Elsa Lanchester AKA Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan
Born: 28-Oct-1902 Birthplace: Lewisham, London, England Died: 26-Dec-1986 Location of death: Woodland Hills, CA [1] Cause of death: Pneumonia Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered at sea)
Gender: Female Religion: Atheist Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor, Singer Nationality: United States Executive summary: Bride of Frankenstein Studied dance in Paris with Isadora Duncan.
[1] Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital, Woodland Hills, CA Father: James Sullivan ("Shamus", b. 1872, d. Oct-1945) Mother: Edithe Lanchester ("Biddy", secretary to Eleanor Marx, b. 28-Jul-1871, d. Apr-1966) Brother: Waldo Sullivan Lanchester (puppeteer, b. 6-May-1897, d. 1978) Husband: Charles Laughton (actor, m. 10-Feb-1929, d. 15-Dec-1962)
Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress (1958) Naturalized US Citizen Los Angeles, CA (28-Apr-1950) Abortion twice Stroke (Oct-1983) Paralyzed left side (Oct-1983), temporary Stroke (1984) Coma Irish Ancestry Paternal
TELEVISION The John Forsythe Show Miss Margaret Culver (1965-66) Nanny and the Professor Aunt Henrietta (1971)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (16-Sep-2017) · Herself Die Laughing (Apr-1980) Murder by Death (23-Jun-1976) · Jessica Marbles Arnold (16-Nov-1973) Terror in the Wax Museum (May-1973) Willard (18-Jun-1971) Me, Natalie (13-Jul-1969) Rascal (11-Jun-1969) Blackbeard's Ghost (8-Feb-1968) Easy Come, Easy Go (22-Mar-1967) That Darn Cat! (2-Dec-1965) Pajama Party (11-Nov-1964) · Aunt Wendy Mary Poppins (27-Aug-1964) Honeymoon Hotel (3-Jun-1964) · Chambermaid Bell Book and Candle (19-Dec-1958) · Queenie Witness for the Prosecution (Dec-1957) · Miss Plimsoll The Glass Slipper (24-Mar-1955) · Widow Sonder 3 Ring Circus (25-Dec-1954) Hell's Half Acre (26-Feb-1954) · Lida O'Reilly The Girls of Pleasure Island (1-Apr-1953) Androcles and the Lion (Dec-1952) Les Miserables (14-Aug-1952) · Mme. Magloire Dreamboat (25-Jul-1952) · Dr. Coffey Frenchie (25-Dec-1950) · Countess The Petty Girl (17-Aug-1950) Mystery Street (27-Jul-1950) Buccaneer's Girl (1-Mar-1950) · Mme. Brizar The Inspector General (30-Dec-1949) · Maria Come to the Stable (27-Jul-1949) · Amelia Potts The Secret Garden (30-Apr-1949) · Martha The Big Clock (9-Apr-1948) The Bishop's Wife (9-Dec-1947) · Matilda Northwest Outpost (25-Jun-1947) The Razor's Edge (19-Nov-1946) · Miss Keith The Spiral Staircase (6-Feb-1946) · Mrs. Oates Passport to Destiny (31-Jan-1944) · Ella Muggins Lassie Come Home (10-Oct-1943) · Mrs. Carraclough Forever and a Day (21-Jan-1943) Tales of Manhattan (5-Aug-1942) Son of Fury (29-Jan-1942) · Bristol Isabel Ladies in Retirement (9-Sep-1941) · Emily Creed The Beachcomber (4-Mar-1938) Rembrandt (6-Nov-1936) · Hendrickje The Ghost Goes West (17-Dec-1935) Bride of Frankenstein (22-Apr-1935) · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Naughty Marietta (8-Mar-1935) · Mme. d'Annard David Copperfield (8-Jan-1935) · Clickett The Private Life of Henry VIII (17-Aug-1933) · Anne of Cleves The Constant Nymph (20-Feb-1928)
Author of books:
Charles Laughton and I (1938, memoir) Elsa Lanchester, Herself (1983, memoir)
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