Edith Evanson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Marnie 1964Filme como Rita

Shane 1953Filme como Mrs. Shipstead

A Corda 1948Filme como Mrs. Wilson

Désirée 1954Filme como Queen Hedwig

O Dia em que a Terra Parou 1951Filme +1 como Mrs. Crockett

Correio do Inferno 1951Filme como Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)

Viagem ao Centro da Terra 1959Filme como Innkeeper

Corrupção 1953Filme como Selma Parker

A Sedutora Madame Bovary 1949Filme como Mother Superior (uncredited)

I Remember Mama 1948Filme como Aunt Sigrid

A Primeira Dama 1942Filme como Alma

Os Desgraçados Não Choram 1950Filme como Mrs. Castleman

Uma Aventura em Paris 1942Filme como Genevieve

Nos Domínios do Terror 1963Filme como Lisabetta, the landlady

O Forasteiro Estava Armado 1953Filme como Mrs. Martin

Penelope 1966Filme como Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)

Flores do Pó 1941Filme como Hilda

O Mundo Maravilhoso do Circo 1960Filme como Aunt Olive

You Gotta Stay Happy 1948Filme como Mrs. Racknell

A Mensagem dos Renegados 1951Filme como Mrs. Barrett

Duas Almas, Dois Destinos 1950Filme como Mary Travers

O Roubo da Safira Indiana 1946Filme como Olga - Carla's Maid

The Young Stranger 1957Filme como Lottie (uncredited)

The Soul of a Monster 1944Filme como Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

A Máscara Verde 1945Filme como Louise Harper