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Lanchester, Elsa (1902-1986)
 

Film & TV credits


The SCARLET WOMAN1924Beatrice de Carolle
BLUE BOTTLES1928Elsa Lanchester
DAY-DREAMS1928Elsa
The CONSTANT NYMPH1928singer
MR. SMITH WAKES UP!1929Cast Member
COMETS1930Cast Member
The OFFICERS' MESS1931Cora Melville
The STRONGER SEX1931Thompson
The LOVE HABIT1931Matilde
POTIPHAR'S WIFE1931Therese
The PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII1933Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN1935Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/the bride
The GHOST GOES WEST1935Lady Shepperton
NAUGHTY MARIETTA1935madame d'Annard
REMBRANDT1936Henrickje Stoffels
MISS BRACEGIRDLE DOES HER DUTY1936Millicent Bracegirdle
VESSEL OF WRATH1938Miss Martha Jones
LADIES IN RETIREMENT1941Emily Creed
SON OF FURY1942Bristol Isabel
TALES OF MANHATTAN1942Elsa Smith
LASSIE COME HOME1943Mrs Helen Carraglough
THUMBS UP1943Emmy Finch
FOREVER AND A DAY1943Mamie, hotel maid
PASSPORT TO DESTINY1944Ella Muggins
The SPIRAL STAIRCASE1945Mrs Oates
The RAZOR'S EDGE1946Miss Keith
The BIG CLOCK1947Louise Patterson
The BISHOP'S WIFE1947Matilda, the maid
NORTHWEST OUTPOST1947Cast Member
COME TO THE STABLE1949Miss Potts
The INSPECTOR GENERAL1949Maria
The SECRET GARDEN1949Martha
BUCCANEER'S GIRL1950Cast Member
MYSTERY STREET1950Mrs Smerrling
The PETTY GIRL1950Dr Crutcher
FRENCHIE1950Countess
DREAMBOAT1952Dr. Coffey
Les MISERABLES1952Madame Magloire
ANDROCLES AND THE LION1952Megaera
The GIRLS OF PLEASURE ISLAND1953Thelma
HELL'S HALF ACRE1954Lida O'Reilly
3 RING CIRCUS1954The Bearded Lady
The GLASS SLIPPER1954Widow Sonder
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION1957Miss Plimsoll
BELL BOOK AND CANDLE1958Queenie
The FIFTH CALLER1963Cast Member
HONEYMOON HOTEL1964Chambermaid
MARY POPPINS1964Katie Nana
PAJAMA PARTY1964Aunt Wendy
THAT DARN CAT1965Mrs. MacDougall
EASY COME, EASY GO1966Madame Neherina
BLACKBEARD'S GHOST1967Emily Stowecroft
RASCAL1968Mrs. Satterfield
IN NAME ONLY1969Cast Member
ME, NATALIE1969Miss Dennison
MY DOG, THE THIEF1969Mrs. Formby
WILLARD1970Henrietta Stiles
TERROR IN THE WAX MUSEUM1973Julia Hawthorn
ARNOLD1973Hester
MURDER BY DEATH1976Jessica Marbles
CHARLES LAUGHTON1978Interviewee
DIE LAUGHING1979Sophie