Edith Evanson

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. 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.

Known For

Cheyenne

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Studio 57

Citizen Kane

The Wonderful World of Disney

Shane

Rope

The Day the Earth Stood Still

All Movies (56)

• Rope Unleashed2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Split1968 · as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
• Penelope1966 · as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
• Marnie1964 · as Rita
• Twice-Told Tales1963 · as Lisabetta, the landlady
• The Clown and the Kid1961 · as Mother Superior
• Anatomy of an Accident1961 · as Carrie Tibbles
• Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus1960 · as Aunt Olive
• Journey to the Center of the Earth1959 · as Innkeeper
• The Quiet Gun1957 · as Mrs. Merrick
• The Young Stranger1957 · as Lottie (uncredited)
• Drango1957 · as Mrs. Blackford
• The Leather Saint1956 · as Stella
• The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing1955 · as Josie (uncredited)
• The Silver Star1955 · as Belle Dowdy
• Désirée1954 · as Queen Hedwig
• About Mrs. Leslie1954 · as Mrs. Fine
• The Big Heat1953 · as Selma Parker
• The Stranger Wore a Gun1953 · as Mrs. Martin
• Shane1953 · as Mrs. Shipstead
• Elephant Stampede1951 · as Miss Banks
• The Day the Earth Stood Still1951 · as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
• Ace in the Hole1951 · as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
• Rawhide1951 · as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
• The Redhead and the Cowboy1951 · as Mrs. Barrett
• The Company She Keeps1951 · as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
• The Magnificent Yankee1950 · as Annie Gough
• Union Station1950 · as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
• Caged1950 · as Miss Barker (uncredited)
• The Damned Don't Cry1950 · as Mrs. Castleman
• Perfect Strangers1950 · as Mary Travers
• Madame Bovary1949 · as Mother Superior (uncredited)
• You Gotta Stay Happy1948 · as Mrs. Racknell
• I Remember Mama1948 · as Aunt Sigrid
• Rope1948 · as Mrs. Wilson
• Forever Amber1947 · as Sarah
• Forever Amber1947
• Singapore1947 · as Mrs. Barnes
• The Corpse Came C.O.D.1947 · as Rose's Assistant
• Fun on a Weekend1947 · as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
• The Strange Woman1946 · as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
• Don't Gamble with Strangers1946 · as Mrs. Fielding
• Mysterious Intruder1946 · as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
• The Notorious Lone Wolf1946 · as Olga - Carla's Maid
• The Jade Mask1945 · as Louise Harper
• The Soul of a Monster1944 · as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
• There's Something About a Soldier1943
• The Moon Is Down1943 · as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
• Reunion in France1942 · as Genevieve
• Girl Trouble1942 · as June's Maid
• Orchestra Wives1942 · as Hilda
• Woman of the Year1942 · as Alma
• Blossoms in the Dust1941 · as Hilda
• Citizen Kane1941 · as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
• Life with Henry1941 · as Anna (uncredited)
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · as Hannah

All TV Shows (6)

• State Trooper1956 · as Emily Brandywine
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Lady with suitcase
• Cheyenne1955 · as Elizabeth Quill
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Aunt Olive
• Studio 571954
• The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse1953 · as Mrs. Meers