Edith Evanson

Personal Info

Birthday

April 26, 1896

Day of Death

1980-11-29

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Edith Carlson

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.

Known For

Cheyenne

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

State Trooper

Citizen Kane

Shane

Rope

Marnie

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Filmography

2001
Rope Unleashed
as Self (archive footage)
1968
The Split
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
1966
Penelope
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
1964
Marnie
as Rita
1963
Twice-Told Tales
as Lisabetta, the landlady
1961
The Clown and the Kid
as Mother Superior
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Aunt Olive
1959
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Innkeeper
1957
The Quiet Gun
as Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger
as Lottie (uncredited)
Drango
as Mrs. Blackford
1956
The Leather Saint
as Stella
1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Josie (uncredited)
The Silver Star
as Belle Dowdy
1954
Désirée
as Queen Hedwig
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Fine
1953
The Big Heat
as Selma Parker
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Mrs. Martin
Shane
as Mrs. Shipstead
1951
Elephant Stampede
as Miss Banks
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
Ace in the Hole
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Rawhide
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Redhead and The Cowboy
as Mrs. Barrett
The Company She Keeps
as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
1950
The Magnificent Yankee
as Annie Gough
Union Station
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Caged
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
as Mrs. Castleman
Perfect Strangers
as Mary Travers
1949
Madame Bovary
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Mrs. Racknell
Rope
as Mrs. Wilson
I Remember Mama
as Aunt Sigrid
1947
Forever Amber
as Sarah
Singapore
as Mrs. Barnes
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)
1946
The Strange Woman
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Olga - Carla's Maid
1945
The Jade Mask
as Louise Harper
1944
The Soul of a Monster
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943
The Moon Is Down
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
1942
Reunion in France
as Genevieve
Girl Trouble
as June's Maid
Orchestra Wives
as Hilda
Woman of the Year
as Alma
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as Hilda
Citizen Kane
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Life with Henry
as Anna (uncredited)
1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Hannah