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Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Actor

Born October 28, 1902 in Lewisham, London, England, UK

Died December 26, 1986

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Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer.

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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ARNOLD (1973) Trailer

Willard (1971) - Official Trailer (HD)

Willard 1971 TV trailer

Pajama Party 1964 trailer - Buster Keaton

COMING SOON: REMBRANDT (1936), Outer Galaxy Lounge original edited trailer

Filmography

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Year

Dahmer & Frankenstein: Closer Than We Think Poster

Dahmer & Frankenstein: Closer Than We Think Feature Film2024Self

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance Poster

Charmed Lives: A Family Romance Documentary2023Self

I Used to Hate Myself But I Like Myself Now Video2017Henrietta Stiles

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Poster

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Documentary2017Self - Actress

True Fear: The Making of Psycho Poster

True Fear: The Making of Psycho Documentary2015

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film Poster

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film Documentary2014Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood Poster

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood Documentary2009Self

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics Poster

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics Documentary2008

The Great Man: W.C. Fields Poster

The Great Man: W.C. Fields Documentary2005Clickett

The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster Poster

The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster Documentary2002Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

The American Nightmare Poster

The American Nightmare Documentary2000Self

Universal Horror Poster

Universal Horror Documentary1998

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Poster

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Documentary1994

Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers Poster

Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers Documentary1993Self

EBN: Commercial Entertainment Product Poster

EBN: Commercial Entertainment Product Video1992Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Poster

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Documentary1991Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic Poster

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic Documentary1990Self

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies Poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies Documentary1988Self

Terror in the Aisles Poster

Terror in the Aisles Documentary1984The Monster's Mate

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Documentary1983Self

Die Laughing Poster

Die Laughing Feature Film1980Sophie

Where's Poppa? Poster

Where's Poppa? TV Movie1979Momma Hocheiser

Hollywood Greats Poster

Hollywood Greats TV Series1977Self

The Paul Ryan Show Poster

The Paul Ryan Show TV Series1977Self - Guest

Murder by Death Poster

Murder by Death Feature Film1976Jessica Marbles

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974Self - Narrator

Arnold Feature Film1973Hester

Terror in the Wax Museum Poster

Terror in the Wax Museum Feature Film1973Julia Hawthorn

Willard Feature Film1971Henrietta Stiles

Nanny and the Professor Poster

Nanny and the Professor TV Series1970Aunt Henrietta

In Name Only Poster

In Name Only TV Movie1969Gertrude Caruso

Me, Natalie Poster

Me, Natalie Feature Film1969Miss Dennison

Night Gallery Poster

Night Gallery TV Series1969Lydia Bowen

Rascal Feature Film1969Mrs. Satterfield

The Bill Cosby Show Poster

The Bill Cosby Show TV Series1969Mrs. Wochuk

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self - Guest

Then Came Bronson Poster

Then Came Bronson TV Series1969Hattie Calter

Blackbeard's Ghost Poster

Blackbeard's Ghost Feature Film1968Emily Stowecroft

Here's Lucy Poster

Here's Lucy TV Series1968Mumsie Westcott

It Takes a Thief Poster

It Takes a Thief TV Series1968Miss Mollie Taylor

The Dick Cavett Show Poster

The Dick Cavett Show TV Series1968Self - Guest

The Golden Years of Alexander Korda Documentary1968Self

Easy Come, Easy Go Poster

Easy Come, Easy Go Feature Film1967Madame Neherina

Mannix TV Series1967Edna Barrington

Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! Poster

Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! Documentary1967Self

Off to See the Wizard Poster

Off to See the Wizard TV Series1967Widow Sonder

The Joey Bishop Show Poster

The Joey Bishop Show TV Series1967Self - Guest

The Woody Woodbury Show Poster

The Woody Woodbury Show TV Series1967Self - Guest

That Darn Cat! Poster

That Darn Cat! Feature Film1965Mrs. MacDougall

The John Forsythe Show Poster

The John Forsythe Show TV Series1965Margaret Culver

Honeymoon Hotel Poster

Honeymoon Hotel Feature Film1964Chambermaid

Mary Poppins Poster

Mary Poppins Feature Film1964Katie Nanna

Pajama Party Poster

Pajama Party Feature Film1964Aunt Wendy

Slattery's People Poster

Slattery's People TV Series1964Louella Woodward

That Regis Philbin Show Poster

That Regis Philbin Show TV Series1964Self - Guest

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Series1964Dr. Agnes Dabree

Burke's Law Poster

Burke's Law TV Series1963Bessie Mopes

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Series1962Aggie McGregor

The Eleventh Hour Poster

The Eleventh Hour TV Series1962Mrs. Dalrymple

The Flood TV Movie1962Noah's Wife

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Poster

The Tonight Show TV Series1962Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self - Guest

Ben Casey Poster

Ben Casey TV Series1961Mrs. Miriam Crain

Follow the Sun Poster

Follow the Sun TV Series1961Lilli St. John

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961Naomi Griswald

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Guest

Academy Award Songs TV Special1960Self - Actress

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

Adventures in Paradise Poster

Adventures in Paradise TV Series1959Miss Creshaw

Startime Poster

Startime TV Series1959Self

The 16th Annual Golden Globe Awards TV Special1959Self - Presenter

The Gene Kelly Show TV Special1959Self - Commercials

Bell Book and Candle Poster

Bell Book and Candle Feature Film1958Queenie Holroyd

George Jessel Show Poster

George Jessel Show TV Series1958Self

Shirley Temple's Storybook Poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Series1958Mother Goose

