Elsa Lanchester
Acting
Born October 28, 1902 — Died December 26, 1986
From Lewisham, London, England, UK
Also known as Elsa Sullivan Lanchester, Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan
Biography
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. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career ov...
Filmography
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Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Self (archive footage)
2028
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
20185.9
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
20147.5
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
20079.0
The American Nightmare
Self
20006.8
Universal Horror
(archive footage)
19987.1
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
Self
19937.0
Commercial Entertainment Product
The Monster's Bride
19928.7
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
19916.3
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
19837.0
Die Laughing
Sophie
19804.6
The Hollywood Greats: Charles Laughton
Self
1978
Murder by Death
Jessica Marbles
19767.1
Arnold
Hester
19735.3
Terror in the Wax Museum
Julia Hawthorn
19735.2
Willard
Henrietta Stiles
19716.1
In Name Only
Gertrude Caruso
19697.0
My Dog, the Thief
Mrs. Formby
19696.8
Me, Natalie
Miss Dennison
19695.6
Rascal
Mrs. Satterfield
19696.0
Blackbeard's Ghost
Emily Stowecroft
19686.7
Mondo Hollywood
19676.7
Easy Come, Easy Go
Madame Neherina
19676.0
That Darn Cat!
Mrs. MacDougall
19656.6
Mary Poppins
Katie Nanna
19647.5
Pajama Party
Aunt Wendy
19644.8
Honeymoon Hotel
Chambermaid
19644.6
Noah and the Flood
Noah's wife
1962
Bell, Book and Candle
Aunt Queenie Holroyd
19586.6
Witness for the Prosecution
Miss Plimsoll
19578.2
Alice in Wonderland
Red Queen
19555.2
Heidi
Fräulein Rottenmeier
1955
The Glass Slipper
Widow Sonder
19556.3
3 Ring Circus
The Bearded Lady
19545.6
Hell's Half Acre
Lida O'Reilly
19545.5
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Thelma
19535.8
Androcles and the Lion
Megaera
19525.9
Les Miserables
Madame Magloire
19525.5
Dreamboat
Mathilda Coffey
19526.1
Frenchie
Countess
19506.0
The Petty Girl
Dr. Crutcher
19504.3
Mystery Street
Mrs. Smerrling
19506.8
Buccaneer's Girl
Madame Brizar
19505.8
The Inspector General
Maria
19496.6
Come to the Stable
Amelia Potts
19496.7
The Secret Garden
Martha
19497.1
The Big Clock
Louise Patterson
19487.3
The Bishop's Wife
Matilda
19477.1
Northwest Outpost
Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
19478.0
The Razor's Edge
Miss Keith
19466.9
The Spiral Staircase
Mrs. Oates
19467.0
Passport to Destiny
Ella Muggins
19445.3
Lassie Come Home
Mrs. Helen Carraclough
19436.7
Thumbs Up
Emily "Emmy" Ffinch
19437.0
Forever and a Day
Mamie
19437.5
Tales of Manhattan
Mrs. Smith
19426.4
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Bristol Isabel
19427.2
Ladies in Retirement
Emily Creed
19416.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
19406.3
Vessel of Wrath
Martha Jones
19386.9
Rembrandt
Hendrickje Stoffels
19366.8
The Ghost Goes West
Miss Shepperton
19356.7
Bride of Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
19357.5
Naughty Marietta
Madame d'Annard
19355.5
David Copperfield
Clickett
19356.7
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Anne of Cleves
19336.4
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The Officers' Mess
Cora Melville
19319.0
Potiphar's Wife
Thérèse
19318.0
The Stronger Sex
Thompson
193110.0
The Love Habit
Matilde
19318.0
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Ashes
Girl
193010.0
Comets
Herself
19307.0
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Mr. Smith Wakes Up
Their Daughter
1929
Blue Bottles
Elsa
19287.3
Daydreams
Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence
19289.0
The Tonic
Elsa
19288.5
The Constant Nymph
Lady
192810.0
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One of the Best
Kitty
19279.0
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
Beatrice de Carolle
1924