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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Rope Unleashed
2001
as Self (archive footage)
A short documentary about the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Interviews with screenwriter Arthur Laurents delve into the troubles of secretly m...
The Split
1968
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.
Penelope
1966
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disgu...
Marnie
1964
as Rita
Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed.
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Lisabetta, the landlady
3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the...
The Clown and the Kid
1961
as Mother Superior
The Clown and the Kid is a 1961 film. When Moko the Clown (Don Keefer) passes away, his newly orphaned son Shawn (Michael McGreevey) takes up with mys...
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
as Aunt Olive
Angered at stern Uncle Daniel, Toby Tyler runs away from his foster home to join the circus, where he soon befriends Mr. Stubbs, the frisky chimpanzee...
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Innkeeper
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Mrs. Merrick
A mild mannered sheriff must fight both a hired gun and local anti-Indian bigotry in a small frontier town.
The Young Stranger
1957
as Lottie (uncredited)
The lack of communication between a wealthy film producer and his troubled teenage son after the boy is involved in an altercation at a movie theater ...
Drango
1957
as Mrs. Blackford
A few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a southern small town, whose citizens he must face the obsti...
The Leather Saint
1956
as Stella
Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines offers...
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
as Josie (uncredited)
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but u...
The Silver Star
1955
as Belle Dowdy
A third generation deputy sheriff doubts whether or not he has the guts for the job that killed both his father and grandfather. His doubts are re-enf...
Désirée
1954
as Queen Hedwig
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-B...
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Fine
A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.
The Big Heat
1953
as Selma Parker
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicio...
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Mrs. Martin
Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs int...
Shane
1953
as Mrs. Shipstead
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Elephant Stampede
1951
as Miss Banks
Bomba the jungle boy swings into action when an elephant herd is threatened by ivory hunters.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
Rawhide
1951
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
At a desolate relay station in the west, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held captive by a band of escaped convicts.
The Redhead and The Cowboy
1951
as Mrs. Barrett
Gil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon gets himself framed for a murder. His only alibi is Can...
The Magnificent Yankee
1950
as Annie Gough
Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Union Station
1950
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try ...
Caged
1950
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Mrs. Castleman
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
Perfect Strangers
1950
as Mary Travers
Romance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that the woman in the dock is innocent. Separated from the...
Madame Bovary
1949
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Mrs. Racknell
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel...
Rope
1948
as Mrs. Wilson
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
I Remember Mama
1948
as Aunt Sigrid
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who re...
Forever Amber
1947
as Sarah
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavalie...
Singapore
1947
as Mrs. Barnes
After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée...
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
as Rose's Assistant
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth sim...
The Strange Woman
1946
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.
Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Olga - Carla's Maid
Ex-thief Lone Wolf and his valet don turbans to solve a museum jewel theft.
The Jade Mask
1945
as Louise Harper
The latest assignment for respected detective Charlie Chan has come directly from the government and involves the disappearance of a scientist named H...
The Soul of a Monster
1944
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
A man recovers on his death bed after his wife makes a mysterious pact with a strange woman. But is he really alive?
The Moon Is Down
1943
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.
Reunion in France
1942
as Genevieve
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get hi...
Girl Trouble
1942
as June's Maid
A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
Orchestra Wives
1942
as Hilda
Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she...
Woman of the Year
1942
as Alma
Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hecti...
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Hilda
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats ...
Citizen Kane
1941
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, ty...
Life with Henry
1941
as Anna (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Hannah
A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family. The...