Edith Evanson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 26, 1896
- Died
- Nov 29, 1980 (aged 84)
- Place of birth
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Credits
- 63
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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
Citizen Kane
1941Movie
Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Rope
1948Movie
Mrs. Wilson
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951Movie
Mrs. Crockett
Marnie
1964Movie
Rita
Ace in the Hole
1951Movie
Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Shane
1953Movie
Mrs. Shipstead
Filmography
Rope Unleashed
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
Emergency!
1972TV
Emma Lenover
The Split
1968Movie
Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
Penelope
1966Movie
Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Marnie
1964Movie
Rita
Twice-Told Tales
1963Movie
Lisabetta, the landlady
The Clown and the Kid
1961Movie
Mother Superior
Anatomy of an Accident
1961Movie
Carrie Tibbles
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960Movie
Aunt Olive
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959Movie
Innkeeper
Wagon Train
1957TV
Granny Henry
The Quiet Gun
1957Movie
Mrs. Merrick
The Young Stranger
1957Movie
Lottie (uncredited)
Drango
1957Movie
Mrs. Blackford
State Trooper
1956TV
Emily Brandywine
The Leather Saint
1956Movie
Stella
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Lady with suitcase
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955Movie
Josie (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955TV
Elizabeth Quill
The Silver Star
1955Movie
Belle Dowdy
Désirée
1954Movie
Queen Hedwig
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Aunt Olive
Studio 57
1954TV
About Mrs. Leslie
1954Movie
Mrs. Fine
The Big Heat
1953Movie
Selma Parker
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953TV
Mrs. Meers
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953Movie
Mrs. Martin
Shane
1953Movie
Mrs. Shipstead
Elephant Stampede
1951Movie
Miss Banks
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951Movie
Mrs. Crockett
Ace in the Hole
1951Movie
Miss Deverich (uncredited)
Rawhide
1951Movie
Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951Movie
Mrs. Barrett
The Company She Keeps
1951Movie
Mrs. Holman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Yankee
1950Movie
Annie Gough
Union Station
1950Movie
Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)
Caged
1950Movie
Miss Barker (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950Movie
Mrs. Castleman
Perfect Strangers
1950Movie
Mary Travers
Madame Bovary
1949Movie
Mother Superior (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948Movie
Mrs. Racknell
I Remember Mama
1948Movie
Aunt Sigrid
Rope
1948Movie
Mrs. Wilson
Forever Amber
1947Movie
Sarah
Singapore
1947Movie
Mrs. Barnes
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947Movie
Rose's Assistant
Fun on a Weekend
1947Movie
Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
1946Movie
Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Strangers
1946Movie
Mrs. Fielding
Mysterious Intruder
1946Movie
Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946Movie
Olga - Carla's Maid
The Jade Mask
1945Movie
Louise Harper
The Soul of a Monster
1944Movie
Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1943Movie
The Moon Is Down
1943Movie
Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942Movie
Genevieve
Girl Trouble
1942Movie
June's Maid
Orchestra Wives
1942Movie
Hilda
Woman of the Year
1942Movie
Alma
Blossoms in the Dust
1941Movie
Hilda
Citizen Kane
1941Movie
Leland's Nurse (uncredited)
Life with Henry
1941Movie
Anna (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940Movie
Hannah