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Edith Evanson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1896-04-26

Day of Death

1980-11-29

Place of Birth

Tacoma, Washington, USA

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.

Filmography (55)

⭐ 7.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Rope Unleashed

2001
⭐ 6.7 Role: Woman in Police Station (uncredited)

The Split

1968
⭐ 5.4 Role: Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)

Penelope

1966
⭐ 7.1 Role: Rita

Marnie

1964
⭐ 6.3 Role: Lisabetta, the landlady

Twice-Told Tales

1963
No Image
⭐ 4.0 Role: Mother Superior

The Clown and the Kid

1961
⭐ 8.0 Role: Carrie Tibbles

Anatomy of an Accident

1961
⭐ 6.3 Role: Aunt Olive

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

1960
⭐ 6.9 Role: Innkeeper

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959
⭐ 6.6 Role: Mrs. Merrick

The Quiet Gun

1957
⭐ 5.9 Role: Lottie (uncredited)

The Young Stranger

1957
⭐ 5.6 Role: Mrs. Blackford

Drango

1957
⭐ 8.0 Role: Stella

The Leather Saint

1956
⭐ 6.1 Role: Josie (uncredited)

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

1955
⭐ 5.5 Role: Belle Dowdy

The Silver Star

1955