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Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Acting·1902–1986·73 films

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.…

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Filmography

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964)Katie Nanna
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)Miss Plimsoll
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
Murder by Death
Murder by Death (1976)Jessica Marbles
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife (1947)Matilda
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1946)Mrs. Oates
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)Aunt Queenie Holroyd
That Darn Cat!
That Darn Cat! (1965)Mrs. MacDougall
The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)Louise Patterson
Blackbeard's Ghost
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)Emily Stowecroft
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home (1943)Mrs. Helen Carraclough
Willard
Willard (1971)Henrietta Stiles
The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1946)Miss Keith
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)Anne of Cleves
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1935)Clickett
Mystery Street
Mystery Street (1950)Mrs. Smerrling
The Inspector General
The Inspector General (1949)Maria
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)Self (archive footage)
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)Madame Neherina
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare (2000)Self
The Ghost Goes West
The Ghost Goes West (1935)Miss Shepperton
Rembrandt
Rembrandt (1936)Hendrickje Stoffels
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan (1942)Mrs. Smith
Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement (1941)Emily Creed
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1949)Martha
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)Amelia Potts
The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper (1955)Widow Sonder
Arnold
Arnold (1973)Hester
Pajama Party
Pajama Party (1964)Aunt Wendy
Terror in the Wax Museum
Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)Julia Hawthorn
Rascal
Rascal (1969)Mrs. Satterfield
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie (1969)Miss Dennison
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)Madame d'Annard
3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus (1954)The Bearded Lady
Universal Horror
Universal Horror (1998)(archive footage)
Hell's Half Acre
Hell's Half Acre (1954)Lida O'Reilly
Dreamboat
Dreamboat (1952)Mathilda Coffey
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)Bristol Isabel
Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1952)Madame Magloire
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1952)Megaera
Buccaneer's Girl
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)Madame Brizar
My Dog, the Thief
My Dog, the Thief (1969)Mrs. Formby
Frenchie
Frenchie (1950)Countess
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)Mamie
Vessel of Wrath
Vessel of Wrath (1938)Martha Jones
Passport to Destiny
Passport to Destiny (1944)Ella Muggins
Honeymoon Hotel
Honeymoon Hotel (1964)Chambermaid
Die Laughing
Die Laughing (1980)Sophie
The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl (1950)Dr. Crutcher
The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)Thelma
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1955)Red Queen
Mondo Hollywood
Mondo Hollywood (1967)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)Self
Commercial Entertainment Product
Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)The Monster's Bride
Blue Bottles
Blue Bottles (1928)Elsa
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)Self (archive footage)
The Tonic
The Tonic (1928)Elsa
Thumbs Up
Thumbs Up (1943)Emily "Emmy" Ffinch
In Name Only
In Name Only (1969)Gertrude Caruso
Daydreams
Daydreams (1928)Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence
Comets
Comets (1930)Herself
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph (1928)Lady
Potiphar's Wife
Potiphar's Wife (1931)Thérèse
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers (1993)Self
The Stronger Sex
The Stronger Sex (1931)Thompson
The Love Habit
The Love Habit (1931)Matilde
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Noah and the Flood
Noah and the Flood (1962)Noah's wife
Northwest Outpost
Northwest Outpost (1947)Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
Heidi
Heidi (1955)Fräulein Rottenmeier
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama (1924)Beatrice de Carolle