Elsa Lanchester

Person

Elsa Lanchester

Born 28 October 1902 Died 26 December 1986, aged 84 Lewisham, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
32age in their first credit on record (1935)
41years on screen and counting
2credits in 1965, their busiest year
17dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Murder by Death poster Age: 73

Murder by Death

1976
as Jessica Marbles
That Darn Cat! poster Age: 63

That Darn Cat!

1965
as Mrs. MacDougall
Mary Poppins poster Age: 62

Mary Poppins

1964
as Katie Nanna
Pajama Party poster Age: 62

Pajama Party

1964
as Aunt Wendy
Bell, Book and Candle poster Age: 56

Bell, Book and Candle

1958
as Aunt Queenie Holroyd
Witness for the Prosecution poster Age: 55

Witness for the Prosecution

1957
as Miss Plimsoll
The Girls of Pleasure Island poster Age: 50

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953
as Thelma
Mystery Street poster Age: 47

Mystery Street

1950
as Mrs. Smerrling
The Big Clock poster Age: 45

The Big Clock

1948
as Louise Patterson
The Bishop's Wife poster Age: 45

The Bishop's Wife

1947
as Matilda
Lassie Come Home poster Age: 41

Lassie Come Home

1943
as Mrs. Helen Carraclough
Ladies in Retirement poster Age: 38

Ladies in Retirement

1941
as Emily Creed
Bride of Frankenstein poster Age: 32

Bride of Frankenstein

1935
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
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TV credits

Newest first
Nanny and the Professor poster Age: 67

Nanny and the Professor

1970
as Aunt Henrietta
The Bill Cosby Show poster Age: 66

The Bill Cosby Show

1969
as Mrs. Wochuk
No poster
Age: 62

The John Forsythe Show

1965
as Margaret Culver
Follow the Sun poster Age: 58

Follow the Sun

1961
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