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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. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The Damned Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr.
With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, and Lassie.
Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
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Filmography (Movies)
Rope Unleashed
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/03/2001
The Split
Character:Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1968
Penelope
Character:Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Release Date:10/11/1966
Marnie
Character:Rita
Release Date:17/07/1964
Twice-Told Tales
Character:Lisabetta, the landlady
Release Date:01/09/1963
The Clown and the Kid
Character:Mother Superior
Release Date:27/12/1961
Anatomy of an Accident
Character:Carrie Tibbles
Release Date:01/01/1961
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Character:Aunt Olive
Release Date:21/01/1960
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Character:Innkeeper
Release Date:15/12/1959
The Quiet Gun
Character:Mrs. Merrick
Release Date:18/07/1957
The Young Stranger
Character:Lottie (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1957
Drango
Character:Mrs. Blackford
Release Date:01/01/1957
The Leather Saint
Character:Stella
Release Date:06/06/1956
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Character:Josie (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1955
The Silver Star
Character:Belle Dowdy
Release Date:07/04/1955
Désirée
Character:Queen Hedwig
Release Date:16/11/1954
About Mrs. Leslie
Character:Mrs. Fine
Release Date:03/08/1954
The Big Heat
Character:Selma Parker
Release Date:14/10/1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Character:Mrs. Martin
Release Date:30/07/1953
Shane
Character:Mrs. Shipstead
Release Date:23/04/1953
Elephant Stampede
Character:Miss Banks
Release Date:28/10/1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Character:Mrs. Crockett, landlady
Release Date:18/09/1951
Ace in the Hole
Character:Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1951
Rawhide
Character:Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1951
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Character:Mrs. Barrett
Release Date:15/03/1951
The Company She Keeps
Character:Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1951
The Magnificent Yankee
Character:Annie Gough
Release Date:20/12/1950
Union Station
Character:Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1950
Caged
Character:Miss Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Character:Mrs. Castleman
Release Date:13/05/1950
Perfect Strangers
Character:Mary Travers
Release Date:11/03/1950
Madame Bovary
Character:Mother Superior (uncredited)
Release Date:25/08/1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
Character:Mrs. Racknell
Release Date:28/10/1948
I Remember Mama
Character:Aunt Sigrid
Release Date:09/03/1948
Rope
Character:Mrs. Wilson
Release Date:01/02/1948
Forever Amber
Character:Sarah
Release Date:10/10/1947
Singapore
Character:Mrs. Barnes
Release Date:13/08/1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Character:Rose's Assistant
Release Date:02/06/1947
Fun on a Weekend
Character:Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/1947
The Strange Woman
Character:Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1946
Mysterious Intruder
Character:Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
Release Date:11/04/1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Character:Olga - Carla's Maid
Release Date:14/02/1946
The Jade Mask
Character:Louise Harper
Release Date:26/01/1945
The Soul of a Monster
Character:Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1944
The Moon Is Down
Character:Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1943
Reunion in France
Character:Genevieve
Release Date:25/12/1942
Girl Trouble
Character:June's Maid
Release Date:09/10/1942
Orchestra Wives
Character:Hilda
Release Date:04/09/1942
Woman of the Year
Character:Alma
Release Date:05/02/1942
Blossoms in the Dust
Character:Hilda
Release Date:15/08/1941
Citizen Kane
Character:Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Release Date:17/04/1941
Life with Henry
Character:Anna (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1941
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Character:Hannah
Release Date:11/01/1940
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