Portrait of Isobel Elsom

Acting

Isobel Elsom

Career

Active from 1918 to 1961, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Isobel Elsom Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Forbidden Love 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Complex Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 64
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hazel

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Marie Therese / Mother Superior

The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Rogers

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Mrs. Silver / Mrs. Walker

87th Precinct
87th Precinct (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Andrea Edgerton

The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as Irma Paramutual

Straightaway
Straightaway (1961)

TV show

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Mrs. Briggs

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Lydia Lombard

The Bellboy
The Bellboy (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1950s

35 titles ยท average score 66
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw (1959)

as Mrs. Grose

One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Mrs. Montgomery

Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Eunice Chalfrey / Lillian Vanalden

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1957)

as Mrs Fairfax

Mayerling
Mayerling (1957)

as Baroness Vetsera

Over-Exposed
Over-Exposed (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Payton Grange

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Adeline Palmer-Jones

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Mrs. Tait, Janet's Aunt / Hermione Carpenter

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Lady Grey

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Lady Crawford

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Micawber

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 65
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Mrs. Cattermole / Mme. Constancia

Smart Woman
Smart Woman (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Rogers

The Two Mrs. Carrolls
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mrs. Latham

Escape Me Never
Escape Me Never (1947)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mrs. MacLean

Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Auntie Loo-Loo Gerard

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

as Angelica Muir

Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Aunt Jennifer

The Unseen
The Unseen (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

as Marian Tygarth

First Comes Courage
First Comes Courage (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rose Lindstrom

My Kingdom for a Cook
My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

as Lucille Scott

You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Maria Castro

Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Leonora Fiske

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 61
The Thirteenth Candle
The Thirteenth Candle (1933)

as Lady Sylvia Meeton

Illegal
Illegal (1932)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Evelyn Dean

The Crooked Lady
The Crooked Lady (1932)

as Miriam Sinclair

Stranglehold
Stranglehold (1931)

as Beatrice

1920s

10 titles
Human Law
Human Law (1927)

as Louise Radcliffe

Who Is the Man?
Who Is the Man? (1924)

as Genevieve Arnault

The Love Story of Aliette Brunton
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924)

as Aliette Brunton

The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four (1923)

as Mary Morstan

The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew (1923)

as Olalla Quintana

The Harbour Lights
The Harbour Lights (1923)

as Dora Nelson

The Game of Life
The Game of Life (1922)

as Alice Fletcher

A Debt of Honour
A Debt of Honour (1922)

as Hope Carteret

Dick Turpin's Ride to York
Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)

as Esther Bevis

Aunt Rachel
Aunt Rachel (1920)

as Ruth

1910s

5 titles
Mrs. Thompson
Mrs. Thompson (1919)

as Enid Thompson

The Edge o' Beyond
The Edge o' Beyond (1919)

as Joyce Grey

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (1918)

as Isabel Bunter

The Elder Miss Blossom
The Elder Miss Blossom (1918)

as Sophie Blossom

The Man Who Won
The Man Who Won (1918)

as Milly Cooper