton
The Ghost Goes West

The Ghost Goes West (1935)

Movie
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Bride
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Movie
5.73
Madame d'Annard
Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta (1935)

Movie
6
Clickett
David Copperfield

David Copperfield (1935)

Movie
Anne of Cleves
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

Movie
Cora Melville
The Officers' Mess

The Officers' Mess (1931)

Movie
Thérèse
Potiphar's Wife

Potiphar's Wife (1931)

Movie
Thompson
The Stronger Sex

The Stronger Sex (1931)

Movie
Matilde
The Love Habit

The Love Habit (1931)

Movie
Girl
Ashes

Ashes (1930)

Movie
Self
Comets

Comets (1930)

Movie
Elsa
Blue Bottles

Blue Bottles (1928)

Movie
Elsa
The Tonic

The Tonic (1928)

Movie
Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence
Daydreams

Daydreams (1928)

Movie
Lady
The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph (1928)

Movie
Kitty
One of the Best

One of the Best (1927)

Movie
Beatrice de Carolle
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama

The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1924)

Movie
Self
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1902-10-28

Deathday
1986-12-26 (84 years old)

Birth Name
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester

Birth Place
Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom

Religion
atheism

Height

Relationships
Charles Laughton (1929-01-01 - 1962-01-01)

Mother
Edith Lanchester

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester, 埃尔莎·兰彻斯特, Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan

Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture


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