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Isobel Elsom

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Date of Birth:
16 March 1893, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
12 January 1981, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
The epitome of opulent, grande dame haughtiness, British character actress... more
Alternate Names:
Isabel Elsom

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Self
Actress:
  1. The Pleasure Seekers (1964) .... Dona Teresa Lacaya
  2. "Dr. Kildare" .... Mrs. Silber / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - A Candle in the Window (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Silber
        - A Trip to Niagara (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Walker
  3. My Fair Lady (1964) .... Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
  4. "The Third Man" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Judas Coat (1964) TV episode
  5. "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Katy and the Imagemaker (1964) TV episode
  6. Who's Minding the Store? (1963) .... Hazel, a Dowager
  7. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Reverend Mother / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - The Dark Pool (1963) TV episode .... Sister Marie-Therese
        - Final Vow (1962) TV episode .... Reverend Mother
  8. The Plot Thickens (1963) (TV) .... Selena Ruysdael
  9. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Eunice Chalfrey / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - 'V' for Victim (1962) TV episode .... Eunice Chalfrey
        - Her Father's House (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Vanalden
  10. "Follow the Sun" .... Mrs. Runciford (1 episode, 1962)
        - Chalk One Up for Johnny (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Runciford
  11. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Madeline Montclair (1 episode, 1961)
        - New Orleans Trackdown (1961) TV episode .... Madeline Montclair
  12. The Second Time Around (1961) .... Mrs. Rogers
  13. The Errand Boy (1961) .... Irma Paramutual
  14. "Thriller" .... Mrs. Purdy (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Closed Cabinet (1961) TV episode .... Mrs. Purdy
  15. "The Gertrude Berg Show" .... Elizabeth Blakeley (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Mrs. G Goes to College
        - Red, Red Rose (1961) TV episode .... Elizabeth Blakeley
  16. "The Roaring 20's" .... Mrs. Vandercook (1 episode, 1960)
        - Layoff Charley (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Vandercook
  17. "Checkmate" .... Lydia (1 episode, 1960)
        - Runaway (1960) TV episode .... Lydia
  18. "Letter to Loretta" .... Aunt Lou (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - Love Between the Acts (1960) TV episode .... Aunt Lou
  19. The Bellboy (1960) (uncredited) .... Hotel Guest
  20. "The Millionaire" .... Mrs. Buckley (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka If You Had a Million
        - Millionaire Mara Robinson (1960) TV episode .... Mrs. Buckley
  21. "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Maude St. John / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Kill with Kindness (1960) TV episode .... Maude St. John
        - The Taste of Ashes (1959) TV episode .... Serena Delastone

  22. The Miracle (1959) .... Mother Superior
  23. "Playhouse 90" .... Mrs. Tarleton (1 episode, 1959)
        - Misalliance (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Tarleton
  24. The Turn of the Screw (1959) (TV) .... Mrs. Grose
  25. "Startime" .... Mrs. Grose (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - The Turn of the Screw (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Grose
  26. "Mike Hammer" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
        - Doll Trouble (1959) TV episode
  27. The Young Philadelphians (1959) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Dewitt Lawrence
    ... aka The City Jungle (UK)
  28. "The David Niven Show" .... Madame Cecile (1 episode, 1959)
        - Life Line (1959) TV episode .... Madame Cecile
  29. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" .... Mrs. Montgomery (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Alcoa Presents (USA)
    ... aka One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
        - Night of April 14th (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Montgomery
  30. "Lux Playhouse" .... Cora Shelby (1 episode, 1959)
        - A Deadly Guest (1959) TV episode .... Cora Shelby
  31. "Rendezvous" .... Mrs. Skowran (1 episode, 1958)
        - In an Early Winter (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Skowran
  32. "General Electric Theater" .... Miss Minner (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - At Miss Minner's (1958) TV episode .... Miss Minner
  33. Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) .... Mrs. Van Cleeve
  34. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Hermione Carpenter / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - The Diplomatic Corpse (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Tait, Janet's Aunt
        - The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (1957) TV episode .... Minnie Findlater
        - Back for Christmas (1956) TV episode (as Isabel Elsom) .... Hermione Carpenter
  35. "Matinee Theatre" (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Jane Eyre (1957) TV episode
        - The Egoist (1956) TV episode
  36. The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957) .... Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
  37. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Mayerling (1957) TV episode
  38. "Climax!" .... Lady Grey (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - Night Shriek (1956) TV episode .... Lady Grey
  39. Lust for Life (1956) .... Mrs. Stricker
  40. 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) .... Lady Syrett
  41. Over-Exposed (1956) .... Mrs. Payton Grange
  42. "Front Row Center" .... Mrs. Cliveden-Banks / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - The Human Touch (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Elliott
        - Meeting at Mayerling (1955) TV episode
        - Outward Bound (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Cliveden-Banks
  43. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Mrs. Kennedy (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Careless Cadet (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Kennedy
  44. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) .... Adeline Palmer-Jones
  45. The King's Thief (1955) .... Mrs. Bennett
  46. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Mrs. Vanderbuhr (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - The Mumbys (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Vanderbuhr
  47. "Medic" .... Mrs. Jennings (1 episode, 1955)
        - Boy in the Storm (1955) TV episode .... Mrs. Jennings
  48. "Robert Montgomery Presents" .... Mrs. Micawber (3 episodes, 1953-1954)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - David Copperfield: Part 2 (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. Micawber
        - David Copperfield: Part 1 (1954) TV episode .... Mrs. Micawber
        - Element of Risk (1953) TV episode
  49. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Ladies in Retirement (1954) TV episode
  50. Deep in My Heart (1954) .... Mrs. Harris
  51. Desirée (1954) .... Mme. Clary, Desiree's mother
  52. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - Professor Jones and the Missing Link (1954) TV episode
  53. "Suspense" .... Mme. Constancia (1 episode, 1952)
        - Woman in Love (1952) TV episode .... Mme. Constancia
  54. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Mrs. Nightingale / ... (3 episodes, 1952)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - 21-Plus (1952) TV episode
        - Florence Nightingale (1952) TV episode .... Mrs. Nightingale
        - Doctor Serocold (1952) TV episode .... Nurse Davis
  55. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Last Chance (1951) TV episode
  56. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Brief Candle (1951) TV episode
  57. "Masterpiece Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
        - Uncle Vanya (1950) TV episode
  58. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA)
    ... aka The Broadway Playhouse
        - Three Smart Girls (1950) TV episode

