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Edith Evanson
Acting

Edith Evanson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1896-04-26,Tacoma, Washington, USA
Gender
Female
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, 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.

Filmography

7.119

Marnie
1964-07-17

7.931

Rope
1948-02-01

7.343

Shane
1953-04-23

Woman of the Year

6.9

Woman of the Year
1942-02-05

7.313

Rope Unleashed
2001-03-06

The Damned Don't Cry

6.992

The Damned Don't Cry
1950-05-13

I Remember Mama

7.223

I Remember Mama
1948-03-09

6.111

The Jade Mask
1945-01-26

6.1

Singapore
1947-08-13

5.571

Drango
1957-01-01

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

6.052

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955-10-01

6.754

Madame Bovary
1949-08-25

The Redhead and the Cowboy

5.4

The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951-03-15

About Mrs. Leslie

7.429

About Mrs. Leslie
1954-08-03

The Clown and the Kid

4

The Clown and the Kid
1961-12-27

Elephant Stampede

5.4

Elephant Stampede
1951-10-28

The Stranger Wore a Gun

5.545

The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953-07-30

6.559

Désirée
1954-11-16

The Young Stranger

5.909

The Young Stranger
1957-02-01

Journey to the Center of the Earth

6.895

Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959-12-15

8.25

Girl Trouble
1942-10-09

The Moon Is Down

6.9

The Moon Is Down
1943-03-14

7.125

Caged
1950-05-19

Life with Henry

6.5

Life with Henry
1941-01-23

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

5.333

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940-01-11

6.721

Rawhide
1951-03-25

The Notorious Lone Wolf

6

The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946-02-14

Twice-Told Tales

6.304

Twice-Told Tales
1963-09-01

7.666

The Big Heat
1953-10-14

6

Forever Amber
1947-10-10

Ace in the Hole

7.8

Ace in the Hole
1951-06-29

Orchestra Wives

6.5

Orchestra Wives
1942-09-04

7.975

Citizen Kane
1941-04-17

The Soul of a Monster

5.455

The Soul of a Monster
1944-08-17

The Silver Star

5.5

The Silver Star
1955-04-07

Blossoms in the Dust

6.7

Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15

The Leather Saint

8

The Leather Saint
1956-06-06

The Day the Earth Stood Still

7.458

The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951-09-18

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

6.5

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947-06-02

The Strange Woman

6.155

The Strange Woman
1946-10-25

The Magnificent Yankee

5.875

The Magnificent Yankee
1950-12-20

Fun on a Weekend

7.2

Fun on a Weekend
1947-05-15

You Gotta Stay Happy

6.8

You Gotta Stay Happy
1948-10-28

Reunion in France

6.405

Reunion in France
1942-12-25

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

6.288

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960-01-21

Mysterious Intruder

5.947

Mysterious Intruder
1946-04-11

Perfect Strangers

6

Perfect Strangers
1950-03-11

6.5

Union Station
1950-10-04

6.7

The Split
1968-11-04

5.438

Penelope
1966-11-10

6.643

The Quiet Gun
1957-07-18

The Company She Keeps

6.156

The Company She Keeps
1951-01-06

Anatomy of an Accident

8

Anatomy of an Accident
1961-01-01

Don't Gamble with Strangers

6.1

Don't Gamble with Strangers
1946-06-22

There's Something About a Soldier

5.375

There's Something About a Soldier
1943-11-30

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

5.714

State Trooper
1956-09-25

6.1

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

8.5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953-10-02

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

8

Studio 57
1954-09-21