Elsa Lanchester

Personal Info

Birthday

October 28, 1902

Day of Death

1986-12-26

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester

埃尔莎·兰彻斯特

Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan

Elsa Lanchester

Biography

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.