Personal Info
Birth date
1893-03-15 (132 Years)
Day of death
1981-01-12
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also known as
Isabel Elsom
Isabelle Reed
Isobel Elsom
Biography
Isobel Elsom (March 16, 1893 — January 12, 1981) was an English screen, stage, and television actress.
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.Matinee Theater
5
Overview:
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8
Overview:
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Hawaiian Eye
5.2
Overview:
Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them.Climax!
3.273
Overview:
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.Thriller
6.417
Overview:
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.The Millionaire
5
Overview:
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.Bourbon Street Beat
5
Overview:
"Bourbon Street Beat" is a private detective series produced by Warner Brothers Television which aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to July 4, 1960. It featured Richard Long as Rex Randolph, Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, Van Williams as Kenny Madison, and Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer, the secretary at the New Orleans detective agency in which they worked. The show is set in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and revolves around the lives of Rex Randolph (Long) and Cal Calhoun (Duggan), who run a detective agency called Randolph and Calhoun — Special Services. The agency is based in the Absinthe House, a French Quarter nightclub on Bourbon Street.The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8
Overview:
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.Suspense
4.909
Overview:
An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.One Step Beyond
5.6
Overview:
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.The Roaring 20's
NYR
Overview:
The adventures of a newspaper reporter covering the world of cops and gangsters in 1920s Chicago.Letter to Loretta
6.5
Overview:
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.Straightaway
NYR
Overview:
Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing. John Ashley and Brian Kelly played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers”, but the title had to be altered because of sponsor problems. Straightaway ran at 7:30 Eastern on Fridays opposite CBS’s Rawhide with Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming. Straightaway was moved to Wednesdays effective January 10, 1962, for the remainder of its brief run.Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.731
Overview:
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.Medic
5.7
Overview:
Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures. Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism which would typify medical shows from then on. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. He went on to write the television series Ben Casey.The Gertrude Berg Show
9
Overview:
The Gertrude Berg Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from October 4, 1961 to April 5, 1962. The series centers on Sarah Green, played by Gertrude Berg, a 62-year-old widow who enrolls to college.Lux Video Theatre
6.333
Overview:
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.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
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.General Electric Theater
6.25
Overview:
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.My Fair Lady
7.511
Overview:
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.25
Overview:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.Monsieur Verdoux
7.7
Overview:
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.The White Cliffs of Dover
6.7
Overview:
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.The Secret Garden
7.1
Overview:
When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.Lust for Life
7.2
Overview:
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.Acting
1964The Pleasure Seekers as Dona Teresa Lacayo
1964My Fair Lady as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
1963Who's Minding the Store? as Hazel
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1, 1 Episode) as Mother Superior, Marie Therese
1961The Second Time Around as Mrs. Rogers
1961The Errand Boy as Irma Paramutual
1961Straightaway (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961The Gertrude Berg Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Dr. Kildare (1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Silver
1960The Roaring 20's (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Thriller (1 Episode) as Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)
1960The Bellboy as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1959The Miracle as Mother Superior
1959Startime: The Turn of the Screw as Mrs. Grose
1959Hawaiian Eye (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Bourbon Street Beat (2 Episodes) as Serena Delastone
1959One Step Beyond (1 Episode) as Mrs. Montgomery
1958Rock-a-Bye Baby as Mrs. Van Cleeve
1957Jane Eyre as Mrs Fairfax
1957The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
1957Mayerling as Baroness Vetsera
1956Lust for Life as Mrs. Stricker
195623 Paces to Baker Street as Lady Syrett
1956Over-Exposed as Mrs. Payton Grange
1955Matinee Theater (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Hermione Carpenter, Minnie Findlater, Mrs. Tait, Janet's Aunt
1955Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing as Adeline Palmer-Jones
1955The King's Thief as Mrs. Bennett
1955The Millionaire (1 Episode) as Mrs. Buckley
1954Deep in My Heart as Mrs. Harris
1954Désirée as Mme. Clary
1954Climax! (1 Episode) as Lady Grey
1954Medic (1 Episode) as Mrs. Jennings
1953Letter to Loretta (1 Episode) as Aunt Lou
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Miss Minner
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Nurse Davis, Mrs. Nightingale, Unknown
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Kennedy, Louise, Unknown
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Mrs. Scofield, Watkins, Ethel, Mrs. Fishkettle, Mrs. Forbes, Leonora Fiske, Miss Shoebridge
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self
1950Robert Montgomery Presents (4, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Mrs. Micawber
1949The Eternal Melody as Madame Garzin
1949The Secret Garden as Governess
1949Suspense (1 Episode) as Mme. Constancia
1948Smart Woman as Mrs. Rogers
1947The Paradine Case as Innkeeper
1947Love from a Stranger as Auntie Loo-Loo Gerard
1947Escape Me Never as Mrs. MacLean
1947Monsieur Verdoux as Marie Grosnay
1947Ivy as Miss Chattle
1947The Ghost and Mrs. Muir as Angelica Muir
1947The Two Mrs. Carrolls as Mrs. Latham
1946Of Human Bondage as Mrs. Betty Athelny
1946Two Sisters from Boston as Aunt Jennifer
1945The Unseen as Marian Tygarth
1944Casanova Brown as Mrs. Ferris
1944Between Two Worlds as Genevieve Cliveden-Banks
1944The White Cliffs of Dover as Mrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
1943My Kingdom for a Cook as Lucille Scott
1943First Comes Courage as Rose Lindstrom
1943Forever and a Day as Lady Trimble-Pomfret
1942You Were Never Lovelier as Maria Castro
1942Seven Sweethearts as Miss Abagail Robbins
1942Laugh Your Blues Away as Mrs. Westerly
1942The War Against Mrs. Hadley as Mrs. Laura Winters
1942Eagle Squadron as Dame Elizabeth Whitby
1941Ladies in Retirement as Leonora Fiske
1933The Thirteenth Candle as Lady Sylvia Meeton
1932Illegal as Mrs. Evelyn Dean
1932The Crooked Lady as Miriam Sinclair
1931Stranglehold as Beatrice
1927Human Law as Louise Radcliffe
1926The Tower of London as Unknown
1926Glamis Castle as Unknown
1924Who Is the Man? as Genevieve Arnault
1924The Love Story of Aliette Brunton as Aliette Brunton
1923The Sign of Four as Mary Morstan
1923The Wandering Jew as Olalla Quintana
1923The Harbour Lights as Dora Nelson
1922A Debt of Honour as Hope Carteret
1922Dick Turpin's Ride to York as Esther Bevis
1922The Game of Life as Alice Fletcher
1920Aunt Rachel as Ruth
1919Mrs. Thompson as Enid Thompson
1919The Edge o' Beyond as Joyce Grey
1918The Man Who Won as Milly Cooper
1918The Elder Miss Blossom as Sophie Blossom
1918Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor as Isabel Bunter
1916Milestones as Unknown