Personal Info
Birth date
1902-10-28 (122 Years)
Day of death
1986-12-26
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Lewisham, London, England, UK
Also known as
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester
埃尔莎·兰彻斯特
Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan
Elsa Lanchester
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 over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Laughton's success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles. Her role as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), brought her recognition, and came to be one of the roles most closely associated with her throughout her life. Lanchester played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable (1949) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957), the last of twelve films in which she appeared with Laughton. Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester resumed her career with appearances in such Disney films as Mary Poppins (1964), That Darn Cat! (1965) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). The horror film, Willard, (1971) was highly successful and one of her last roles was in Murder By Death (1976). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elsa Lanchester, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Robert Montgomery Presents
5.6
Overview:
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
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The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.Golden Globe Awards
7.176
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An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
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The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
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The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.Mannix
6.7
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Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.Adventures in Paradise
5.7
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Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.Studio One
5
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An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Ben Casey
5.6
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Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6
Overview:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.The Ford Television Theatre
7.333
Overview:
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
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A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7
Overview:
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night. During most of its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building. The same studio would also host early episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.I Love Lucy
7.916
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Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.The Wonderful World of Disney
7.774
Overview:
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.Burke's Law
6
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Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.Shirley Temple's Storybook
6.2
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Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".The Bill Cosby Show
5.417
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The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.Lux Video Theatre
6.333
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Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.429
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The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this series were restored, remastered and shown on the Fox Movie Channel in 2002 under the title Hour of Stars. The season one episode Overnight Haul, starring Richard Conte and Lizabeth Scott, was released in Australia as a feature film.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
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Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.Night Gallery
7.8
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Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.Nanny and the Professor
6
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Nanny and the Professor is an American fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do.The John Forsythe Show
5
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The John Forsythe Show began as a situation comedy in the fall of 1965 on NBC, but at mid-season it switched to a spy show. In the first phase of the series, John Forsythe appeared as United States Air Force veteran John Foster, who inherited the private Foster School for Girls in San Francisco, California, from his late aunt, Victoria. Forsythe's co-stars were Elsa Lanchester as the principal, Miss Culver; Ann B. Davis, as the physical education teacher, Miss Wilson; and Guy Marks as Ed Robbins, Forsythe's aide and a former sergeant. Actors who portrayed students included Pamelyn Ferdin as Pamela, Darlene Carr as Kathy, Page and Brooke Forsythe as Marcia and Norma Jean, Peggy Lipton, as Joanna, Tracy Stratford as Susan, and Sara Ballantine as Janice. NBC advertising in February, 1965, gave a working title of The Mr. and The Misses. When the format changed to espionage, it was explained to viewers that Major Foster had been recalled to active duty as a secret agent. All the other regulars except Forsythe and Marks were dropped from the cast. Peter Kortner was the producer of the series, which aired twenty-nine episodes from September 13, 1965, to August 29, 1966. The series was produced by Forsythe's own company in conjunction with Universal Television Studios. Earl Bellamy was the director.Follow the Sun
