Elsa Lanchester Overview:

Legendary character actress, Elsa Lanchester, was born Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan on Oct 28, 1902 in Lewisham, London. Lanchester died at the age of 84 on Dec 26, 1986 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles and was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.

MINI BIO: 

Bright and bird-like, Elsa Lanchester, was a British leading lady whose heroines tended to be eccentric. Later she became an attention-grabbing character actress after moving to Hollywood. In show business from the age of 16 and originally a singer, she married Charles Laughton in 1929. She is probably best remembered now as the creature's mate in "Bride of Frankenstein". Twice nominated for Academy Awards.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Lanchester was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1949Best Supporting ActressCome to the Stable (1949)Miss PottsNominated
1957Best Supporting ActressWitness for the Prosecution (1957)Miss PlimsollNominated
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5 Things You May Not Know about Elsa Lanchester

By minooallen on Oct 27, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

5 Things You May Not Know about Elsa Lanchester ? Like that today is her birthday. Happy 114th Birthday to the legend Elsa Lanchester. …. 1.) She had some pretty hip parents I couldn’t find any photos of her parents, so enjoy Baby Elsa and her brother.. Elsa Sullvian Lanchester was born... Read full article


Elsa Lanchester, a monstra boa

By L? on Sep 10, 2012 From Critica Retro

Elsa Lanchester, a monstra boa A extensa galeria de personagens memor?veis da Universal Studios, criada e reunida em um s?culo de filmes, n?o poderia ser mais variada. Voltando para as d?cadas de 1920 e 1930, vemos que o sucesso era garantido quando o est?dio fazia algum filme com montro... Read full article


Elsa Lanchester, a monstra boa

By L? on Sep 10, 2012 From Critica Retro

Elsa Lanchester, a monstra boa A extensa galeria de personagens memor?veis da Universal Studios, criada e reunida em um s?culo de filmes, n?o poderia ser mais variada. Voltando para as d?cadas de 1920 e 1930, vemos que o sucesso era garantido quando o est?dio fazia algum filme com montro... Read full article


Elsa Lanchester, a monstra boa

By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Elsa Lanchester, a monstra boa A extensa galeria de personagens memor?veis da Universal Studios, criada e reunida em um s?culo de filmes, n?o poderia ser mais variada. Voltando para as d?cadas de 1920 e 1930, vemos que o sucesso era garantido quando o est?dio fazia algum filme com montro... Read full article


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Elsa Lanchester Quotes:

Louise Patterson: Oh Penelope, you forgot to put away your rollerskates.


Miss Plimsoll: [hands Sir Wilfrid his thermos bottle] Sir Wilfrid, you've forgotten your brandy!


Louise Patterson: [after George Stroud outbids her for a picture] Isn't it a pity... the wrong people always have money.


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Elsa Lanchester Facts
As a child she studied dance under Isadora Duncan and later taught dancing to neighborhood children and schoolmates.

Sharp-tongued Hollywood commentator, who was denied top billing for Bride of Frankenstein (1935), even though she played the title role.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 505-506. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.

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