Acting
Elsa Lanchester
- Titles
- 79movies35TV shows
- Career
Active from 1924 to 1980, busiest in 1950 and 1969 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 19top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Big Clock88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.8average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
- Physical Comedy3.1average 2.5
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.9, average 5.1
- Psychological4.7, average 5.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Gothic Horror 3
- Period Piece 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Charming 3
- Whodunit Mystery 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Heartwarming Story 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Musical Comedy 2
- Farce 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles LaughtonActorWitness for the Prosecution, The Big Clock, Rembrandt, Blue Bottles, The Tonic, +2 more
Roddy McDowallActorThat Darn Cat!, Lassie Come Home, Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake, Arnold
Robert NewtonActorLes Miserables, Androcles and the Lion, Vessel of Wrath
J. Pat O'MalleyActorWillard, Lassie Come Home, Thumbs Up- IIvor MontaguDirectorBlue Bottles, The Tonic, Daydreams
Robert StevensonDirectorThat Darn Cat!, Blackbeard's Ghost, My Dog, the Thief- WWilliam E. SnyderCinematographerMy Dog, the Thief, Rascal, The Petty Girl
George DuningComposerBell, Book and Candle, Terror in the Wax Museum, Arnold
Henry KosterDirectorThe Bishop's Wife, The Inspector General, Come to the Stable
Douglass DumbrilleActorBuccaneer's Girl, Naughty Marietta
Patric KnowlesActorTerror in the Wax Museum, Arnold
Evelyn KeyesActorHell's Half Acre, Ladies in Retirement
Movies and TV shows
942010s
1 title
as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
1990s
3 titles · average score 73
73
as (archive footage)
as The Monster's Bride
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
1980s
2 titles · average score 48
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
48
as Sophie
1970s
6 titles · average score 63
67
as Jessica Marbles
44
as Julia Hawthorn
56
as Hester
57
as Henrietta Stiles
85
TV show
69
TV show · as Aunt Henrietta
1960s
21 titles · average score 62
60
as Mrs. Formby
64
as Miss Dennison
55
as Mrs. Satterfield
76
as Emily Stowecroft
71
TV show · as Portia Penhaven / Edna Barrington
TV show · as Margaret Culver
44
as Mrs. MacDougall
38
as Aunt Wendy
86
as Katie Nanna
48
as Chambermaid
87
TV show · as Dr. Agnes Dabree
54
TV show · as Aggie McGregor
1950s
27 titles · average score 68
71
as Aunt Queenie Holroyd
87
as Miss Plimsoll
as Red Queen
63
as Widow Sonder
47
as Lida O'Reilly
53
as The Bearded Lady
77
as Madame Magloire
49
as Megaera
57
as Mathilda Coffey
50
as Dr. Crutcher
69
as Mrs. Smerrling
58
as Madame Brizar
1940s
16 titles · average score 70
82
as Martha
65
as Maria
70
as Amelia Potts
88
as Louise Patterson
64
TV show · as Jenny Pratt
76
as Matilda
72
as Mrs. Oates
57
as Ella Muggins
77
as Mrs. Helen Carraclough
as Emily "Emmy" Ffinch
67
as Bristol Isabel
69
as Emily Creed
1930s
11 titles · average score 71
66
as Martha Jones
69
as Hendrickje Stoffels
87
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
60
as Madame d'Annard
66
as Miss Shepperton
83
as Clickett
67
as Anne of Cleves
as Thompson
as Matilde
as Thérèse
as Cora Melville
1920s
7 titles
as Their Daughter
as Elsa
as Elsa
as Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence
as Lady
as Kitty
as Beatrice de Carolle