6
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Follow the Sun is an American drama series which ran for thirty episodes on the ABC television network from September 17, 1961, through April 8, 1962.Star Time
NYR
Overview:
Star Time is an American variety series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from September 5, 1950 to February 27, 1951, and starred singer-actress Frances Langford.Then Came Bronson
4.8
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Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series starring Michael Parks that aired on NBC from 1969 to 1970, and was produced by MGM Television. The series, created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, began with a movie pilot on Monday, March 24, 1969. The series was approved for one year and began its first run on September 17, 1969. The pilot was also released in Europe as a feature film.Acting
2018Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
2009Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
2000The American Nightmare as Self
1998Universal Horror as (archive footage)
1993Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers as Self
1992Commercial Entertainment Product as The Monster's Bride
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980Die Laughing as Sophie
1976Murder by Death as Jessica Marbles
1973Arnold as Hester
1973Terror in the Wax Museum as Julia Hawthorn
1971Willard as Henrietta Stiles
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Nanny and the Professor (3 Episodes) as Aunt Henrietta
1969In Name Only as Gertrude Caruso
1969My Dog, the Thief as Mrs. Formby
1969Then Came Bronson (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969The Bill Cosby Show (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Wochuk
1969Me, Natalie as Miss Dennison
1969Rascal as Mrs. Satterfield
1968Here's Lucy (1 Episode) as Mumsie Westcott
1968The Dick Cavett Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1968Blackbeard's Ghost as Emily Stowecroft
1967Mannix (1, 1 Episode) as Portia Penhaven, Edna Barrington
1967Easy Come, Easy Go as Madame Neherina
1965That Darn Cat! as Mrs. MacDougall
1965The John Forsythe Show (29 Episodes) as Margaret Culver
1964Mary Poppins as Katie Nanna
1964Pajama Party as Aunt Wendy
1964Honeymoon Hotel as Chambermaid
1963Burke's Law (1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Ormsby, Bessie Mopes
1962The Merv Griffin Show (3 Episodes) as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1 Episode) as Aggie McGregor
1962The Flood as Noah's wife
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Follow the Sun (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Adventures in Paradise (1 Episode) as Miss Creshaw
1958Bell, Book and Candle as Aunt Queenie Holroyd
1958Shirley Temple's Storybook (1 Episode) as Mother Goose
1957Witness for the Prosecution as Miss Plimsoll
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1 Episode) as Self
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1 Episode) as Self
1955Alice in Wonderland as Red Queen
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955The Glass Slipper as Widow Sonder
19543 Ring Circus as The Bearded Lady
1954The Wonderful World of Disney (1 Episode) as Mrs. Formby
1954Hell's Half Acre as Lida O'Reilly
1953The Girls of Pleasure Island as Thelma
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Hanna Winters
1952Androcles and the Lion as Megaera
1952The Ford Television Theatre (1 Episode) as Rosie Bowker
1952Les Miserables as Madame Magloire
1952Dreamboat as Mathilda Coffey
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Red Queen
1951I Love Lucy (1 Episode) as Edna Grundy
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Betsey Monk, the Widow
1950Frenchie as Countess
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Emily, Miss Mabel
1950Star Time (1 Episode) as Self
1950The Petty Girl as Dr. Crutcher
1950Mystery Street as Mrs. Smerrling
1950Buccaneer's Girl as Madame Brizar
1950Robert Montgomery Presents (1 Episode) as Unknown
1949The Inspector General as Maria
1949Come to the Stable as Amelia Potts
1949The Secret Garden as Martha
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Jenny Pratt
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self
1948The Big Clock as Louise Patterson
1947The Bishop's Wife as Matilda
1947Northwest Outpost as Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana
1946The Razor's Edge as Miss Keith
1946The Spiral Staircase as Mrs. Oates
1944Passport to Destiny as Ella Muggins
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Presenter
1943Lassie Come Home as Mrs. Helen Carraclough
1943Thumbs Up as Emily "Emmy" Ffinch
1943Forever and a Day as Mamie
1942Tales of Manhattan as Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Bristol Isabel
1941Ladies in Retirement as Emily Creed
1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self
1938Vessel of Wrath as Martha Jones
1936Rembrandt as Hendrickje Stoffels
1935The Ghost Goes West as Miss Shepperton
1935Bride of Frankenstein as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
1935Naughty Marietta as Madame d'Annard
1935David Copperfield as Clickett
1933The Private Life of Henry VIII as Anne of Cleves
1931The Officers' Mess as Cora Melville
1931Potiphar's Wife as Thérèse
1931The Stronger Sex as Thompson
1931The Love Habit as Matilde
1930Ashes as Unknown
1930Comets as Herself
1928Blue Bottles as Elsa
1928Daydreams as Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence
1928The Tonic as Elsa
1928The Constant Nymph as Lady
1927One of the Best as Kitty
1924The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama as Beatrice de Carolle