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Elsa Lanchester


Birth name: Elsa Sullivan Lanchester
Birth: 28 October 1902
Died: 26 December 1986
Nationality: British
Elsa Lanchester

Career / Biography

Elsa Lanchester started her career on the British stage and after marrying Charles Laughton she moved to Hollywood where she appeared in a number of films from the 1930's to the 1960's mainly in supprting roles.

Films

Easy Come Easy Go (1967)
That Darn Cat (1965)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Witness For The Prosecution (1957)
The Glass Slipper (1955)
Dreamboat (1952)
Mystery Street (1950)
Come To The Stable (1949)
Bishop's Wife (1947)
Spiral Staircase (1946)
Ghost Goes West (1935)
Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
The Private Life Of Henry VIII (1933)

Oscars

Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Witness For The Prosecution (1957)
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Come To The Stable (1949)

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