  59. The Secret Garden (1949) .... Governess
  60. Smart Woman (1948) .... Mrs. Rogers
  61. The Paradine Case (1947) .... Innkeeper
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (USA: complete title)
  62. Love from a Stranger (1947) .... Auntie Loo-Loo
    ... aka A Stranger Walked In (UK)
  63. Escape Me Never (1947) .... Mrs. MacLean
  64. Ivy (1947) .... Miss Chattle
  65. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) .... Angelica, Mother-in-law
  66. Monsieur Verdoux (1947) .... Marie Grosnay
  67. The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) .... Mrs. Latham
  68. Addio Mimí! (1947) .... Madame Garzin
    ... aka Her Wonderful Lie (USA: reissue title)
  69. Of Human Bondage (1946) .... Mrs. Athelny
  70. Two Sisters from Boston (1946) .... Aunt Jennifer Chandler
  71. The Unseen (1945) .... Marian Tygarth
  72. Casanova Brown (1944) .... Mrs. Ferris
  73. Between Two Worlds (1944) .... Genevieve Cliveden-Banks
  74. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Bancroft
  75. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) .... Lucille Scott
  76. First Comes Courage (1943) .... Rose Lindstrom
  77. Forever and a Day (1943) .... Lady Trimble-Pomfret
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
  78. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) .... Mrs. Maria Castro
  79. Seven Sweethearts (1942) .... Miss Abagail Robbins
    ... aka Tulip Time
  80. Laugh Your Blues Away (1942) .... Mrs. Westerly
  81. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) .... Mrs. Laura Winters
  82. Eagle Squadron (1942) .... Dame Elizabeth Whitby
  83. Ladies in Retirement (1941) .... Leonora Fiske

  84. Hay Fever (1939) (TV) .... Judith Bliss
  85. The Primrose Path (1934) .... Brenda Dorland
  86. The Thirteenth Candle (1933) .... Lady Sylvia Meeton
  87. Illegal (1932) .... Mrs. Evelyn Dean
  88. The Crooked Lady (1932) .... Miriam Sinclair
  89. Stranglehold (1931) .... Beatrice
  90. The Other Woman (1931) .... Roxanne Paget

  91. Dance Magic (1927) .... Selma Bundy
  92. Tragödie einer Ehe (1927) .... Louise Radcliffe
    ... aka Human Law (UK)
  93. Glamis Castle (1926)
  94. The Tower of London (1926)
  95. Réveil, Le (1925)
  96. The Last Witness (1925) .... Letitia Brand
  97. The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924) .... Aliette Brunton
  98. Who Is the Man? (1924) .... Genevieve Arnault
  99. The Sign of Four (1923) .... Mary Morstan
  100. The Wandering Jew (1923) .... Olalla Quintane
  101. The Harbour Lights (1923) .... Dora Nelson
  102. The Game of Life (1922) .... Alice Fletcher
  103. A Debt of Honour (1922) .... Hope Carteret
  104. Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922) .... Esther Bevis
  105. For Her Father's Sake (1921) .... Lilian Armitage
  106. Nance (1920) .... Nance Gray
  107. Aunt Rachel (1920) .... Ruth

  108. Mrs. Thompson (1919) .... Enid Thompson
    ... aka Just a Mother (UK: reissue title)
  109. A Member of Tattersall's (1919) .... Mary Wilmott
  110. Edge o' Beyond (1919) .... Joyce Grey
  111. Quinneys (1919) .... Posy Quinney
  112. Hope (1919) .... Jenny Northcote
    ... aka Sweethearts (UK: reissue title)
  113. Linked by Fate (1919) .... Nina Vernon
    ... aka Broken Shadows (USA)
  114. Onward Christian Soldiers (1918) .... The Girl
  115. The Elder Miss Blossom (1918) .... Sophie Blossom
    ... aka Choosing a Wife
    ... aka Wanted a Wife (USA)
  116. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (1918) .... Isobel Bunter
  117. The Way of an Eagle (1918) .... Mariel Roscoe
  118. God Bless Our Red, White and Blue (1918) .... The Wife
  119. The Man Who Won (1918) .... Milly Cooper
  120. Milestones (1916) .... Lady Monkhurst
  121. A Prehistoric Love Story (1915) .... The Girl
Self:
  1. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Actress (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #6.7 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Actress

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