Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Oct 28, 1902 Lewisham, London |
| Died | Dec 26, 1986 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles |
| Age | Died at 84 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Elsa Lanchester | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1925-80 |
| Known for | Eccentric, Frankenstein monster's bride |
| Top Roles | Katie Nanna, Miss Keith, Mrs. Carraclough, Matilda, Miss Plimsoll |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Musical, Adventure, Family |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Children, Husband Wife |
| Top Collaborators | Alexander Korda (Director), Robert Stevenson (Director), Charles Laughton, Una O'Connor |
| Shares birthday with | John Boles, David Smith see more.. |
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:
.Although Lanchester was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1949 | Best Supporting Actress | Come to the Stable (1949) | Miss Potts | Nominated |
| 1957 | Best Supporting Actress | Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | Miss Plimsoll | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
5 Things You May Not Know about
By minooallen on Oct 27, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog5 Things You May Not Know about ? Like that today is her birthday. Happy 114th Birthday to the legend . …. 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
, a monstra boa
By L? on Sep 10, 2012 From Critica Retro, 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
, a monstra boa
By L? on Sep 10, 2012 From Critica Retro, 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
, a monstra boa
By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro, 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:
[first lines]
Lord Byron: Prologue
[looking out the window at a thunderstorm]
Lord Byron: How beautifully dramatic! The cruelest savage exhibition of nature at her worst without.
[turns to face Mary and Percy Shelley, both seated]
Lord Byron: And we three. We elegant three within. I should like to think that an irate Jehovah was pointing those arrows of lightning directly at my head. The unbowed head of George Gordon, Lord Byron. England's greatest sinner. But I cannot flatter myself to that extent. Possibly those thunders are for our dear Shelley. Heavens applause for England's greatest poet.
Percy Shelley: What of my Mary?
Lord Byron: She's an angel.
Mary Shelley: You think so?
Deborah McCoy: [Referring to Arlene] That woman engaged to him! I don't believe it!
Mme. Brizar: Well, for two years everybody else has believed it.
Deborah McCoy: Two years! Well, he can't love her very much.
Mme. Brizar: Debbie, for all our sakes forget about Captain Kingston.
Deborah McCoy: And leave him at the mercy of that ill-mannered witch? I couldn't. He doesn't know what he's getting himself into!
Mme. Brizar: [sighs] Doesn't that apply to most husbands?
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