Acting
Edith Evanson
EN cinema · 55 credits
Born
26 April 1896
Died
29 November 1980 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also known as Edith Carlson
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
Filmography
Rope Unleashed
as Self (archive footage)
The Split
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Penelope
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Marnie
as Rita
Twice-Told Tales
as Lisabetta, the landlady
The Clown and the Kid
1961
The Clown and the Kid
as Mother Superior
Anatomy of an Accident
as Carrie Tibbles
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Aunt Olive
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Innkeeper
Drango
as Mrs. Blackford
The Young Stranger
as Lottie (uncredited)
The Quiet Gun
as Mrs. Merrick
The Leather Saint
as Stella
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Josie (uncredited)
The Silver Star
as Belle Dowdy
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Fine
Désirée
as Queen Hedwig
Shane
as Mrs. Shipstead
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Mrs. Martin
The Big Heat
as Selma Parker
The Redhead and the Cowboy
as Mrs. Barrett
Elephant Stampede
as Miss Banks
Rawhide
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Mrs. Crockett
The Company She Keeps
as Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
as Mrs. Castleman
Caged
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
as Annie Gough
Perfect Strangers
as Mary Travers
Union Station
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Madame Bovary
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
Rope
as Mrs. Wilson
I Remember Mama
as Aunt Sigrid
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Mrs. Racknell
Singapore
as Mrs. Barnes
Forever Amber
as Sarah, Actor
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Olga - Carla's Maid
The Strange Woman
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Mysterious Intruder
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers
as Mrs. Fielding
The Jade Mask
as Louise Harper
The Soul of a Monster
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Moon Is Down
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
Girl Trouble
as June's Maid
Orchestra Wives
as Hilda
Reunion in France
as Genevieve
Life with Henry
as Anna (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Hilda
