Edith Evanson
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1896-04-26 (84 years old)
Deathday
1980-11-29
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also known As
Edith Carlson
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, landladie...
Acting
1964
as Rita
1948
as Mrs. Wilson
1953
as Mrs. Shipstead
1942
as Alma
2001
as Self (archive footage)
1950
as Mrs. Castleman
1948
as Aunt Sigrid
1945
as Louise Harper
1947
as Mrs. Barnes
1957
as Mrs. Blackford
1955
as Josie (uncredited)
1949
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
1951
as Mrs. Barrett
1954
as Mrs. Fine
1961
as Mother Superior
1951
as Miss Banks
1953
as Mrs. Martin
1954
as Queen Hedwig
1957
as Lottie (uncredited)
1959
as Innkeeper
1942
as June's Maid
1943
as Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
1950
as Miss Barker (uncredited)
1941
as Anna (uncredited)
1940
as Hannah
1951
as Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
1946
as Olga - Carla's Maid
1963
as Lisabetta, the landlady
1953
as Selma Parker
1947
as Sarah
1951
as Miss Deverich (uncredited)
1942
as Hilda
1941
as Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
1944
as Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1955
as Belle Dowdy
1941
as Hilda
1956
as Stella
1951
as Mrs. Crockett, landlady
1947
as Rose's Assistant
1946
as Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
1950
as Annie Gough
1947
as Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)
1948
as Mrs. Racknell
1942
as Genevieve
1960
as Aunt Olive
1946
as Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
1950
as Mary Travers
1950
as Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
1968
as Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
1966
as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
1957
as Mrs. Merrick
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