The Mike Wallace Interview TV Series1957Self - Actress

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Series1957Self - Guest

Witness for the Prosecution Poster

Witness for the Prosecution Feature Film1957Miss Plimsoll

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV Series1956Self - Guest

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Poster

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show TV Series1956Self - Actress

To Tell the Truth Poster

To Tell the Truth TV Series1956Self - Celebrity Guest

Alice in Wonderland Poster

Alice in Wonderland TV Movie1955Red Queen

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955Ida Perkins

The Glass Slipper Poster

The Glass Slipper Feature Film1955Widow Sonder

The Star and the Story Poster

The Star and the Story TV Series19551 episode, 1955

3 Ring Circus Poster

3 Ring Circus Feature Film1954The Bearded Lady

Hell's Half Acre Poster

Hell's Half Acre Feature Film1954Lida O'Reilly

Max Liebman Spectaculars Poster

Max Liebman Spectaculars TV Series1954Fraulein Rottenmeier

Shower of Stars Poster

Shower of Stars TV Series1954Mrs. Zooker

The Best of Broadway Poster

The Best of Broadway TV Series1954Mrs. Orcutt

The George Gobel Show Poster

The George Gobel Show TV Series1954Self - Guest

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Mrs. Formby

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953Hanna Winters

The Girls of Pleasure Island Poster

The Girls of Pleasure Island Feature Film1953Thelma

The Tonight Show Poster

The Tonight Show TV Series1953Self

Androcles and the Lion Poster

Androcles and the Lion Feature Film1952Megaera

Dreamboat Poster

Dreamboat Feature Film1952Dr. Mathilda Coffey

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952Self - Guest

Les Miserables Poster

Les Miserables Feature Film1952Madame Magloire

Omnibus TV Series1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952Rosie Bowker

Today TV Series1952Self - Guest

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy TV Series1951Mrs. Edna Grundy

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951Betsey Monk, the Widow

Buccaneer's Girl Poster

Buccaneer's Girl Feature Film1950Mme. Brizar

Frenchie Poster

Frenchie Feature Film1950Countess

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Emily

Mystery Street Poster

Mystery Street Feature Film1950Mrs. Smerrling

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series19501 episode, 1956

The Arthur Murray Party Poster

The Arthur Murray Party TV Series1950Self - Guest

The Petty Girl Poster

The Petty Girl Feature Film1950Dr. Crutcher

Come to the Stable Poster

Come to the Stable Feature Film1949Amelia Potts

The Ed Wynn Show Poster

The Ed Wynn Show TV Series1949Self - Guest

The Inspector General Poster

The Inspector General Feature Film1949Maria

The Secret Garden Poster

The Secret Garden Feature Film1949Martha

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series19481 episode, 1953

The Big Clock Poster

The Big Clock Feature Film1948Louise Patterson

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self - Audience Bow

Northwest Outpost Poster

Northwest Outpost Feature Film1947Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana

The Bishop's Wife Poster

The Bishop's Wife Feature Film1947Matilda

The Razor's Edge Poster

The Razor's Edge Feature Film1946Miss Keith

The Spiral Staircase Poster

The Spiral Staircase Feature Film1946Mrs. Oates

Passport to Destiny Poster

Passport to Destiny Feature Film1944Ella Muggins

Forever and a Day Poster

Forever and a Day Feature Film1943Mamie

Lassie Come Home Poster

Lassie Come Home Feature Film1943Mrs. Carraclough

Thumbs Up Poster

Thumbs Up Feature Film1943Emma Finch

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Poster

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Feature Film1942Bristol Isabel

Tales of Manhattan Poster

Tales of Manhattan Feature Film1942Elsa Smith

Ladies in Retirement Poster

Ladies in Retirement Feature Film1941Emily Creed

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Documentary1940Self

The Beachcomber Poster

The Beachcomber Feature Film1938Martha Jones

Round the Film Studios TV Series1937Self - Actress

Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty Short Film1936Millicent Bracegirdle

Rembrandt Poster

Rembrandt Feature Film1936Hendrickje Stoffels

David Copperfield Poster

David Copperfield Feature Film1935Clickett

Naughty Marietta Poster

Naughty Marietta Feature Film1935Madame d'Annard

The Bride of Frankenstein Poster

The Bride of Frankenstein Feature Film1935Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

The Ghost Goes West Poster

The Ghost Goes West Feature Film1935Miss Shepperton

The Private Life of Don Juan Poster

The Private Life of Don Juan Feature Film1934Maid

The Private Life of Henry VIII Poster

The Private Life of Henry VIII Feature Film1933Anne of Cleves - The Fourth Wife

The Stronger Sex Poster

The Stronger Sex Feature Film1932Thompson

Potiphar's Wife Poster

Potiphar's Wife Feature Film1931Therese

The Love Habit Poster

The Love Habit Feature Film1931Mathilde

The Officers' Mess Feature Film1931Cora Melville

Ashes Short Film1930Girl

Comets Feature Film1930Self

Mr. Smith Wakes Up Short Film1929

Blue Bottles Poster

Blue Bottles Short Film1928Elsa

Day-Dreams Poster

Day-Dreams Short Film1928Elsa

The Constant Nymph Poster

The Constant Nymph Feature Film1928Lady

The Tonic Poster

The Tonic Short Film1928Elsa

One of the Best Feature Film1927Kitty

The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama Poster

The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama Short Film1925Beatrice de Carolle

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Special Collector's Edition TV Series2010

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