Edith Evanson
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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.
Known for
Credits
Marnie (1964)
as Rita
Citizen Kane (1941)
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Rope (1948)
as Mrs. Wilson
Shane (1953)
as Mrs. Shipstead
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
as Mrs. Crockett
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
as Innkeeper
Ace in the Hole (1951)
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
The Big Heat (1953)
as Selma Parker
Girl Trouble (1942)
as June's Maid
Désirée (1954)
as Queen Hedwig
Rawhide (1951)
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
as Mrs. Barrett
Woman of the Year (1942)
as Alma
Caged (1950)
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
Madame Bovary (1949)
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
as Josie (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
as Hilda
Penelope (1966)
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Forever Amber (1947)
as Sarah
The Split (1968)
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Anatomy of an Accident (1961)
as Carrie Tibbles
The Silver Star (1955)
as Belle Dowdy
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
as Mrs. Martin
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
as Mrs. Castleman
The Strange Woman (1946)
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Reunion in France (1942)
as Genevieve
Union Station (1950)
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
as Lisabetta, the landlady
The Leather Saint (1956)
as Stella
I Remember Mama (1948)
as Aunt Sigrid
The Company She Keeps (1951)
as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
as Aunt Olive
There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
Actor
Orchestra Wives (1942)
as Hilda
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
as Mrs. Racknell
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
as Rose's Assistant
The Moon Is Down (1943)
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
Drango (1957)
as Mrs. Blackford
Singapore (1947)
as Mrs. Barnes
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Jade Mask (1945)
as Louise Harper
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
as Mrs. Fine
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
as Hannah
Perfect Strangers (1950)
as Mary Travers
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
as Olga - Carla's Maid
The Quiet Gun (1957)
as Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger (1957)
as Lottie (uncredited)
The Soul of a Monster (1944)
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers (1946)
as Mrs. Fielding
The Clown and the Kid (1961)
as Mother Superior
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
as Annie Gough
Elephant Stampede (1951)
as Miss Banks
Life with Henry (1941)
as Anna (uncredited)
Rope Unleashed (2001)
as Self (archive footage)