

Elsa Lanchester
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
28 Oct 1902
Age
124 Years
Born In
Lewisham, London, England, UK
Total Projects
115
Years Active
94 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)

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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)

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The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
as Self

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Universal Horror
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)

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Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
as Self

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Commercial Entertainment Product
Commercial Entertainment Product
as The Monster's Bride

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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Die Laughing
Die Laughing
as Sophie

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Murder by Death
Murder by Death
as Jessica Marbles

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Arnold
Arnold
as Hester

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Terror in the Wax Museum
Terror in the Wax Museum
as Julia Hawthorn

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Willard
Willard
as Henrietta Stiles

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Night Gallery
Night Gallery

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Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor
as Aunt Henrietta

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In Name Only
In Name Only
as Gertrude Caruso

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My Dog, the Thief
My Dog, the Thief
as Mrs. Formby

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Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson
as Hattie Calter

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The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show
as Mrs. Wochuk

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Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie
as Miss Dennison

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Rascal
Rascal
as Mrs. Satterfield

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Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy
as Mumsie Westcott

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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Blackbeard's Ghost
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Emily Stowecroft

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Mannix
Mannix
as Portia Penhaven

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Mannix
Mannix
as Edna Barrington

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Mondo Hollywood
Mondo Hollywood

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Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Madame Neherina

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That Darn Cat!
That Darn Cat!
as Mrs. MacDougall

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The John Forsythe Show
The John Forsythe Show
as Margaret Culver

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Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
as Katie Nanna

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Pajama Party
Pajama Party
as Aunt Wendy

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Agnes Dabree

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Honeymoon Hotel
Honeymoon Hotel
as Chambermaid

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Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Mrs. Ormsby

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Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Bessie Mopes

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The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Aggie McGregor

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Noah and the Flood
Noah and the Flood
as Noah's wife

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Ben Casey
Ben Casey

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Follow the Sun
Follow the Sun

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Startime
Startime
as Self

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Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
as Miss Creshaw

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Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle
as Aunt Queenie Holroyd

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Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Mother Goose

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Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
as Miss Plimsoll

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self

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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Red Queen

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The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour

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Heidi
Heidi
as Fräulein Rottenmeier

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The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper
as Widow Sonder

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3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus
as The Bearded Lady

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The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mrs. Formby

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Hell's Half Acre
Hell's Half Acre
as Lida O'Reilly

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The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Thelma

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General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Hanna Winters

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Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion
as Megaera

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Omnibus
Omnibus

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The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
as Rosie Bowker

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Les Miserables
Les Miserables
as Madame Magloire

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Dreamboat
Dreamboat
as Mathilda Coffey

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Red Queen

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I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
as Edna Grundy

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Betsey Monk, the Widow

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Frenchie
Frenchie
as Countess

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Emily

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Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as Miss Mabel

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Star Time
Star Time
as Self

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The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl
as Dr. Crutcher

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Mystery Street
Mystery Street
as Mrs. Smerrling

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Buccaneer's Girl
Buccaneer's Girl
as Madame Brizar

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Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents

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The Inspector General
The Inspector General
as Maria

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The Ed Wynn Show
The Ed Wynn Show
as Self

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Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable
as Amelia Potts

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The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
as Martha

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Studio One
Studio One
as Jenny Pratt

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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The Big Clock
The Big Clock
as Louise Patterson

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The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife
as Matilda

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Northwest Outpost
Northwest Outpost
as Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana

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The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge
as Miss Keith

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The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
as Mrs. Oates

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Passport to Destiny
Passport to Destiny
as Ella Muggins

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter

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Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home
as Mrs. Helen Carraclough

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Thumbs Up
Thumbs Up
as Emily "Emmy" Ffinch

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Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
as Mamie

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Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith

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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Bristol Isabel

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Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement
as Emily Creed

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self

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Vessel of Wrath
Vessel of Wrath
as Martha Jones

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Rembrandt
Rembrandt
as Hendrickje Stoffels

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The Ghost Goes West
The Ghost Goes West
as Miss Shepperton

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Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

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Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta
as Madame d'Annard

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David Copperfield
David Copperfield
as Clickett

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The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Anne of Cleves

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The Officers' Mess
The Officers' Mess
as Cora Melville

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Potiphar's Wife
Potiphar's Wife
as Thérèse

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The Stronger Sex
The Stronger Sex
as Thompson

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The Love Habit
The Love Habit
as Matilde

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Ashes
Ashes
as Girl

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Comets
Comets
as Herself

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Blue Bottles
Blue Bottles
as Elsa

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Daydreams
Daydreams
as Elsa / Heroine in Dream Sequence

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The Tonic
The Tonic
as Elsa

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The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
as Lady

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One of the Best
One of the Best
as Kitty

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The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama
as Beatrice de Carolle