
Edith Evanson
Biography
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.
Filmografi
Marnie1964 · Rita
Citizen Kane1941 · Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Rope1948 · Mrs. Wilson
Shane1953 · Mrs. Shipstead
Girl Trouble1942 · June's Maid
The Day the Earth Stood Still1951 · Mrs. Crockett
Journey to the Center of the Earth1959 · Innkeeper
Ace in the Hole1951 · Miss Deverich (uncredited)
The Big Heat1953 · Selma Parker
Woman of the Year1942 · Alma
The Redhead and the Cowboy1951 · Mrs. Barrett
Désirée1954 · Queen Hedwig
Anatomy of an Accident1961 · Carrie Tibbles
Caged1950 · Miss Barker (uncredited)
Penelope1966 · Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Rawhide1951 · Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Leather Saint1956 · Stella
Madame Bovary1949 · Mother Superior (uncredited)
Forever Amber1947 · Sarah
The Stranger Wore a Gun1953 · Mrs. Martin
Blossoms in the Dust1941 · Hilda
Union Station1950 · Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
The Silver Star1955 · Belle Dowdy
The Strange Woman1946 · Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Alan Ladd
Fortunio Bonanova
Sean Connery
Orson Welles
Bruce Dern
James Stewart
Diane Baker
Mariette Hartley
Edgar Buchanan
Brandon De Wilde
Stuart Whitman