Portrait of Elisabeth Risdon

Acting

Elisabeth Risdon

Career

Active from 1913 to 1952, with a break from 1917 to 1934, busiest in 1942 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elisabeth Risdon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.9, average 2.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Murder Mystery 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • 1940s Setting 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

11 titles · average score 59
Scaramouche
Scaramouche (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

as Isabelle de Valmorin

Crossroads - U.S.A.
Crossroads - U.S.A. (1952)

as Martha Farnum

My True Story
My True Story (1951)

as Mme. Rousseau

Bannerline
Bannerline (1951)

as Margaret Trimble

It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Diner on Train (uncredited)

In Old Amarillo
In Old Amarillo (1951)

as Granny Adams

The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. R.W. Roberts

Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad (1950)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jessica Royce

Hills of Oklahoma
Hills of Oklahoma (1950)

as Kate Carney

Sierra
Sierra (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

as Aunt Susan

The Milkman
The Milkman (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Carter

1940s

57 titles · average score 63
Bodyguard
Bodyguard (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gene Dysen

Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mary Nolan

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard

Mama Loves Papa
Mama Loves Papa (1945)

as Jessie Todd

Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions (1945)

as Leona Palmor

Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
GoodWatch score 68

as Miss Elizabeth Martin

Weird Woman
Weird Woman (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dean Grace Gunnison

I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger (1942)

as Mrs. Morrell

Let's Make Music
Let's Make Music (1941)

as Malvina Adams

At the Stroke of Twelve
At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)

as Abigail Ardsley, aka The Old Doll

Footlight Fever
Footlight Fever (1941)

as Aunt Hattie Drake

Honeymoon Deferred
Honeymoon Deferred (1940)

as Sarah Frome

1930s

29 titles · average score 68
The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Phoebe Ainslee

The Girl from Mexico
The Girl from Mexico (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Della Lindsay

Full Confession
Full Confession (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Norah O'Keefe

The Man Who Dared
The Man Who Dared (1939)

as Jessie Carter

Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)

as Aunt Sally Phelps

Mannequin
Mannequin (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)

The Affairs of Annabel
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Fletcher

Girls on Probation
Girls on Probation (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kate Heath

The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love (1937)

as Mme. Herbillion

Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

as Aunt Mary

The King Steps Out
The King Steps Out (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Grand Duchess Sofia

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Raskolnikov

1910s

13 titles
The Mother of Dartmoor
The Mother of Dartmoor (1916)

as Avesa Pomeroy

The Princess of Happy Chance
The Princess of Happy Chance (1916)

as Princess Felicia / Lucidora Eden

Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (1915)

as Florence Nightingale

Love in a Wood
Love in a Wood (1915)

as Rosiland

Inquisitive Ike
Inquisitive Ike (1914)

as Dora

Her Luck in London
Her Luck in London (1914)

as Nellie Harbourne

The Suicide Club
The Suicide Club (1914)

as Zephyrine

Black-Eyed Susan
Black-Eyed Susan (1914)

as Black-Eyed Susan

Beautiful Jim
Beautiful Jim (1914)

as Nancy Earle

Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn (1913)

as Maria Marten

Bridegrooms Beware!
Bridegrooms Beware! (1913)

as Bride

Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn (1913)

as Maria Marten