Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was an English-American character actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.
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).
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| Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film | Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1998 | Terror universal | (archive footage) | ★★★★☆ |
| 1992 | Commercial Entertainment Product | The Monster's Bride | ★★★★☆ |
| 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1984 | Terror en el patio de butacas | The Monster's Mate (Archive Footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1980 | Die Laughing | Sophie | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1976 | Un cadáver a los postres | Jessica Marbles | ★★★★☆ |
| 1973 | Arnold | Hester | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1973 | Terror en el Museo de Cera | Julia Hawthorn | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1971 | La revolución de las ratas | Henrietta Stiles | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1970 | Galería nocturna (Night Gallery) | ★★★★☆ | |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | Aunt Henrietta | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1969 | Mi perro el ladrón | Mrs. Formby | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1969 | Mi amigo Rascal | Mrs. Satterfield | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Miss Dennison | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1969 | In Name Only | Gertrude Caruso | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Mrs. Wochuk | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | ★★☆☆☆ | |
| 1968 | Mi amigo el fantasma | Emily Stowecroft | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Mumsie Westcott | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1967 | Como viene, se va | Madame Neherina | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1967 | Mannix | ★★★☆☆ | |
| 1967 | Mannix | Portia Penhaven | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1965 | Un gato del FBI | Mrs. MacDougall | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1965 | The John Forsythe Show | Margaret Culver | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Katie Nanna | ★★★★☆ |
| 1964 | El club del pijama | Aunt Wendy | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1964 | Honeymoon Hotel | Chambermaid | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1963 | El agente Burke | Mrs. Ormsby | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1963 | El agente Burke | Bessie Mopes | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1962 | The Flood | Noah's wife | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1962 | La hora de Alfred Hitchcock | Aggie McGregor | ★★★★☆ |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | ★★★☆☆ | |
| 1961 | Follow the Sun | ★★★☆☆ | |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Miss Creshaw | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1958 | Me enamoré de una bruja | Aunt Queenie Holroyd | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1957 | Testigo de cargo | Miss Plimsoll | ★★★★☆ |
| 1955 | La zapatilla de cristal | Widow Sonder | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1955 | Alice in Wonderland | Red Queen | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | ★★☆☆☆ | |
| 1954 | Hell's Half Acre | Lida O'Reilly | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | El rey del circo | The Bearded Lady | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1954 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Mrs. Formby | ★★★★☆ |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island | Thelma | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Hanna Winters | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1952 | Androcles y el león | Megaera | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1952 | Dreamboat | Mathilda Coffey | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1952 | El inspector de hierro | Madame Magloire | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Rosie Bowker | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1951 | Te quiero, Lucy | Edna Grundy | ★★★★☆ |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Red Queen | ★★★★☆ |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Betsey Monk, the Widow | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | El capitán pirata | Madame Brizar | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | La calle del misterio | Mrs. Smerrling | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | The Petty Girl | Dr. Crutcher | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1950 | Frenchie | Countess | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Emily | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | ★★☆☆☆ | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Miss Mabel | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1949 | El inspector general | Maria | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1949 | El jardín secreto | Martha | ★★★★☆ |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable | Amelia Potts | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1948 | El reloj asesino | Louise Patterson | ★★★★☆ |
| 1948 | Studio One | Jenny Pratt | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1947 | La mujer del obispo | Matilda | ★★★★☆ |
| 1947 | Northwest Outpost | Princess 'Tanya' Tatiana | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1946 | La escalera de caracol | Mrs. Oates | ★★★★☆ |
| 1946 | El filo de la navaja | Miss Keith | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1944 | Passport to Destiny | Ella Muggins | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1943 | Lassie, la cadena invisible | Mrs. Helen Carraclough | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1943 | Thumbs Up | Emily "Emmy" Ffinch | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day | Mamie | ★★★★☆ |
| 1942 | Seis destinos | Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1942 | El hijo de la furia | Bristol Isabel | ★★★★☆ |
| 1941 | El misterio de Fiske Manor | Emily Creed | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1938 | Vessel of Wrath | Martha Jones | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1936 | Rembrandt | Hendrickje Stoffels | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1935 | Marietta, la traviesa | Madame d'Annard | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1935 | El fantasma va al oeste | Miss Shepperton | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1935 | David Copperfield | Clickett | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1935 | La novia de Frankenstein | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Bride | ★★★★☆ |
| 1933 | La vida privada de Enrique VIII | Anne of Cleves | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1931 | The Officers' Mess | Cora Melville | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1931 | Potiphar's Wife | Thérèse | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1931 | The Stronger Sex | Thompson | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1931 | The Love Habit | Matilde | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1930 | Ashes | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Año | Título | Personaje | Calificación |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Scotty y los secretos de Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 2009 | Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman | Self (archive footage) | ★★★★★ |
| 2000 | The American Nightmare | Self | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1993 | Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers | Self | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | ★★☆☆☆ |
| 1950 | Star Time | Self | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Guest | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | ★★★☆☆ |
| 1930 | Comets | Herself | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Películas destacadas de Elsa Lanchester
Estas son las películas más destacadas en las que ha trabajdo:
Series
Las series más importantes en las que ha participado son las siguientes:
Charles Laughton
Elsa Lanchester y Charles Laughton han colaborado 13 veces (la última el 01 de agosto de 2014) en las películas: Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Testigo de cargo, El reloj asesino, Forever and a Day, Seis destinos, Cavalcade of the Academy Awards, Rembrandt, La vida privada de Enrique VIII, Comets, Blue Bottles, The Tonic, Daydreams.
Bela Lugosi
Elsa Lanchester y Bela Lugosi han colaborado 7 veces (la última el 01 de agosto de 2014) en las películas: Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film, Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman, The American Nightmare, Terror universal, Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook, Terror en el patio de butacas, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage.
Colin Clive
Elsa Lanchester y Colin Clive han colaborado 7 veces (la última el 01 de agosto de 2014) en las películas: Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film, Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman, Terror universal, Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook, Terror en el patio de butacas, La novia de Frankenstein, The Stronger Sex.
J. Pat O'Malley
Elsa Lanchester y J. Pat O'Malley han colaborado 6 veces (la última el 30 de julio de 1971) en las películas: La revolución de las ratas, Mary Poppins, Testigo de cargo, Alice in Wonderland, Lassie, la cadena invisible, Thumbs Up.
Laurence Olivier
Elsa Lanchester y Laurence Olivier han colaborado 5 veces (la última el 27 de julio de 2018) en las películas: Scotty y los secretos de Hollywood, Terror en el patio de butacas, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Cavalcade of the Academy Awards, Potiphar's Wife.
Ernest Thesiger
Elsa Lanchester y Ernest Thesiger han colaborado 5 veces (la última el 16 de mayo de 2007) en las películas: Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman, Terror universal, Terror en el patio de butacas, La novia de Frankenstein, Ashes.
Bette Davis
Elsa Lanchester y Bette Davis han colaborado 4 veces (la última el 27 de julio de 2018) en las películas: Scotty y los secretos de Hollywood, Terror en el patio de butacas, Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage, Cavalcade of the Academy Awards.
