Edith Evanson
Acting
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.
TV Shows(6)
Movies(55)
Rope Unleashed
Self (archive footage)
2001
The Split
Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
1968
Penelope
Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
1966
Marnie
Rita
1964
Twice-Told Tales
Lisabetta, the landlady
1963
The Clown and the Kid
Mother Superior
1961
Anatomy of an Accident
Carrie Tibbles
1961
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Aunt Olive
1960
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Innkeeper
1959
The Quiet Gun
Mrs. Merrick
1957
The Young Stranger
Lottie (uncredited)
1957
Drango
Mrs. Blackford
1957
The Leather Saint
Stella
1956
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Josie (uncredited)
1955
The Silver Star
Belle Dowdy
1955
Désirée
Queen Hedwig
1954
About Mrs. Leslie
Mrs. Fine
1954
The Big Heat
Selma Parker
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Mrs. Martin
1953
Shane
Mrs. Shipstead
1953
Elephant Stampede
Miss Banks
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mrs. Crockett, landlady
1951
Ace in the Hole
Miss Deverich (uncredited)
1951
Rawhide
Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
1951
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Mrs. Barrett
1951
The Company She Keeps
Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
1951
The Magnificent Yankee
Annie Gough
1950
Union Station
Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
1950
Caged
Miss Barker (uncredited)
1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Mrs. Castleman
1950
Perfect Strangers
Mary Travers
1950
Madame Bovary
Mother Superior (uncredited)
1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
Mrs. Racknell
1948
I Remember Mama
Aunt Sigrid
1948
Rope
Mrs. Wilson
1948
Forever Amber
Sarah
1947
Singapore
Mrs. Barnes
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Rose's Assistant
1947
Fun on a Weekend
Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
1947
The Strange Woman
Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
1946
Don't Gamble with Strangers
Mrs. Fielding
1946
Mysterious Intruder
Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
1946
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Olga - Carla's Maid
1946
The Jade Mask
Louise Harper
1945
The Soul of a Monster
Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1944
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
The Moon Is Down
Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
1943
Reunion in France
Genevieve
1942
Girl Trouble
June's Maid
1942
Orchestra Wives
Hilda
1942
Woman of the Year
Alma
1942
Blossoms in the Dust
Hilda
1941
Citizen Kane
Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
1941
Life with Henry
Anna (uncredited)
1941
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Hannah
1940